Marketing & Outreach Coordinator, Community Engagement, Partnerships, Recruitment — RATED DC’s #1 BEST Language Classes!

The Global Language Network (GLN) is a small not-for-profit that does a lot with a little. Our mission is to “use language as a tool to help fix our world.”

We constantly strive to build a Network of Givers, for Givers, by Givers — and we are rated #1 Best Language Classes in Washington, DC by Yelp.

We are looking for a passionate, self-motivated, and driven individual who believes in our mission, wants to help GLN grow and expand, and is eager to grow personally and professionally in the process.

The Marketing and Outreach Coordinator has one central purpose: to dramatically increase the number of students, teachers, partners, and volunteers who make up the GLN community.

The Marketing & Outreach Coordinator will lead GLN’s marketing, outreach, and partnership development efforts — helping us share our mission with thousands of new people across the DC area and beyond.

Responsibilities

Primary Focus: Enrollment & Growth

• Create and implement a strategic outreach plan to increase student enrollment (specific benchmarks will be set with Leadership)
• Conduct ongoing outreach to individuals, organizations, and communities across DC to promote GLN’s language classes and programs.
• Coordinate multi-channel marketing efforts including email, social media, digital ads, and community partnerships.
• Attend local events, fairs, and networking opportunities to represent GLN and build visibility.

Teacher & Volunteer Recruitment

• Develop creative strategies to recruit new volunteer teachers for GLN’s Teaching Fellowship.
• Build and maintain pipelines of volunteers, interns, and fellows.
• Oversee or support intern teams working on marketing, outreach, or teacher support projects.

Partnership Development

• Build partnerships with universities, embassies, nonprofits, government agencies, and companies to drive student and teacher recruitment.
• Manage existing partner relationships and identify new collaboration opportunities.

Marketing & Communications

• Oversee GLN’s external communications and ensure consistent messaging across channels.
• Coordinate creation of flyers, newsletters, press releases, and digital content with interns or volunteers.
• Showcase success stories, testimonials, and photos that highlight GLN’s impact and community.

Operations & Support

• Track leads, conversions, and outreach metrics; prepare monthly reports and insights.
• Collaborate with the Program Coordinator and Executive Director on semester planning, scheduling, and community events.
• Provide general support to GLN’s leadership team as needed.

Schedule & Flexibility

• Some flexibility in hours is required. Outreach events, classes, or volunteer meetings may occasionally take place in the evenings or on weekends (especially Sundays for teacher training).

Our Ideal Candidate

• High emotional intelligence and excellent interpersonal skills
• Exceptional written and verbal communication
• Self-starter who takes initiative and can work independently with limited supervision
• Confident and comfortable with outreach, networking, and public engagement
• Organized, dependable, and timely
• Creative thinker who enjoys problem-solving and relationship-building
• Positive attitude, sense of humor, and passion for language, culture, and community
• Sales, marketing, customer service, or community outreach experience preferred (formal or informal)

Benefits

We are a small, fast-growing nonprofit offering an expanding benefits package:

• Paid vacation, sick leave, and health insurance
• Generous 401(k) with employer match
• Generous Multi-tier Bonus and raise based on performance
• Free GLN language classes throughout employment
• Immense opportunities for personal and professional growth
• Fun, diverse, and creative environment
• Expansive network of contacts and partners across DC

To Apply

Email your resume and a brief cover letter to Global Language Network, Attention Andrew Brown at Apply@TheGLN.org

Please include in your cover letter any relevant experience in marketing, outreach, recruitment, sales, or community engagement.

If you are selected from the first pool of applicants, we may ask you to complete a brief online application.

Be sure to note that you saw our post on Idealist.org.

To learn more about GLN, visit www.TheGLN.org

We are a small, fast growing non-profit offering an increasing number of benefits:

Paid vacation, sick leave, health insurance, and bonus and/or raise in salary based on performance. Generous 401k package with an employer match. Free language classes throughout employment. Amazing learning, growing, and self-development experience. Amazing network of contacts.

Excellent English written and spoken communication. Any level of any other language is a bonus but not at all a requirement.