Digital Marketing Assistant

ABOUT CITY HARVEST:

City Harvest is New York’s first and largest food rescue organization and a fast-paced, high-performing nonprofit dedicated to helping feed millions of New Yorkers who struggle to put meals on their tables. During our more than 40 years serving New Yorkers in need, we have rescued more than one billion pounds of fresh, nutritious food and delivered it free of charge to hundreds of food pantries, soup kitchens, community partners, and our own Mobile Markets across the five boroughs. This year, we will rescue and distribute more than 100 million pounds of nutritious food to our neighbors in need. City Harvest works alongside our community partners to boost community capacity, expand nutrition education, and strengthen local food systems. Since our founding in 1982, City Harvest has always been there to feed our city one day, one meal, and one New Yorker at a time while fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, accountability, and excellence to maximize our impact across New York City.

The Digital Marketing Assistant will play a central role supporting City Harvest’s digital marketing efforts critical to the organization’s fundraising, creating awareness, amplifying messages, and inspiring action. 

Strategy: 

• Contribute to all aspects of City Harvest’s digital presence, including assisting in managing social, email, and website calendars, and incoming digital requests from colleagues across the organization as well as external partners 
• Support City Harvest’s influencer marketing efforts, including drafting toolkits and assisting with logistics 

Content Creation: 

• Create and update website content 
• Assist in creating emails for mass sends and help manage ongoing email campaigns 
• Source and draft content for City Harvest’s social media channels, working across internal and external teams 
  • Social coverage of various food distributions, volunteer opportunities, and events throughout the city, often posting in real-time 

Analytics: 

• Track metrics and results across all digital platforms, producing comprehensive monthly and annual reports and analyses, and sharing insights in team and department meetings 

Community Management: 

• Support community management for City Harvest’s social media channels 
  • Reviewing comments, tags, mentions 
  • Engaging when appropriate 

Requirements 

• We encourage applicants to submit a cover letter and any relevant work samples
• Experience in digital marketing and social media 
• Video editing skills 
• Strong writing and communication skills  
• Excellent interpersonal skills 
• Ability to work well under pressure, including multi-tasking and handling several deadline-sensitive projects simultaneously 
• Strong project and time management skills 
• Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite 
• Experience with WordPress and HTML preferred  
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience 
• 1-3 years professional experience 
• Ability to travel throughout the city, including 3 days in-person at our Food Rescue Center in Sunset Park, Brooklyn 

WHY WORK AT CITY HARVEST?

There are many fantastic reasons to choose a career with City Harvest. In addition to fighting food insecurity in New York, City Harvest offers the following Benefits and Rewards: 

• Competitive market salaries
• Generous time off
• Full benefits (medical, dental, vision) - employer contributions towards premiums
• Pet Insurance
• 403(b) retirement savings plan with employer-matching
• Free Mental Health Services with Better Help
• Commuter Benefits 
• Employer-provided life insurance 
• Professional development opportunities 
• Discounted staff perks (e.g., movie tickets, gym memberships, cellular plans)

At City Harvest, we enjoy working in a team-based environment and value the benefits of a diversified workplace. City Harvest is an Equal Opportunity Employer.