Digital Content Specialist - full-time - 1st shift - Mon-Fri

Why CMHA?
Community Mental Health Affiliates, Inc. (CMHA) is a private non-profit treatment provider headquartered in New Britain, with seven locations throughout the city and in Waterbury. We partner with clients and the community to promote recovery from mental illness and substance use, treating more than 7,500 adults and children each year. CMHA is Connecticut’s first fully Joint Commission accredited Behavioral Health Home and is a SAMHSA Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC). Visit cmhacc.org to learn more.
Internal mobility and career pathing is a focus at CMHA with many employees growing from individual contributors to leaders.
CMHA is looking to hire a full-time, 1st shift, Digital Content Specialist for our Communications/External Relations Program. This position is fully onsite, located at 233 Main St. New Britain, CT 06051. Monday-Friday, 8:30am-4:30pm
Compensation Range: The annual salary range for this position starts at $57,000.
Compensation for each position is determined not only by years of relevant experience, education, and skills, but also by maintaining internal pay equity. CMHA also takes into consideration our benefits and paid time off package to provide a well-rounded and competitive approach to the applicant’s overall compensation.
Position Summary: In collaboration with the Marketing and Communications team, this role increases public awareness of agency through storytelling, brand building, content creation, and digital engagement. Provides innovative, timely, high quality internal and external written and visual communications via all channels to support agency strategic direction and development. Assists with the development and implementation of outreach and marketing/advertising strategies to support agency growth, visibility, and impact.
Essential Responsibilities:

Develop engaging content and manage CMHA’s website and social media pages - Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube. Research trends and developments in social media and digital communications making sure agency is on trend.
Craft compelling written, graphic, and digital communications through interviews, photography, graphic design, organization of information, and research for use in all media to include articles, newsletters, social platforms, and promotional advertising materials for internal and external audiences.
Provide consistent public messaging across all communication channels. Assist in the development and maintenance of the “CMHA Voice” in collaboration with the Marketing and Communications team.
Assist in small and large-scale promotional video production with marketing and communications team, agency staff, and external producers.
Produce and edit short video clips for social media posts, agency recruitment efforts, etc.
Assist with implementation of CMHA’s external and internal events.
Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements:

Bachelor’s Degree with a Concentration in Marketing/Communications/PR/Business
A minimum of four years’ successful experience in marketing, communications, media, graphic design, public relations.
Digital Marketing, graphic design, writing and editing, and digital/social media content management are mandatory.
Portfolio required.
Advanced experience with Microsoft Office Suite, (Adobe Creative Cloud (or other industry standard creative design tools, i.e. Canva) Familiarity with website content management and CRM tools (Joomla, Squarespace, WordPress, Hootsuite, HubSpot etc.).

We care about our employees by offering benefits that strike a harmonious work-life balance. We also care about your future. CMHA offers:

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance packages.
403(b)- retirement savings plan with CMHA matching starting after 1 year of service.
11 observed holidays.
3 Wellbeing days off on a Friday throughout the year to extend a long weekend.
2 CHMA/Personal days to use throughout the calendar year.
Up to 24 days of PTO that increases with years of service
Paid agency closure between Christmas and New Year’s (except 24/7 programs)*must be approved annually.
Company paid Life Insurance and Long Term Disability.
A comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that offers counseling, coaching, and wellness resources for staff as well as members of their household.
Higher education tuition discounts at participating schools through the Alliance’s academic partnerships.
Free ongoing professional development opportunities and continuous access to Continuing Education Units (CEUs), featuring comprehensive training in Evidence-Based Practices, such as EMDR, DBT, and CBT.
Employee discounts for shopping, the New Britain YMCA, travel, and entertainment.
Free employee subscriptions to the calm app.
Annual Company Picnic.
CMHA-sponsored Loan Reimbursement Program and Scholarship Program.
Free Student Loan Wellness for eligible employees and their family members access to:
Student loan consolidation and refinancing.
Loan payoff projection dashboard.
Coaching and support via chat, email, and phone.
College cost calculator.
College financial planning.
3 NHSC-approved sites for federal student loan repayment.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Enhancement for eligible employees access to:
Automated Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) form management for past and present employers.
Automated reminders for annual (PSLF) recertifications to help you stay on track.
Resources and ongoing communications that make PSLF understandable.
The opportunity to receive the national average of $72,000.00 in forgiveness. Community Mental Health Affiliates is an Equal Opportunity Employer except in the case of a bon fide occupation qualification or as otherwise permitted or required by law, does not discriminate of the basis of race, color, age, disability, sec, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical condition including by not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familiar status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.
Any individual needing assistance completing an online application should contact CMHA's Human Resources Department at Careers@cmhacc.org
Job ID: 440