The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation (MCSF), a national non-profit based in Alexandria, VA, seeks a Website Administrator to manage its content, messaging, online fundraising, and social media presence for a new website scheduled to launch January 2010.
For nearly 50 years, the Foundation has worked to provide financial assistance in the form of scholarships for higher education to the deserving sons and daughters of Marines and former Marines, with particular attention to those whose parent was killed or wounded in service.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Manage all content on the MCSF website, ensuring site is accurate, up-to-date and incorporates contemporary messages, themes, and communication tactics.
- Create and sustain online registration for over 20 annual national fundraising events, using Blackbaud Net Community and working closely with the Foundation’s event chairmen, committees, and finance staff.
- Develop the Foundation’s formal social media policy, standards, and guidelines about how the organization will interact with on-line communities. The administrator shall be responsible as the primary individual for all social media postings and responses to user’s questions.
- Monitor and engage external online communities by creating a compelling social media voice. Reach out to community leaders via associated mediums. Survey organizational online landscapes that have a similarly associated charter as MCSF to identify potential opportunities. Leverage tools such as Google alerts, blog trackers, Twitter keyword monitors, Facebook’s Lexicon, and other tools as appropriate.
- Act as first responder to online issues that require immediate action and coordinate communication messages immediately with other staff members as appropriate. Engage individuals and social media mediums selectively and judiciously so as to maintain the reputation and interests of MCSF.
Proactively create and implement successful and imaginative online fundraising strategies, marketing initiatives, and donor stewardship products such as e-newsletters while working closely with Development staff and Finance department.
Qualifications:
Strong knowledge of Blackbaud Net Community (BBNC), HTML, and Content Management System administration
Marketing and advertising background
Experience in web fundraising and email campaigns
Experience using current social marketing tools to promote a non-profit
Exceptional writing and editing skills, with specific experience in writing for the web
Experience in writing blogs
Strong analytical skills
Proven project management experience
Ability to take initiative and multi-task under pressure
5+ yrs related experience
The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation offers an excellent benefits package to include medical and dental insurance, 403(b) retirement plan, and paid time off.
For more information on the Foundation, please go to www.mcsf.org. Qualified candidates should send a cover letter, resume and salary history to ebeekman@hradvisorsgroup.com
- Location: Alexandria, VA
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