Communications & Marketing Coordinator in Cambridge, Massachusetts at Boston Area Rape Crisis Center

Job Title: Communications & Marketing Coordinator

Department: External Relations

Reports to: External Relations Senior Director

Position Status: Part-time

Location: Cambridge, Boston Area (hybrid: in person hours weekly on Wednesdays)

Work Schedule: 15-20 hours per week, flexible scheduling

Salary Range: $30-$40 per hour, commensurate with experience

Application deadline: Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

BARCC Overview

Founded in 1973, the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC) is the oldest and largest rape crisis center in New England, serving as the only comprehensive center for survivors of sexual violence in the Greater Boston Area. BARCC’s mission is to end sexual violence through healing, empowerment, and social change. BARCC empowers survivors of sexual violence to help find healing and seek justice in ways that are meaningful to them and works to provide education and advocacy needed to create social change and prevent sexual violence. We rely on our dedicated staff to do this important work, and our team is growing!

The External Relations team plays a critical role in advancing BARCC's mission by building the resources, relationships, and visibility necessary to sustain and grow our work. We are a collaborative, mission-driven team that values initiative, accountability, creativity, and shared ownership of outcomes.

Position Overview

BARCC is seeking a Communications & Marketing Coordinator to support the External Relations team's communications and marketing work on a part-time basis. Reporting to the Senior Director of External Relations, this person will provide hands-on support with content, collateral, and day-to-day communications tasks that keep the team's work moving.

This is a flexible, project-based role well suited to someone building experience in nonprofit communications. The Communications & Marketing Coordinator brings strong writing skills, attention to detail, and comfort managing a few recurring responsibilities independently.

Work Environment

BARCC's staff, operations, hours, and location vary by function, type of work, and work style. This is a part time position at 15-20 hours per week with a flexible schedule. This position is hybrid with in-office hours at our Cambridge office on Wednesdays. Attendance at occasional evening or weekend events at BARCC offices and off-site may be required for this position. BARCC will engage in an interactive process regarding reasonable accommodations.

Key Responsibilities

Communications & Marketing support

• Curate BARCC's social media content calendar, scheduling, and day-to-day posting.
• Support production of newsletters and e-mail blasts, including formatting, scheduling, and distribution.
• Lead consistent website updates and maintenance for community-facing and organizational content.
• Support the design and produce collateral for prevention, training, and community engagement efforts (flyers, one-pagers, toolkits) in partnership with External Relations staff.
• Help maintain a shared communications calendar to keep messaging aligned across the team.

Departmental support

• Provide light scheduling, meeting coordination, and reporting support to the External Relations team.
• Support data compilation for board, funder, and organizational reporting needs, as time allows.
• Help surface program stories and community insights that strengthen organizational messaging.

Organizational citizenship

• Model initiative, accountability, and strong follow-through.
• Act as an ambassador of BARCC, reflecting values of inclusivity, collaboration, and mutual respect.
• Participate in relevant team meetings as needed.

Physical Requirements & Essential Functions

• The role may involve remaining in a stationary position for periods of time during calls, meetings, and general role responsibilities.
• This role requires the ability to work comfortably with spreadsheets and cloud-based tools.
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and professionalism.

Required Qualifications

• Experience in communications, marketing, or related coursework (internships considered).
• Strong writing and editing skills, with comfort producing content for varied audiences and channels.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage recurring deadlines independently.
• Ability to work independently while communicating clearly with a remote or hybrid team.
• Commitment to equity, inclusion, and survivor-centered values.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bilingual in English and Spanish
• Experience with social media management, graphic design tools (e.g., Canva), or website content management systems.
• Experience in sexual violence prevention, social justice, or human services organizations.

Benefits and incentives

At BARCC, we understand the hard work and dedication necessary to support our mission-driven organization, which is why we are committed to ensuring our employees are healthy, happy, and secure. We offer the following benefits:

• 32-hour work week designed to promote healthy work-life balance
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans offered at 85% employer paid
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO): 12 vacation days, 15 paid sick days, minimum 14 paid holidays, two personal days, and two religious holidays per year
• Parental Leave and Massachusetts Paid Family Medical Leave Act (PFMLA) benefits
• Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• 403(b) retirement plan
• Commuter benefits
• Professional Development Allowance and other perks
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligible employer
• The opportunity to make meaningful change and improve the lives of others through mission-driven work, at all levels of the organization.

Hiring process and timeline

Please submit your resume and cover letter via our online application system. We want to get to know you as the incredible professional you are and ask that your cover letter not be written by AI. No phone calls, please. The full hiring process will include a phone-screen, first-round virtual interview and a final team interview. Reasonable accommodation is provided upon request.

Employment is contingent upon satisfactory completion of any background checks required by applicable law, regulation, contract, or funding requirement. Information obtained through a background check will be considered in accordance with applicable law and BARCC policy, including an individualized assessment where required.

BARCC is an equal opportunity employer committed to workforce diversity and hiring people with diverse life experiences. Survivors, people who are bilingual/bicultural, persons of color, people with disabilities, and LGBTQIA+ people are encouraged to apply