Director of Marketing and Research

This is a Full Time Job

Commit Media is an entertainment company uniquely dedicated to creating social change. We harness the power of entertainment, sports and celebrity to achieve public policy, behavior and society-wide transformation.

Commit Media is seeking a marketing & communications professional to develop and implement communications and marketing strategies for Commit Media's clients, including nonprofit organizations, foundations, celebrities and corporations.

We are seeking an intelligent self-starter capable of quickly getting up to speed on Commit Media's work and rapidly assuming increasing levels of responsibility.

The Director of Marketing and Research will need to assume responsibility for managing and implementing projects (both related to clients and internal projects), and client relations. This person will act as our clients' point of contact and will be responsible for managing work projects and deliverables, ensuring client needs are met.

The position is based in New York City.

Responsibilities:

• Work with non-profit clients to design and implement strategic marketing and communications plans using entertainment and celebrity.
• Research potential public figure supporters for each client and reach out to secure participation in campaigns.
• Manage the relationship with the celebrity and/or their representatives, and coordinate tasks related to their role e.g. event appearances, public service announcement (PSA) participation, media, advocacy, and social media
• Coordinate and help executive produce events and media (PSAs, concerts, albums, etc.)
• Research potential partners and vendors for both clients and Commit Media.
• Manage Commit Media's website (writing / editing posts, updates, liaising with designer)
• Prepare reports for clients (progress reports, and welcome and impact reports for celebrity supporters)
• Write and edit written correspondence of a varied nature
• Business development research and implementation, including the maintenance of a list of potential nonprofit, foundation, and celebrity clients and opportunities; preparation of email/phone outreach and follow up; preparation of detailed proposals; meetings with potential clients.
• Overall marketing of Commit Media, including managing Commit Media's social media presence, including websites, wiki, twitter, etc. for marketing and public relations purposes; attending conferences, if necessary.
• Create simple powerpoint decks for clients and other presentations
• Since this is a small office, the individual will have light human resources and office administration duties on occasion

Qualifications:
• B.A. degree
• At least 5+ years of work experience
• A passion for learning and promoting the missions and causes of non-profit organizations, as well as a thorough knowledge of pop culture, entertainment, and celebrities.
• The individual must be well-organized and detail-oriented
• Strong writing and editing skills
• Excellent research skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• The individual should be ethical, courteous, and the ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Adobe
• Experience in managing client accounts and project management
• Knowledge of Wordpress a plus
• Fluency in Spanish a plus