Marketing Communication Director directs, implements, monitors, and evaluates marketing communications strategy and programs, including advertising, branding, product promotion, and regulatory matters. Designs, develops, and distributes consistent themes, messaging and branding throughout all communication touch points. Being a Marketing Communication Director builds cross-functional relationships with organizational stakeholders to understand products, customers, and industry and develop a focused communication program. Oversees efficient processes for the regulatory review and approval of communication materials. Additionally, Marketing Communication Director explores and adopts new channels, methods, and platforms to optimize marketing communications. May oversee planning for trade shows and conferences to showcase products and amplify messaging. Develops budgets and internal and external resources for communication program delivery. Requires a bachelor's degree. Typically reports to top management. The Marketing Communication Director manages a departmental sub-function within a broader departmental function. Creates functional strategies and specific objectives for the sub-function and develops budgets/policies/procedures to support the functional infrastructure. To be a Marketing Communication Director typically requires 5+ years of managerial experience. Deep knowledge of the managed sub-function and solid knowledge of the overall departmental function. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
Description
About SBP
SBP, a leading social impact organization focused on disaster resilience and recovery, solves the challenges facing at-risk communities and scales impact with a proven model that brings the rigor of business and innovation to reduce risk, create resilient communities and streamline recovery. By taking this holistic approach, SBP shrinks the time between disaster and recovery in three connected ways—prepare, shape and build:
1. SBP prepares individuals, communities and organizations to mitigate risk and speed recovery.
2. SBP shapes federal policy and system change and state and local disaster recovery programs to be more efficient and effective.
3. SBP builds resilient communities efficiently and effectively and shares our proven model and approach with others.
Position Summary
Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of communities affected by natural disasters and climate threats? Do you have skills in brand building, managing content for dynamic websites and e-newsletters, developing engaging thought leadership and collateral, and supporting media relations? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as the Director of Communications for SBP USA, a leading national social impact organization dedicated to helping vulnerable, displaced families shrink the time between disasters and recovery by increasing preparedness, mitigating risk, building resilience, and influencing policy change.
As the Director of Communications, you will report to the Chief Communications and Marketing Officer and play an important role in operational communication—and helping implement SBP’s communication strategy. Your top priorities will be owned media and earned media, while also contributing strong crossover skills to build a strong culture of communications and implement other activities across the team’s communications and marketing portfolio. Primarily, you will serve as the managing editor of the SBP website and e-newsletter, the first point of contact for media relations and supporting media outreach, and the project manager for creating brand assets and collateral. You’ll be the lead producer of compelling blogs and web stories, and other visual and written collateral, to increase SBP’s reach, influence, and support among media, donors, partners, and the general public. You’ll be joining a dynamic team that includes the Chief Communications and Marketing Officer as well as a Director of Marketing and a Marketing and Communications Associate.
Responsibilities
Requirements
Join our dedicated team and help us amplify the voices of those affected by disasters while driving positive change through effective digital communications and media relations. Apply now to be part of our mission to rebuild lives and communities impacted by disasters across the United States.
Salary range: $70,000 - $110,000 based on experience.
SBP is building a diverse and experienced staff. The organization encourages multiple perspectives and experiences, supports a multicultural environment, and strives to hire and retain a diverse workforce that reflects the populations we work with and the communities where we work. Our hiring and business practices appreciate the strengths offered through different backgrounds.
SBP is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, gender, creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, marital status, veteran status, disabled veteran status, or status as a member of any other protected group or activity.
It is the policy of SBP not to discriminate against any individual, person, or group on the basis of disability and the intent of SBP to address any complaints that may arise pursuant to Section 504.