Communication Specialist

As part of the AOCS Membership team, you will help us achieve the AOCS mission by writing original copy that makes our member and non-members lives better and improves their experience with our Society.  

About the Position

In this role you will be responsible for a variety of communication activities with a focus on producing and disseminating content to inform and build engagement with members and promote AOCS to prospective members. You will work with stakeholders such as staff and member leaders to craft messages that show value and then utilize best practices in disseminating this information on social media, web and within email communications. Strong on-page SEO copywriting experience and expertise in SEO editorial best practices is a must as well as a proven ability to write simple, elevated and inspired copy.

Remote position. Association headquarters are in Urbana, Illinois.

What you will do here

• Write and edit content related to membership and disseminate that content through email, web, blog, and print.
• Lead social media activities, including developing social media calendars and content; monitoring and responding to social media queries; and posting social media messages.
• Oversee and deploy all emails for the Society through extensive use of Real Magnet.
• Create and manage landing pages by writing copy that generates leads.
• Layout, edit and disseminate the Society’s membership magazine’s table of content alerts.
• Work with volunteers to oversee execution of member-written newsletters, two times per year
• Write original copy for the Society’s weekly e-newsletter
• Ensure communication and marketing materials are accurate, adhere to brand standards, and evoke the appropriate tone and style for the audience and type of communication vehicle.
• Manage the staff’s survey development tool, Formsite, and help with survey development, deployment and organization
• Assist in drafting and executing marketing and communication project plans, including coordinating the email calendar.
• Share your ideas on overall themes and content of materials.
• Other duties as assigned.