Marketing & Communications Lead – Dost

Dost is an ed-tech nonprofit building a platform to expand access to early childhood development in low-resource settings. Our mission is to unlock children’s full potential by focusing on early learning at home – the time when 90% of our brains develop.

We believe that parents of any literacy level can play a critical role in developing their children’s school and life readiness. That’s why our team at Dost Education – educators, entrepreneurs, and engineers – are passionate about using technology and user-centric product design to change the trajectory of families’ lives.

Since 2017, we’ve grown from a small pilot project with a few hundred mothers to reaching over 2 lakh families working with partners like UNICEF and state governments. Join us as we continue to innovate, grow our reach, and deepen our impact. We are supported by some of the best funders in the tech and social impact spaces like Y Combinator, Mulago, and many others.

Dost Education values diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We’re hiring a Marketing and Communications Lead

Dost is looking for a creative thinker and storyteller who can ensure consistent messaging exists across various channels. Are you someone who wordsmiths your emails to make them perfect? Do you take time to think about not just what to say, but how to say it? Are you simple, inspiring, and concise in your communication, ensuring everyone takes away the core message and action items?

If this sounds like you, you may be a great fit to join as the Marketing and Communications Lead (MarComm Lead) at Dost. This role reports to the Chief of Staff (CoS) and will support all marketing initiatives, monitor and strengthen the organization’s brand, increase visibility and engagement with organizational stakeholders, and enhance Dost’s reputation as a national responsive caregiving expert. You will have direct reports and will work closely across all functions on the larger team such as content, operations, program, and administrative staff, to execute a marketing and communications strategy for Dost Education.

Responsibilities and Duties

Communications Strategy

• Develop a comprehensive communication strategy and corresponding implementation plan that delivers the Dost Education mission, objectives, and key messages to internal and external constituencies
• Develop and implement a national and global communications strategy to create awareness and excitement about Dost Education and its initiatives
• Develop and own the strategy for visual design, messaging, and stakeholder analysis
• Create content and distribute via a wide range of electronic and print channels
• Organizationally promote and build relationships with Dost Education stakeholders
• Lead and guide the team to execute the end-to-end implementation of the initiatives
• Strategic leadership and oversight of Dost-led engagement events

Collateral and Asset Creation

• Provide marketing communications support for staff and teams to help them achieve their programmatic goals
• Create and manage logos, brand guidelines, and organizational messaging; ensure consistency across the organization
• Create flyers, posters, infographics, event materials, fundraising materials, media releases, branded merchandise, and newsletters
• Develop content that engages stakeholders and leads to measurable action, including program and promotional materials, stories and profiles, public announcements, fundraising appeals, photos, videos, and other content

Website and Social Media

• Direct and implement ongoing content creation, user analysis, site maintenance, and domain monitoring
• Manage social media strategy: create and post a wide variety of engaging content on different platforms
• Media Relations: manage reporter relationships, strategic story pitches, and analysis

Who can apply?

• Passionate about early childhood development
• At least 5 years of relevant experience

Skill(s) Required

• High-quality marketing and communications asset, collateral, branding, and campaign creation
• Strong relationship-building skills and a people person
• Execute strong social media management
• Exceptional written and communication skills along with great presentation skills
• Have a growth mindset, feeling comfortable that your role and responsibilities can adapt to new challenges and opportunities

How to apply:

If you are interested, email us at work@dosteducation.com with:

A short cover letter that includes why you are interested in Dost and this role

Your resume / CV

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