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Position: Marketing Director
Status: Full Time - Exempt-Salary
Company: Los Angeles Regional Foodbank
Reports: Chief Development Officer
Shift: N/A
Openings: 1
Start: ASAP
About the Foodbank: Los Angeles Regional Foodbank is a nonprofit organization that distributes food to over 900 charitable agency sites located throughout Los Angeles County. The Foodbank is one of the largest in the country with an annual budget of $10 million, a 96,000 square foot facility, and a staff of 85 employees supplemented by volunteers. The Foodbank is located south of Downtown Los Angeles.
Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree with major in marketing, public relations, or related field plus 5 - 7 years of marketing experience in a professional capacity.
  • Demonstrated ability to plan strategically and to successfully guide/execute brand strategy and/or cause marketing programs.
  • Superior verbal and written communication skills. Must be able to think strategically and long term.
  • Must possess high energy, a strong work ethic, and an unquestioned reputation for honesty and integrity. 
  • Will manage budgets and have direct oversight of logo/brand marketing and cause marketing programs.
  • Strong presentation skills including networking and public speaking required.
  • Superb organizational skills, proficient computer skills (Microsoft Office Suite); must be detail oriented.
  •  Insured vehicle with valid California driver license.
Description:
Brand Strategy
 
  • Directs and oversees all aspects of the Foodbank’s brand management, objectives and initiatives.
  • Analyzes success of existing and new programs designed to increase awareness and generate revenue.
  • Lead efforts in developing the appropriate messaging necessary to create effective marketing programs.  
  • Works cross-functionally with Foodbank departments to ensure proper use of logo, messaging and other brand representation.
 Cause Marketing/Third Party Events

  • Oversee all aspects of mission-based cause marketing campaigns and third party events, including advertising, website, sponsorships and social media.  
  • Create strategy for obtaining and managing cause partnerships.
  • Negotiate contracts/agreements and manage strategic partner relationships to achieve planned results and encourage long term relationships.
  • Create sponsorship recognition strategy for both new and existing sponsors.
  • Develop promotions and event concepts that have potential to enhance awareness and increase contributions.
  • Approve use of Foodbank logo, name, messaging and any other Foodbank reference in all cause marketing and third part event promotional materials.
  • Develop programmatic and marketing–based metrics to measure success of cause campaigns.
 
Communications

Ensure that all communications including collateral materials, public relations, social media, direct mail, website, PSAs, are aligned with the overall marketing and programmatic objectives of the Foodbank. 
Additional:  
Contact:

Human Resources

Los Angeles Regional Foodbank

Email: www.lafoodbank.org

 

Send email résumé with cover letter & salary requirements in a Microsoft Word file. No phone calls.  Principals only.

 

jobs@lafoodbank.org
Position: Senior Grant Writer
Status: Full Time - Exempt-Salary
Company: Los Angeles Regional Foodbank
Reports: Development Director
Shift: N/A
Openings: 1
Start: ASAP
About the Foodbank: Los Angeles Regional Foodbank is a nonprofit organization that distributes food to over 900 charitable agency sites located throughout Los Angeles County. The Foodbank is one of the largest in the country with an annual budget of $10 million, a 96,000 square foot facility, and a staff of 85 employees supplemented by volunteers. The Foodbank is located south of Downtown Los Angeles.
Qualifications:

The Los Angeles Regional Foodbank seeks a focused, driven professional to research, write, edit, prepare and track foundation and corporate grants.  The Senior Grant Writer will maintain all records and internal reports for funding and grants purposes.
Qualifications include:

 
·        Superior written and oral communication skills, professional demeanor
 
·        Strong interpersonal skills including networking and public speaking.
 
·        2-4 years proven proposal writing experience in nonprofit development.
 
·        Proficient computer knowledge, comfortable with new technology, software and support hardware
 
·        Superb research skills.
 
·        Detail oriented and well-organized.
 
·        Self-starter who is able to work with a minimum of supervision.
 
·        Interested in collaborating with members of the Development Team and other department team members.
 
·        Access to insured vehicle with valid California driver license.
 
Desirable:
 
·        Bachelors Degree in Journalism, Communications, Nonprofit Management or related field.
 
·        Creative problem-solver who takes an innovative approach to development.
 
·        Results driven, strong project management skills
Description:
Principal Duties:
 
·        Prepare and execute a Grants Schedule and Budget on an annual basis, in support of the Foodbank budget; produce a sufficient number of proposals per year to meet and exceed revenue goals, with a monthly minimum of 10 to 15 proposals.
 
·        Research and identify additional foundations and corporations that are likely to support priority areas, identify their funding cycles and obtain their guidelines. Prepares the schedule for submission of grant proposals and reports to include annually determined targets for new corporate/foundation revenue.
 
·        Maintain professional and proactive relationships with foundation and corporate contacts.
 
·        Write and submit persuasive funding proposals, reports, applications and other correspondence that clearly articulates LARF’s objectives to the Development Director.
 
·        Work in conjunction with Volunteer Director and Chief Product Acquisitions Officer to research prospective opportunities from corporations and organizations that participate with the Foodbank.
 
Records & Internal Reports
 
·        Maintain foundation, corporation, and governmental hard copy files as well as documents and records on a computer database.
 
·        Generate acknowledgement letters for foundation and corporate grants and donations.
 
·        Produce monthly and quarterly status reports regarding institutional giving and submit to the Development Director.
Additional:  This is not a contract or Independent Contractor post.
Contact:

Human Resources

Los Angeles Regional Foodbank

Email: www.lafoodbank.org

 

Send email résumé with cover letter & salary requirements in a Microsoft Word file. No phone calls.

 EOE

jobs@lafoodbank.org