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We are always interested in talking with dynamic folks who might be interested in joining our team. At this time we one contracor job opening.


Position Title: Communications & Marketing Specialist

 Work Schedule: Part-time, contractor position at 20 hours per week.

Compensation & Schedule: $24.00 -$27.00 per hour depending on experience. This is a contractor position and does not include benefits. Contractor will be responsible for withholding their own taxes and will receive a 1099 Form from Park City Community Foundation. Contractor is expected to come to our Park City, Utah office approximately once a week.

About the Organization: Park City Community Foundation plays a vital role in solving our community’s most critical challenges. It brings together local nonprofits, caring donors, and community leaders to contribute financial resources and innovative ideas to benefit all the people of Park City—now and in the future. As the home of Live PC Give PC, Solomon Fund, Women’s Giving Fund, the Climate Fund, Early Childhood Alliance, and other important initiatives, Park City Community Foundation has brought millions of dollars to the greater Park City community and Summit County since its inception in 2007.  

Description: Are you serious about doing good? Do you enjoy connecting people to their passions? We seek a Communications & Marketing Specialist to support our digital marketing efforts and ensure that all social media and newsletter communications are relevant, engaging, fun, and professional. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys storytelling and can write focused, short, and concise content emphasizing great subject lines, headlines, and stories that engage and inspire our audiences to act. We are looking for and highly organized individual who can catch all the details and follow processes while also expressing the voice and brand of the Community Foundation in creative ways.

Responsibilities: Reporting to the Director of Communications & Marketing, the Communications & Marketing Specialist will have responsibilities in the following areas:

Social Media – 70% of time

  • Create, post, and share high-quality, on-brand, compelling, and relevant content about Park City Community Foundation, our donors and grantees, and mission-related news via Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn (3-4 times/week per channel)
  • Give guidance and help run social media ads as it fits with our social media strategy; increase engagement and reach by boosting content and monitoring its success
  • Manage and update the social media editorial calendar to include all communications priorities and news
  • Be adept at creating visual assets through photography, video, Canva, or other programs to promote events, campaigns, and programs
  • Amplify our voice by occasionally reaching out to local social media influencers and sponsors asking them to share or re-post relevant news
  • Occasionally create social media toolkits to engage nonprofit partners in amplifying specific programs and campaigns (2x per year)
  • Community management of channels, monitoring accounts and interacting with users
  • Collect and review data to gauge and/or improve the effectiveness of social media strategies
  • Stay informed and up-to-date on changes in the Metaverse
  • Coordinate with fundraising staff to ensure that sponsors receive their promised marketing benefits with respect to social media

E-newsletters –  25% of time

  • With editorial direction from the team, serve as creator and content manager for two newsletters per month – the general newsletter for our donor audiences and the Women’s Giving Fund newsletter for members.
  • Write short newsletter articles; coordinate story writing and content acquisition with other staff, donors, and sponsors; and create written or video interviews with donors. Find appropriate images for newsletters, and follow all approval processes
  • Manage and update the newsletter editorial calendar to include all communications priorities and news
  • Format newsletters using Mailchimp, create templates as needed, and learn how our lists and segments work
  • Help evaluate other email management systems and help transition to a new email provider
  • Monitor newsletter success – open-rates, click-through rates, list growth – and suggest ways to improve

Additional Communications Support – 5% of time

  • Assist with updates for the Community Foundation’s website and blog
  • Participate in occasional staff meetings and team meetings
  • Help with ad hoc marketing tasks as needed

Preferred Qualifications

We welcome candidates who are learning in their career path and motivated to take on new opportunities. Ideally, we prefer candidates with the following qualifications:

  • Creative, self-starter who shares new ideasand can work independently
  • Two+ years of social media experience working on the Meta platform
  • Excellent writing and editing skills
  • Strong project management skills with the ability to plan and track editorial calendars; high attention to detail
  • Keen eye for design; familiarity with Canva, or other similar platforms; some experience with creating visuals and doing basic edits for videos
  • Great communicator and ability to work in a highly collaboratively team environment
  • Working knowledge of Google Suite and MS Office
  • Technically savvy and not afraid to learn new tech systems
  • Have a passion for our organization’s mission
  • Experience with email marketing systems, such as MailChimp or Constant Contact is a plus

Park City Community Foundation is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a team that represents a diversity of thought, experience and personal background. We believe in the advancement of equity, diversity, and inclusion and toward making Park City a place where all people can fully realize their aspirations. We encourage and seek applications from women, people of color, and bilingual and bicultural individuals, as well as members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities. Applicants shall not be discriminated against because of race, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, color, marital status, or medical conditions.

To apply, please submit your resume and a cover letter explaining why you want this specific job to christine@parkcitycf.org with “Contract Job” in the subject line.