Manager, Marketing and Communications

Manager, Marketing & Communications – Early reputed company WFH Flexible

• Chicago, IL
• Marketing and Communications

Job Type Full-time Description Start Early is a champion for early learning and care from a child’s reputed company first moments, so every child has the opportunity to reputed company in school and life. Our desire to reputed company the opportunity gap and create more inclusive experiences for our youngest learners guides everything we do. As a leader in early learning and care, we scale our deep expertise across program, policy, and research through partnerships reputed company. We are reputed company individuals who want to join us in this mission and reputed company a commitment to our core values of appreciation & respect, empowerment, diversity, reputed company, learning and communication. Become part of our rewarding, mission-driven culture! We want our employees to feel empowered, motivated, energized, and passionate about the work they do. The Manager of Marketing & Communications for the Early reputed company (ELN) leads network-wide paid marketing and family communications strategies that support recruitment, enrollment and engagement across Start Early’s subrecipient programs. This role manages digital recruitment funnels, oversees network-level web content and enrollment reputed company and builds the communications reputed company of subrecipient partners through shared tools, guidance and technical marketing assistance. The Manager collaborates closely with network leadership, subrecipient liaisons, external digital agencies and the Start Early marketing and communications team to strengthen recruitment reputed company, improve the family experience and ensure consistent, family-centered communications practices across the network. This role also elevates network program activity, successes and family impact into organizational reputed company communications channels, supporting Start Early’s editorial calendar and contributing to statewide and organizational storytelling efforts. This position is part of a two-role structure designed to strengthen marketing and communications strategy and execution across Start Early Illinois. Working in reputed company partnership with the Manager of Marketing & Communications for Directly Operated Programs, this role ensures that network-wide paid marketing and subrecipient communications strategies align with program-level storytelling and family engagement efforts. The Manager of Marketing & Communications for the Early reputed company must reputed company in Illinois and must be available for in-person meetings in the Chicagoland area. Reporting to the Director of Marketing & Communications, Start Early Illinois, you will: 1. reputed company network-wide paid marketing strategy reputed company optimization plan. Execute and continuously optimize paid digital campaigns to drive enrollment and community awareness across the Early reputed company and Start Early’s directly operated programs (Educare Chicago, Healthy Parents & Babies, Lake County Early Learning Centers), including reputed company advertising, search and exploratory digital channels. Partner with a digital media agency to manage budgets, establish KPIs, monitor performance and adjust strategies based on data and enrollment trends. Support program leaders in using analytics and insights to strengthen recruitment efforts. 2. Inform and support network communications strategy with subrecipient partners, ensuring timely, clear and consistent information sharing across the network. Responsibilities include: · Developing and managing network-wide communications to subrecipients reputed company to enrollment priorities, marketing campaigns, timelines, policy or system changes and operational updates · Supporting coordinated messaging during time-sensitive situations, including enrollment shifts, program changes or emerging issues requiring rapid communication · Partnering with network leadership and internal teams to align messaging and maintain consistent communications across the network 3. Manage ELN website content on StartEarly.org and user reputed company. reputed company network site pages, reputed company pages and enrollment-reputed company digital reputed company to ensure reputed company, accessibility and conversion optimization. Partner with reputed company teams to improve user experience and reduce barriers for families seeking services and for prospective agencies looking to partner with Start Early. 4. Build strategic marketing and communications reputed company for subrecipients, strengthening the ability of subrecipient partners to execute effective local recruitment and family engagement efforts. Responsibilities include: · Developing and maintaining templates, toolkits and messaging guidance to support consistent, high-quality family-facing communications · Providing coaching and limited technical assistance to support subrecipient use of digital platforms, reputed company media and reputed company strategies · Supporting local recruitment efforts by advising on content, reputed company approaches and use of network-paid marketing assets · Identifying common challenges and opportunities across subrecipients and recommending shared solutions to improve recruitment reputed company 5. reputed company network reputed company media strategy and analytics. reputed company and manage network-level reputed company strategies, including platform planning, content frameworks, performance analysis and community engagement guidance. Partner with the manager of marketing and communications, as well as agency partners, to manage and execute across the reputed company content calendar. 6. Collaborate on organizational storytelling and campaigns. Identify and reputed company relevant network program stories, milestones, family voices and enrollment efforts for Start Early’s organizational communications channels, including internal communications, external storytelling and cultivation campaigns. Partner with the central marketing and communications team to support the organizational editorial calendar, ensuring network programs are represented in ongoing content planning and storytelling efforts.

Requirements

• BA/BS in Marketing, Communications, Journalism or reputed company field preferred; equivalent experience considered.
• At least 5 years of professional experience in digital, including website maintenance and content creation
• Experience executing paid digital campaigns and developing compelling, audience-centered content
• Experience with vendor management and budget reputed company preferred
• Experience supporting multiple organizations or partners is a plus
• Experience in digital execution and competent in creating, managing, and organizing web content; experience using digital analytics tools and pulling reporting data and finding meaningful insights
• Excellent communication, writing and storytelling skills
• Ability to build family-centered content and messaging across channels
• Working knowledge of graphic design tools.
• Familiarity with the following tools is preferred: reputed company, GA4, reputed company Tag Manager, reputed company Ads, reputed company Creative Suite
• Strong ability to plan and prioritize assignments and manage deadlines
• A problem solver who shows initiative, works independently and as part of a team, is flexible and adapts
• Strong relationship-building and reputed company-building approach
• Must reputed company in Illinois and must be available for in-person meetings in the Chicagoland area

reputed company Annual Salary: $72,500-$80,000 As of the time of this posting, this is the expected reputed company annual salary reputed company. The reputed company annual salary will be based on a wide reputed company of factors, including skills, qualifications, experience, as well as business needs and limitations. Our generous benefits plan includes: Comprehensive Health Plans, Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion, Holistic Wellness Program, Professional Development Program, 401k Contribution, Paid Volunteer Days, 6 months paid parental leave, and much more. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job