COMPANY:

Established in 1958, Goodwill Central Texas is a non-profit organization that has transformed thousands of lives through the power of work. We are the leader in workforce development, one of the largest employers in our region, and a cornerstone of the community. Our mission is funded through our donation-driven retail stores, comprehensive business and staffing solutions, and generous community support. Our vision is to empower every Central Texan to transform their lives through work and education. Join the team whose work empowers people to transform their lives!

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION:

Goodwill Central Texas is committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion in which all employees are valued for their skills, experience and unique perspective. This commitment is embodied in our company policies and in the way we do business. Working together as a diverse and inclusive organization is essential to our success.

We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique.

POSITION SUMMARY:
Draft on-brand, in-voice content and execute on a copy strategy for all lines of business across all communications channels including: online/digital (website, blog, social media, digital ads, etc.), advertising, constituent communications, newsletters and other collateral, and leadership and program participant speeches.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Write brand-appropriate, engaging content to promote all lines of business for Goodwill Central Texas: shop/donate, mission, Business Solutions, The Goodwill Excel Center, the Goodwill Career & Technical Academy, recruitment, special events, newsletters and internal/corporate communications.
• Develop and execute a content strategy to disseminate copy across appropriate channels and achieve strategic organization goals for:
• External communications: brand awareness, revenue, mission success/recruitment, and philanthropy
• Internal communications: team member engagement and awareness, adoption of organizational benefits, policies/procedures, internal recruitment
• Creative and long-format/narrative writing – storytelling – to communicate successes for program participants, students, etc.
• Speech writing for organization leadership and/or program participants for special events or engagements and organizational use (i.e. website, constituent newsletters, etc.).
• Level of comfort working with a broad spectrum of stakeholders and writing for a wide variety of audiences.
• Edit all incoming content for brand/voice and provide content needs for other departments.
• Work closely with Digital Marketing Specialist and Web Developer to optimize content.
• Provide overall support for the goals of the Marketing and Communications team including special event and project assistance.
• Some nights and weekend work required.
• Some travel required.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY:

This position does not have supervisory responsibilities.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• At least 3 years of experience in professional copywriting for omni-channel marketing as well as corporate communications.
• Proven copywriting and editing experience – samples required. Comfort interviewing and working with a broad and diverse spectrum of people.
• Able to easily accept feedback and adapt work.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to effectively manage multiple priorities.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree and 3 to 5 three years professional experience in an in-house creative and communications team.
• A love of writing and the ability to work at a fast pace!

BENEFITS:

• Health insurance 
• Company paid life insurance
• 403b match

COMPENSATION:

Commensurate with experience.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or other legally protected status. Post offer background check is required to ensure applicant meets all eligibility requirements for the assigned customer/location. Alternative work locations may be offered as appropriate.