Marketing & Communications Associate

The mission of The Good Dog Foundation, Inc. is to ease human suffering from anxiety and trauma, support childhood learning, and assist people overcoming disability and disaster – using Animal Assisted Intervention.

To do this, we train volunteers with especially loving, well-mannered pet dogs to be Certified Therapy Dog teams, and we deploy them for hour-long visits to hospitals, schools, nursing homes and workplaces across the Greater NYC / Tri-State Area. We are the only therapy dog organization in the area offering authentic Certification, which requires annual re-evaluation. We also provide Professional Certification training for educators and others intending to use their dog in a professional practice.

Good Dog services are underwritten by earned and donated income. Donations come from individuals, foundations, the annual Appeal and Gala, and from Board of Directors and Corporate Partnership Council annual dues. Earned income is derived from fees for Volunteer Training, Professional Training, and Workforce Wellness Visits to businesses.

The Marketing & Communications Associate will provide crucial support for this effort, working with two vice presidents:

• VP for Business Development (sale of Good Dog services – earned income)
• VP for Communications & Giving (Good Dog fundraising chief – donated income)

Qualifications / Basic Responsibilities

• Interest in or familiarity with Therapy Dog work.
• At least two years of relevant experience in a field requiring compellingly clear, persuasive written and creative material, which will be used for fundraising and marketing communications, including proposals, press releases, brochures, website updates and enhancements, social media, and more.
• Bachelor’s degree required plus additional education credits helpful
• Excellent verbal communication, grammar, copy-editing, information management, budgeting and scheduling / logistics skills, and attention to detail.
• The facility to interpret and use data, to perform online research, and to develop ideas for use in sales marketing and fundraising.
• The ability and willingness to handle multiple assignments / deadlines – creative and administrative, print and electronic – and to perform tasks in support of perennial programs (like Good Dog’s annual Appeal and Gala) as well as those in support of new programs that further our fundraising and sales.
• Efficient ease of use of the MS Office suite of apps plus willingness to learn Salesforce, GiveSmart and Classy data management and nonprofit giving platforms.

Apply

Please, no calls. Submit your resume and cover letter for consideration to:

jobs@thegooddogfoundation.org

Resumes without cover letters will not be reviewed.

Salary: $48K – 53K (pending experience)

Location: work from home, periodic in-person as well as Zoom meetings

Work authorization: United States

The Good Dog Foundation strongly encourages applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, religion, age, color, gender or gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, national origin, marital status, or veteran status.