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Marketing & Communications Assistant

This position plays a vital role in supporting Five Star Life growth, impact, and success through effective marketing and communications efforts. This includes work with Five Star Life radio, podcast, and video media management, social media management, targeted advertising, photography and videography, and more.
Elkhart, IN
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Job Title: Marketing and Communications Assistant

Direct Report Supervisor: President

Additional Supervisors: Five Star Life Business Office

Required Availability: 

  • Full-Time Role (30-40 hours per week)
  • Works on-site, Includes weekdays and weekends 

About Five Star Life: 
Five Star Life is a nonprofit organization committed to changing the face of culture by changing the mindsets of kids. Our programs teach leadership, character, and positive mindset, and everything we do is rooted in our core values: Respect, Responsibility, Integrity, Sacrifice, and Courage. These values shape how we lead, how we serve, and who we hire. We are looking for someone who shares our mission and embodies our values—someone who not only has the skills to do their job, but also the character, integrity, respect, and work ethic to positively contribute to our culture and impact.

Position Summary: 

This position plays a vital role in supporting Five Star Life growth, impact, and success through effective marketing and communications efforts. This includes work with Five Star Life radio, podcast, and video media management, social media management, targeted advertising, photography and videography, and more. 

Key Responsibilities:

  • Social Media Management
    • Pull engaging clips from radio, podcast, and video curriculum to use in social media
    • Post on social media, targeting certain audiences and calling followers to action
    • Engage on social media with friends and those Five Star Life follows
    • Show effectiveness of social media with high numbers of engaged users
  • Radio, Podcast, and Video Curriculum Media Management
    • Manage the recording, editing, and packaging of Five Star Life Radio and Podcast shows
    • Send or upload packaged radio and podcast content to the proper channel
    • Manage the recording of Five Star Life Video Curriculum
    • Package and send Video Curriculum content to the proper channel
  • Marketing
    • Plan, prepare, and execute effective marketing campaigns
    • Know the calendar for all Five Star Life program areas and other events, and utilize the full calendar to market for 
    • Show effectiveness of marketing with high numbers of program registrations
    • Manage marketing campaigns with checkpoint dates that mark events in the campaign calendar and draw in more registrations
  • Branding and Content
    • Uphold the Five Star Life brand through the creation of fliers, digital resources, etc.
    • Gather, organize, and utilize a variety of photos and videos from different Five Star Life programs and sites that show an appealing and clear picture of Five Star Life. 
    • Field and complete communication requests by Directors for other digital resources needed 
  • Organizational Support and Other as Determined by The Business Office
    • Participate in team meetings, staff workdays, service projects, and fundraising event support
  • Support logistics for events and occasional fundraising activities
  • Drive between Five Star Life sites (Elkhart, Union, Mishawaka, and Osceola)
  • Develop and maintain systematic and efficient approaches to all tasks to ensure completion at a high level and in a timely manner to support organizational goals and needs. 
  • Expense request order submissions as applicable. 
Qualifications and Skills
  • High level of character, integrity, and reliability
  • Ability to work independently and solve problems with minimal supervision
  • Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation
  • Possesses skills and experience in photography and videography
  • Excellent video and photo editing skills
  • Excellent content creation skills
  • Knowledgeable about social media marketing strategies and marketing campaigns
  • Excellent Canva skills
Cultural Fit

We’re looking for someone who:

  • Embodies Five Star Life’s core values in both personal and professional conduct
  • Takes ownership and pride in their work
  • Approaches every task—big or small—with excellence
  • Understands that well-maintained spaces contribute to transforming lives
  • Respects authority and embodies the attributes of a servant leader

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