About Us:

Fresh Films (formerly Dreaming Tree Foundation) creates Emmy-nominated films, TV shows and documentaries while training future filmmakers in all aspects of film. Our year-round program and on-set experiences (like “Filmmakers Lab” with Reese Witherspoon) offer participants the opportunity to gain skills, confidence, and connections to become a pipeline of diverse media-makers and storytellers for rapidly growing high-wage careers.

We engage youth and young adults around the country at 34 national sites in building skills and connections to access growing high-wage jobs in film and media. Our programs impact youth and build a pipeline of diverse talent!

Job Summary:

This position is HANDS-ON. You will execute marketing that:

• Increases youth and alumni participation and engagement in programs
• Shares program impact with donors and partners
• Elevates the brand & and its awareness as a key player in workforce development

You’ll develop and deliver comms and marketing across multiple marketing tactics both regionally and nationally to support the above. You’ll communicate to a range of audiences, including multicultural teens and young adults, educators, donors, and industry partners, and work across multiple marketing channels and tactics (digital, earned and paid media, social, email, web, print, in-school, etc.) As part of the role, you’ll also manage the website, support the development of brand assets, and support program research and metrics. You’ll also supervise a marketing coordinator and intern and engage with marketing vendors.

Qualifications:

• 5-8 years of hands-on communications and marketing experience with a track record of impact working across multiple tactics that go beyond social media marketing
• Ability to think big and be hands-on in the execution of marketing (We’re a small team so big picture thinking in combination with rolling sleeves up, hands-on doing is part of the culture. )
• Nonprofit experience is a must
• Multicultural or Youth Marketing experience preferred
• Exceptional skill in written and oral communication.
• Thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, working across different projects and initiatives simultaneously
• Ability to analyze research and handle KPI reporting
• Ability to create and maintain key contacts within the media, with school and community partner organizations and other industry supporters helping to promote /cross-promote
• Knowledge and skill with Google Ad Words, Social Media, HootSuite, or other marketing tools
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in communications, marketing, public relations, journalism, or a related field preferred

Work Environment:

• Hybrid: Some in the office or at Fresh Films program sites, and some from home
• Requires travel 2x per month (for 1 day) to local sites
• Requires travel minimum 1x per month to corporate office in Quad Cities (8x per year); or instead to regional sites (LA, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago to work with team; 4x per year)
• All non-local travel is paid for by Fresh Films

We are a proud equal-opportunity employer:

Fresh Films is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We believe diversity drives us to deliver more valuable and meaningful experiences for clients and employees. That means we not only provide equal opportunity and consideration to all employees and applicants – we welcome it. Fresh Films doesn’t discriminate on the basis of gender, gender identity or expression, race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, physical or mental disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by law.

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