Marketing Manager - Agriculture Future of America (AFA)
Full Time • Kansas City, MO/Remote
Description
As Marketing Manager, you will help shape how Agriculture Future of America (AFA) engages our audiences through compelling, mission-driven marketing and communications. This role serves as our lead content designer, creating polished, on-brand materials that support programs, events, fundraising, and strategic initiatives. You will collaborate across our internal team and with external partners to deliver creative solutions, strengthen brand consistency, and advance AFA's mission.
This Position is Ideal if you…
Enjoy designing across digital and print platforms.
Blend creativity and strategy to create compelling content.
Collaborate effectively with diverse teams and stakeholders.
Manage multiple priorities while maintaining attention to detail.
Use data and insights to improve results.
Are adaptable, proactive and passionate about AFA's mission.
Your Primary Functions:
Serve as a steward of the AFA brand, ensuring consistency in visual identity, messaging and voice across all communications and experiences.
Create and manage branded marketing materials across print and digital channels, including presentations, event collateral, email campaigns, social media content, signage and promotional assets.
Develop and maintain templates, creative resources and brand tools that improve organizational efficiency and consistency.
Plan, execute and optimize integrated marketing campaigns across email, web, social media, events and other channels, using performance data and audience insights to improve results.
Partner with internal teams to develop marketing and communication solutions that support organizational priorities, programs, events, fundraising initiatives and partnerships.
Manage multiple marketing and creative projects simultaneously, coordinating timelines, feedback, production and deliverables.
Coordinate with vendors, contractors and external partners to support design, print, photography, video and other marketing needs.
Stay current on marketing, content and design trends and provide strategic, flexible support as organizational priorities evolve.
Provide flexible marketing support and serve as a strategic partner as organizational priorities and team needs evolve.
Competencies
Ability to build trust, foster collaboration, and maintain strong relationships with internal teams and external partners.
Strong creative and analytical skills, with the ability to develop innovative marketing solutions and use data to evaluate effectiveness and inform decisions.
Exceptional written communication skills, including the ability to translate complex ideas into clear, compelling messages for diverse audiences.
Strong presentation and interpersonal skills, with the confidence to communicate recommendations, influence stakeholders, and gain alignment on priorities.
Required Education and Experience
Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, public relations or related field
3-5 years of marketing experience
Proficient in Adobe Suite
Email marketing, social media content creation
Digital and event marketing experience
Preferred Education and Experience
Email platform experience (Account Engagement, Constant Contact, Active Campaign, etc.)
Involvement in or working knowledge of agriculture and food industry
Donor and alumni marketing
Supervisory Responsibility
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