The Advertising Club of New York, a leading trade association for the advertising, marketing and media community in New York seeks a Foundation & Inclusion Coordinator to join their team. The Foundation Coordinator is responsible for assisting Foundation Director in advancing the mission and priorities around Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Above all, the coordinator will be comfortable in a role where agility, a creative mindset, managing relationships and deliverables are key to success as we serve our community.
Duties Include:
● Assist director on developing, promoting, and executing all aspects of the Club’s talent pipeline programs and events
● Build emotional connections to the AD Club Foundation through meaningful brand stories for social media, blog, and website
● Act as a resource hub for pipeline programming constituents
● Work with venues to ensure successful execution of event
● Schedule, prepare and host, virtual meetings, and webinars
● Attend all AD Club events
● Schedule, participate in and take notes for the Steering Committee meetings
● Uphold key external partnerships to create access to diverse talent today and in the future through long-lead partnerships with NYC high schools, Tri-state universities, and HBCU's
● Travel to key conferences with i'mPART Fellows to create immersive experiences that bring the Inclusion and Access strategy to life
● Produce impactful workshops and salons to educate the talent pipeline
● Assist with needed administrative tasks
● Craft creative and impactful brand messaging and marketing communications for program amplification & promotions
Social Media Responsibilities:
● Post on a regular basis to promote AD Club Foundation programs
● Follow influencers/speakers/sponsors on a regular basis
● Create clever and eye catching posts for all social media formats; including video
● Create social strategy and launch schedules for all social campaigns (Meet The Fellows, Icons Rockstars and Innovators, and more)
Other Responsibilities:
● Young Professionals
- Lead YP programming and engagement
- Act as resource for young professional pipeline
● Newsletter
- Produce monthly newsletter segments for Foundation
● Venue
- Continuous search for new venues for the Club
- In charge of scheduling site-inspections
Ideal candidate must be/have:
Efficient at multi-tasking
● Efficient at multi-tasking
● Curious and an adaptable learner
● Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
● Strong and versatile writing skills
● Confident, independent worker who contributes new ideas and solutions
● Extremely organized
● Excellent time-management skills
● Excellent customer service
● Show adaptability and flexibility working in groups
● Work well in a social environment
● Proficient in Microsoft Office, Google Workspace and social media platforms, as well as other tech programs
About us
Since 1986 The Advertising Club of New York Foundation has been dedicated to supporting and connecting advertising, marketing, and media professionals along their career paths. From students to the C-suite, the AD Club seeks to provide opportunities and resources to promote, attract, retain & train a workforce of professionals that reflect all communities. The early days of the Foundation began with a scholarship program for young professionals with intentions to pursue graduate degrees.
Over the years the program has evolved into a career advancement and resource hub, promoting opportunities for New York City’s most exceptional talent, including education and the creation of an ever-evolving talent pipeline. In addition to providing opportunities for networking and education, the ACNY Foundation has long been a pioneering supporter and sponsor of Diversity and Inclusion initiatives and programming. Most notably, the Foundation has helped to seed the launches of ADCOLOR and ADCOLOR University and has provided partnership grants for The Marcus Graham Project, Ghetto Film School, and Hyper Island.