ORGANIZATIONAL BACKGROUND

National Housing Trust (NHT) has been dedicated to creating and preserving affordable housing for over 30 years. Our mission is to create and preserve affordable homes to provide opportunity, advance racial equity, reduce economic disparities, and strengthen community resilience through our integrated policy-plus-practice approach. We build, preserve, and finance affordable housing and use that expertise to inform and advance resident-focused solutions to strengthen the broader affordable housing industry.

NHT has a staff of 60 across five program areas: Policy, Lending, Real Estate Development, Community Outreach and Impact, and Energy Solutions. Our hallmark is our cross-functional, integrated approach to innovating, demonstrating, and amplifying solutions to the affordable housing crisis in the U.S.

NHT’s Communications team is responsible for outreach and engagement with nearly all of our external audiences, including the NHT website, email communications and social media.

POSITION

The Communications Associate will support the Communications Manager to develop and maintain communications resources to build awareness and promote the mission and goals of National Housing Trust (NHT). In addition, the Communications Associate will support other NHT teams, as needed and under the direction of the Communications Manager.

This position requires a strong attention to detail, a positive attitude, a collaborative spirit, and an innovative perspective. The ideal candidate is creative, resourceful, and versatile.

This position is DC-based and qualifies for a hybrid work schedule.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Communications activities responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

Website and Social Media

Manage NHT website page updates or corrections. Complete requests for changes submitted via our Website Request Form.
Create and post content to NHT website including new pages and news posts (NHT Updates) as requested.
Coordinate with website developers to fix technical issues with the website.
Create and post to NHT’s social media channels, including LinkedIn, X/Twitter, Facebook and future additional channels.
Monitor performance metrics and create reports for follower growth, views and engagement.
Identify and amplify peer organizations and entities most aligned with NHT interests to boost social media reach and engagement.

Brand Management and Document Stewardship

Maintain portfolio of branded document templates for letterhead, PPTs, report layouts and more. Make adjustments and improvements to existing portfolio and add new documents as needed.
Maintain and enhance the Communications channel on Microsoft Teams which contains our branded materials, marketing collateral, and our photo library.
Support HR and the Communications Manager to position NHT staff as effective brand managers by completing activities requested for new staff when they join NHT (staff photos, bio).

Content Creation

Support the implementation of regular email communications via Mailchimp, including the monthly NHT newsletter.
Design and complete layout for newsletters, including selecting appropriate imagery.
Maintain the email subscriber contact list.
Create surveys, forms and landing pages as needed for email campaigns.
Support creation of blogs, articles, reports, short-form videos and other outward-facing communications resources as needed to promote NHT efforts.

DOES THIS SOUND LIKE YOU?

This is an extraordinary opportunity for a committed and emerging leader with applicable experience. Candidates will ideally have experience in the nonprofit sector. Other qualifications include:

Detail-oriented, entrepreneurial self-starter;
Track record of working independently yet collaboratively with teams;
Dependable and capable of completing assignments in a timely, accurate and thorough manner;
Excellent interpersonal, organizational and both verbal and written communications skills;
Resourcefulness, with the ability to deliver results;
Collaborative spirit and positive attitude (a good sense of humor is a plus);
Demonstrated creative aptitude across various forms of media (print, online, video, etc)
Experience using graphic design tools such as Adobe PhotoShop, Indesign, or Canva
Experience using email marketing tools such as Mailchimp or Constant Contact
Experience creating content for the web and/or social media
The ability to flex and adapt to new technologies or skills and quickly apply them to getting the job done

COMPENSATION

This is a part-time position and does not qualify for benefits. The minimum, median, and maximum hourly rate for this position is $18, $24, and $30, respectively.

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NHT is committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all our employment programs and decisions, including, but not limited to recruitment and hiring. Equal employment opportunity is provided to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, national origin or ancestry, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, political affiliation, disability, matriculation, genetic information, covered veteran’s status or any other protected characteristic under federal, state, or local law. BIPOC applicants, women, and persons with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply.

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