Details
Posted: 04-May-22
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Type: Full Time
Preferred Education: 4 Year Degree
Categories:
Communications/Editorial
Membership
Public Relations
Internal Number: 37038 - SBM
CLIENT ASSOCIATION: Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM)
POSITION REPORTS TO: Executive Director, SBM
POSITION THAT REPORTS TO YOU: Communications and Meetings Coordinator (1 FTE; 1 Person)
EXEMPT/NON-EXEMPT EMPLOYEE STATUS: Exempt (minimum 37.5 hours/week)
GENERAL SUMMARY:
Responsible for the overall strategic direction, implementation and oversight of Society of Behavioral Medicine’s communications strategies and membership retention/recruitment.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES (Minimum of 37.5 hours/week):
- Develop, direct, and implement marketing and communication plans that help SBM achieve its mission and advance its strategic directions. Plans to include:
- Use of technologies and other means to identify members’ interests and needs according to demographic breakdowns and other stratifications; use of technologies to continuously convey outcomes or members’ return on investment and keep members apprised of initiatives, events, opportunities and their associated outcomes.
- Engagement of members and prospective members and development of a system that measures member engagement in meaningful ways allowing for continuous quality improvement.
- Oversight of SBM’s full email calendar, scheduling, formatting, and general email strategy.
- Oversee SBM branding, style, and design guidelines, to ensure consistency across all SBM communications and products, including emails, the Outlook newsletter, and Annual Meeting collateral.
- Manage publication and posting of health policy briefs, endorsement and sign-on opportunities, annual meeting media releases, and other publications as required.
- Update SBM website as needed, www.sbm.org
- Oversee changes other staff make to the website as directed.
- Draft, edit, and coordinate various reports and publications, including but not limited to:
- Award and presentation scripts for Annual Meeting
- Annual Report
- Membership marketing materials
- Work in collaboration with managing editor, editor, and publisher of SBM’s two journals to promote content.
- Manage and monitor communication-related budgets.
- Serve as liaison to various SBM councils and committees including but not restricted to 1) the Membership Council; and 2) the Health Policy Council.
- Serve as central communications leader during SBM annual meeting.
AMOUNT OF REQUIRED TRAVEL: One to two weeks per year; evening and weekend work may be required
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Bachelor’s degree in journalism or communications preferred; minimum of 4 years professional experience in marketing and/or public relations. Excellent written and oral communication skills.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Occasional lifting of 20-30 pounds of boxed publications or materials.
*This position is located in downtown Milwaukee, WI and dedicated weekly days in the office are a requirement of the role.
*EDI requires new hires to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, unless a medical or religious exemption applies and is approved. Being fully vaccinated means that an individual is at least two weeks past their final dose of an authorized CDC COVID-19 vaccine primary series regimen. As a condition of employment, newly hired employees will be required to provide proof of their COVID-19 vaccination.