Content Specialist

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Who We Are 

Guided by the belief that all children deserve the opportunity to live a fulfilling life, Flamboyan Foundation works to ensure every child in the US and Puerto Rico receives an outstanding education. In Puerto Rico, we are focused on improving reading proficiency for students in the early grades and revitalizing the island by making strategic investments in arts, culture, and education. Our work in Washington, D.C. centers on strengthening effective family engagement in schools and school systems across the country through trainings, resources, and school-based partnerships.  

  

What You Do 

The Content Specialist is based in our Washington, DC office, and reports to the Senior Managing Director, Communications and External Affairs. You are responsible for developing and implementing a comprehensive content strategy to advance the Foundation’s brand, thought leadership in family engagement, and sustainability of our work. You are a strategic thinker and Flamboyan’s lead writer for our family engagement work based in DC, growing Flamboyan’s profile through multi-platform content creation and expanding engagement among our stakeholder audiences. You collect and tell compelling stories of the Foundation’s work and equity-driving impact. You’re comfortable with proactively bringing ideas and pitches to the table and then figuring out how to make them happen. You partner with your External Affairs teammates—in both DC and Puerto Rico—and colleagues across the organization to ensure our content is strong, current, on message, and on brand. 

 

Responsibilities 

 

Content Strategy and Development 

  • Lead the development and execution of content strategies to support thought leadership, branding, and audience growth. 
  • Oversee content planning, creation, distribution, and performance analysis across owned media channels, including e-newsletters, websites, blogs, podcasts, and video. 
  • Tell compelling stories to advance Flamboyan’s brand and thought leadership. 
  • Maintain a consistent brand voice and tone across all media. 
  • Partner across the External Affairs team to develop creative strategies for campaigns and initiatives. 
  • Partner with the communications team in Puerto Rico to align story opportunities and amplify them on Flamboyan’s assets, considering how to best account for contextual factors. 

 

Content Management and Maintenance 

  • Collaborate with Flamboyan’s DC Program team to collect stakeholder stories and maintain a story bank. 
  • Conduct stakeholder research to inform content strategies and create compelling content tailored to diverse audiences. 
  • Develop and implement content governance policies to ensure content remains fresh and relevant. 
  • Curate content so knowledge objects are presented in appropriate context. 
  • Ensure communications are inclusive, accessible, and aligned with organization’s values. 
  • Analyze feedback and engagement metrics to continuously improve content effectiveness. 

 

Organizational Stewardship  

  • Serve as an ambassador for Flamboyan’s organizational brand generally and our family engagement work specifically locally and nationally 
  • Model and foster the Flamboyan core values of People, Impact, Catalytic Action, and Equity 
  • Responsibly steward financial resources 
  • Continuously deepen your expertise and readiness to be an equity-centered team member and contributor in our Family Engagement efforts, self-awareness, inclusivity in your work, and serve as an agent of change for Flamboyan. 
  • Support Senior Managing Director as needed on tasks and special projects. 
  • Other duties as assigned. 

 

Qualifications 

Required 

  • Bachelor’s degree in Communications or related field 
  • At least five years of professional experience in social-impact content strategy and communications 
  • Proven storytelling ability with a knack for distilling complex concepts in a concise and engaging manner 
  • Excellent writing, editing, and proofreading skills in formats including blogs, full-length articles, and audio and video scripts,  
  • Proven experience writing an initiative-based communications plan (i.e., for a specific event or campaign) 
  • Customer service orientation 
  • Ability to manage multiple projects and produce work on a quick timeline 
  • Willingness to accept guidance and give and receive open and honest feedback 
  • Strong propensity to be a self-starter and natural problem solver  
  • Project management and teamwork skills 

 

Preferred  

  • Experience in education a plus 
  • Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish a plus 

 

Work Location 

Flamboyan Foundation is an in-person workplace. All staff are expected to work out of its DC office located at 1730 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC | We are currently in the office four days per week (M, T, Th, Fr) with one day of telework (W). 

 

This position reports to the Senior Managing Director, Communications and External Affairs. The starting salary for this position is $82,790 .

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