Content Strategist - Editor

Overview

Youth Villages is seeking a content strategist and editor to join our Digital Communications Department. This role will be responsible for creating, editing and managing high-quality content across various mediums, helping to ensure all messaging aligns with Youth Villages' mission and engages its diverse audiences. This role will also require collaboration with stakeholders across departments to provide cohesive and effective communications for Youth Villages and its sub-brands, which include Memphis Allies and Janie's Fund.

Responsibilities

What You'll Do

You'll be asked to handle a variety of responsibilities. Some of these include, but aren't limited to :

• Write, edit, proofread and optimize engaging content for digital campaigns, social media, marketing materials, print collateral, websites, blogs, landing pages and newsletters, ensuring clarity, consistency and alignment with brand tone and style.
• Optimize content for search engines by applying SEO best practices, including keyword research and creating compelling headlines.
• Serve as the primary editor for the Communications Department, ensuring content accuracy, consistency and alignment with brand guidelines and AP style.
• Regularly review and update website content to ensure all information and references are accurate and current.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external stakeholders to produce cohesive messaging for Youth Villages, Memphis Allies and Janie's Fund.
• Write campaign briefs and produce all copy for integrated marketing campaigns.
• Conduct research and fact-checking to ensure content is accurate, impactful and relevant to target audiences.
• Monitor industry trends and emerging technologies to keep content strategies fresh and innovative.
• Assist with additional content creation and editing duties as assigned by the manager.

What You'll Bring to the Table

Qualifications

Skills and Qualifications

Company Description :

In more than 30 years, Youth Villages has built a reputation as a leader in children’s behavioral health. Our approach to helping children and families find lasting success centers on intensive work with children and families, measuring outcomes, keeping children in the community whenever safely possible and providing accountability to families and funders. We help more than 25,000 of America’s most vulnerable children and families each year. Youth Villages has been recognized by Harvard Business School and U.S. News & World Report, and was identified by The White House as one of the nation’s most promising results-oriented nonprofit organizations.