AD, Integrated Marketing & Communications (DEI)

Alzheimer's Association

Who We Are:

The Alzheimer’s Association is the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer’s care, support and research. Our mission is to lead the way to end Alzheimer's and all other dementia- by accelerating global research, driving risk reduction and early detection, and maximizing quality care and support.

At the Alzheimer’s Association, our employees are at the core of all we do. Our network of more than 1,900 employees across the United States makes a difference each and every day for those impacted by Alzheimer’s and those at risk for the disease.

https://www.alz.org/


Position Details

AD, Integrated Marketing & Communications (DEI)
Job
Full-time
11/11/2024
Chicago Illinois
Chicago, IL

The Associate Director, Integrated Marketing and Communications, is responsible for working across the Concern & Awareness division to effectively implement key marketing and communications initiatives that support the organization’s work to ensure diversity, equity and inclusion. For example, this role is integral in stewarding the effective translation of materials in multiple languages to support the organization’s outreach and mission delivery efforts with current and new audiences.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Serves as part of the Integrated Marketing & Communications team, supporting the organization’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion objectives and ensures proactive integration across the organization, ensuring all marketing and communication materials resonate with priority communities. 
  • Works across the Concern and Awareness division and with business partners to support DEI strategic marketing and communications plans. 
  • Manages day-to-day translation requests, including determining strategic opportunities, ensuring a turnkey and transparent process and managing a vendor relationship and/or contractors as needed. 
  • Builds a repository of translated materials, providing guidance on how to best leverage existing content as appropriate. 
  • Works with the organization’s DEI team and across the organization to provide expert insight on how to reach diverse communities across channels. 
  • Implements clear, engaging mission-focused DEI messages for a variety of channel applications, including earned media, social media, and direct marketing; and for a range of audiences, including individuals living with Alzheimer’s, family caregivers, professional care workers, researchers, and donors. 
  • Upholds the organization’s and the division’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and reducing and heading off health inequities. 
  • Ensures exemplary stewardship and effective use of resources to drive the greatest impact for the greatest number of people. 
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES:

  • Exceptional strategic thinker who is creative, enthusiastic and driven 
  • Perspective includes the big picture and the views of various internal and external stakeholders 
  • Assertive, proactive leadership who takes ownership of addressing and solving issues 
  • Ability to engage and influence diverse staff and volunteers 
  • Strong organizational, analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills 
  • Understanding of donor engagement, corporate engagement, community engagement and the nonprofit role 
  • Unimpeachable commitment to ethics, integrity, honesty, and support for fellow team members 
  • Excellent communicator with top-notch written, verbal and presentation skills 
  • Ability to work under pressure, manage multiple projects and meet deadlines

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a related field. 
  • Multilingual and multicultural experience preferred. 
  • 5+ years’ experience, preferably in non profit marketing and communications.

Employees working 24 hours/week or more are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, flex accounts, short and long-term disability, life insurance, long term care insurance, tuition reimbursement, generous Paid Time Off, 12 annual holidays and Paid Family Leave, as well as an annual Cultural & Heritage Day and Volunteer Day of their choosing. They are also eligible for our gold standard 401(k) retirement plan.

Full time employees (37.5 hours/week), will enjoy all of the above plus an annual School Visitation Day and an Elder Care Facility Day of their choosing.



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