Communications Manager

PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF THE ST. LOUIS REGION & SOUTHWEST MISSOURI 

POSITION TITLE: Communications Manager

STATUS: Full-Time, Exempt

REPORTS TO: Communications Director 

DEPARTMENT: Marketing & Communications 

SALARY: $53,00-$63,000

Must have or be willing to obtain COVID vaccine, booster and flu vaccine

BENEFITS:  

Planned Parenthood St Louis Region and Southwest Missouri (PPSLRSWMO) offers a robust benefits package. 

Employer Paid:

Healthcare: Employee pays approximately $41.38 per pay period

Vision: Employee pays approximately $4 per pay period

Dental: Employee pays approximately $5 per pay period

Life Insurance: Up to $100,000

Paid Parental Leave: 8 weeks of full salary after the event (birth or adoption)

Retirement plan with up to 6% contribution after 1 year of employment

Professional Development: $1500 annually

Generous Paid Time Off: 8 Sick Days, 10 Vacation Days, 5 Care for you Days and 9 Holidays

Employee Paid/Voluntary Benefits Include:

Aflac: Short-Term Disability, Accident Policy and Hospitalization Policy

Life Insurance additional coverage up to $100,000

POSITION SUMMARY

Under the general supervision of the Communications Director, the Communications Manager will support the day-to-day execution of Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri’s (PPSLRSWMO) external and internal communications work. As a member of the Marketing and Communications team, the Communications Manager will support the department’s earned media and digital media footprints in partnership with the brand and marketing team and policy and advocacy team. The individual will also work closely with all PPSLRSWMO departments to oversee internal communications within the organization. This position may fulfill the cell phone reimbursement policy requirements.

Communications Manager responsibilities include, but are not limited to:  

EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS

● Support comprehensive communications plan development that reflects organizing opportunities and earned media narratives and supports policy and operational goals

● Serve as project manager for in-person and virtual media events Identify media opportunities and support spokespeople with briefings, messaging, and staffing

● Identify media opportunities and support spokespeople with briefings, messaging, and staffing

● Draft media materials including press releases, advisories, background documents, and memos for reporter engagement and pitches

● Media monitoring

● Work closely with Marketing and Communications team members to align on department goals, messaging, and peaks

● Develop an ethical and storytelling program that includes storyteller events, meetings, and spokesperson development

INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS

● In close collaboration with key organization stakeholders, develop internal communications strategies including goals and plans for execution

● Create internal communications including, but not limited to, staff newsletters, all-staff emails, and other written media

● Coordinate and manage internal events and peaks calendar and create communications related to its contents

● Coordinate organization’s communication needs and help develop plans that meet the organization’s goals for efficiency, transparency, and cross-team collaboration 

● Seek regular feedback on communication strategies from department heads to ensure the most effective tactics are being used

● Stay up to date on the organization’s operations and identify opportunities to proactively communicate them 

QUALIFICATIONS

● Associate’s degree with four or more years’ experience or Bachelor’s degree with two years’ experience in communications, journalism or related field.

● Ability to conceive, draft, and edit materials quickly, including the ability to understand and communicate complex issues to multiple audiences

● Excellent written and verbal skills 

● Experience working across multiple departments, managing cross-departmental collaboration

● Experience working with media, existing relationships with local or national media plus

● Possess organizational and project management skills. Must be able to multitask and meet deadlines 

ADDITIONAL DUTIES AS ASSIGNED

● Other duties as assigned

● Some travel and weeknight and weekend work are expected

● Periodic travel to other affiliate locations may be required

PPSLRSWMO maintains a strict policy prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy or pregnancy-related conditions, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, economic background, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital or relationship status, military service or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law. 

PPSLRSWMO acknowledges and owns our past and present; therefore, we seek to look inward into how white supremacy continues to show up in our organization. We have a responsibility to create a place of equity and of inclusion, and we commit to dismantling racism and moving the needle to a more equitable workplace.

PPSLRSWMO is a tobacco-free workplace and an equal opportunity employer.