Communications Specialist

Communications Specialist (Sepulveda)

This position is hybrid. The pay range for this position is between $29.91 - $33.24 hourly.

About Didi Hirsch

Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services has been a national leader in whole-person mental health, crisis care, and substance use services since 1942 and is home to the nation's first Suicide Prevention Center. We are a nonprofit organization providing care to nearly 200,000 people annually across our programs. Didi Hirsch has deep roots in community-based mental health and a commitment to providing culturally responsive services that are just and equitable.

As an organization, we value equity, diversity, and inclusion. More than 1,000 dedicated employees and volunteers make Didi Hirsch's work possible. We intentionally recruit and retain a workforce that is reflective of the communities we serve and strive to cultivate a sense of belonging for them. We embrace employees and candidates from all backgrounds who want to help make this vision a reality.

Summary

The Communications Specialist will provide copywriting and content creation support for the Marketing and Communications department. This will include writing fundraising emails, newsletters, social media copy, blog posts, and other web copy. The Communications Specialist will work in collaboration with the Content Marketing Manager to follow and continuously improve key messages, writing style guide, and community guidelines for social media.

Primary Duties

• Support development of content calendar and content sharing strategy for Didi Hirsh Mental Health Services that aligns with our mission, target audience, and communication goals.

• Write copy and contribute content ideas for social media strategy.

• Works closely with the development team and communications team to write compelling fundraising copy to support our initiatives.

• Support redesign of website by writing web copy and collaborating with departments to ensure accuracy of content.

• Provide copyediting support for communications from the Development/Marketing/Communications department.

• Support the creation compelling stories that demonstrate the mission and impact of Didi Hirsch.

• Support content creation for external communications, including regular email newsletters.

Position Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, or related field.

• 1-3 years of communications experience.

• Excellent writing skills with strong attention to detail for AP style, spelling, and grammar.

• Commitment to ethical storytelling, employing a human-first approach

• Experience marketing to diverse audiences in multiple languages preferred.

• Collaborative and goal-oriented colleague comfortable working cross-functionally with multiple departments and key stakeholders

• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage any individual regardless of background.

• Exceptional at multi-tasking and time management, able to drive multiple pieces of work forward simultaneously while meeting all deadlines.

• Current California driver's license and a driving record acceptable to the Agency's insurance carrier.

• A commitment to team objectives and Didi Hirsch philosophies.

• Healthcare or non-profit industry experience preferred.

• Experience in fundraising writing a plus.

• Video editing capabilities a plus.

Our Vision

A future where everyone has equitable access to care and is empowered to achieve optimal mental health and well-being.

Our Mission

Didi Hirsch provides compassionate mental health, substance use, and suicide prevention services to individuals and families, especially in communities where discrimination and injustice limit access.

Core Values

Excellence: We are constantly innovating, learning from the communities we serve, and applying the latest research to advance best practices. We uphold the highest ethical standards to ensure we are providing compassionate and excellent care.

Diversity & Inclusion: We value diversity of background, experience, and ideas, committing to a workforce representative of the communities we serve. We celebrate differences and prioritize creating a sense of belonging.

Equity: We are dedicated to maintaining equitable practices in our healthcare delivery and workplace culture, and we work to dismantle disparities and discrimination within both systems of care and society.

Well Being: We are devoted to the well-being of our staff, volunteers, and communities, and believe healthy teams lead to healthy clients.

Advocacy: We advocate across all levels of government and use our voice to reduce barriers to care, including stigma, systemic racism, and parity across payers, with the goal of access to high quality, integrated healthcare for all.

Community Engagement: We build partnerships in the community and across sectors to create a more inclusive and responsive mental health ecosystem and enhance greater accessibility to care and support.