Marketing & Communications Coordinator

Founded in 1980, BAGLY (the Boston Alliance of LGBTQ+ Youth) is a youth-led, adult-supported social support organization, committed to social justice and creating, sustaining, and advocating for programs, policies, and services for the LGBTQ+ youth community in Massachusetts. BAGLY’s vision for 2030 is to be the beacon of light that transforms the lives and landscapes of LGBTQ+ youth in Boston – and beyond! Learn more at https://www.bagly.org/.

The Marketing Coordinator is a full-time, non-exempt position that reports to the Senior Community Engagement Manager, and is part of the Development & Marketing team at BAGLY. In this role, you will help develop, implement, and measure BAGLY’s annual marketing and communications plan. You will assist in creating BAGLY’s outward-facing communications, including the organization’s social media channels, website, branded merchandise, donor communications, and the marketing of its programs and events. You will also work closely with your peers, colleagues, and youth program participants to raise BAGLY’s profile and articulate BAGLY’s mission and impact.

This position will operate out of the BAGLY office in downtown Boston, MA. Work-from-home hybrid arrangements will be determined on a case-by-case basis. Successful applicants will live within reasonable commuting distance from BAGLY’s Community Center, or be willing to relocate. This position requires occasional travel inside the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Website
  • Consistently update and improve BAGLY’s website in order to increase program participation and donor engagement.
• Social Media
  • Support BAGLY’s digital presence by maintaining a consistent social media cadence, creating engaging photo and video content, and collaborating across teams to drive program participation, donor engagement, and peer-to-peer fundraising, while tracking performance metrics and staying current with emerging platforms.
• Email
  • Support BAGLY’s email marketing and communications plan by helping to design, write, and schedule mission-focused emails meant to encourage engagement, support, and participation from a wide range of audiences, while tracking performance metrics.
• Community Engagement
  • Partner closely with the D&M team to support all efforts of community collaboration, partnership development, donor stewardship, and youth outreach.
• Organizational Responsibilities
  • While working closely with all colleagues and teams, this role will contribute to the continued growth and awareness of the organization by leveraging both external strategies (such as email, socials, merchandising, and outreach opportunities) and internal strategies (including continuous work across teams, proactive innovation, and creative expression).
  • Provide supervision and guidance to BAGLY’s team of content creators, and frequent collaboration with youth leaders and peer interns.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education: Bachelor’s degree preferred, but different combinations of work experience and education will be strongly considered.

Ideal candidates will demonstrate capabilities that meet the basic qualifications listed below.

Basic Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in effectively leveraging diverse communications platforms;
• Strong attention to detail, especially concerning data entry, performance metrics, and external communications;
• Interest in and ability to support fundraising efforts and communications;
• Consistent excellence working with teams and in collaborative environments;
• Demonstrated ability to navigate website hosts such as Squarespace;
• Competently translate digital images for physical product design and printed collateral;
• Consistent record of meeting non-negotiable deadlines;
• Experience working with young people or other marginalized communities;
• Ability to leverage events/news in real time to capitalize on trending topics.

Budgeted Salary Range: $50,000-$55,000

Equal Opportunity Statement

BAGLY is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider applications for all positions, without regard to age, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, creed, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Frequently cited statistics show that women, LGBTQ+, BIPOC, as well as other structurally marginalized groups apply to jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications. BAGLY encourages you to break that statistic and apply. No one ever meets 100% of the qualifications. We look forward to your application.

Benefits include health and dental insurance, vacation days, 13 paid holidays, personal days, unlimited paid sick time, access to pre-tax MBTA passes, and a 401(k) plan with employer match.

BAGLY primarily conducts business in English. Fluency in additional languages is a plus.