Chicago Impact Communications & Engagement Lead

Sportanddev; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Laureus USA seeks a Communications & Engagement Manager to support Sport for Good Chicago. The role focuses on visibility, engagement, and coordination of the coalition, with responsibilities spanning programming, events, advocacy, grants, and communications to elevate youth voice and community impact.

The position serves as a project manager and connector, collaborating across local and national teams to ensure timely, consistent messaging and stakeholder alignment.

Qualifications

• Passion for the role of sport in youth and community development.
• Familiarity with Chicago’s nonprofit, youth development, education, sports, or community ecosystems strongly preferred.
• Able to communicate clearly, thoughtfully, and effectively across multiple audiences and platforms.
• Understands how storytelling, narrative, and communications can strengthen movements, partnerships, and public engagement.
• Skilled at drafting newsletters, presentations, social content, talking points, event communications, and external-facing materials.
• Experience with email platforms (such as Mailchimp), social media platforms, and website management platforms; familiarity with design platforms like Canva.
• Able to elevate youth voice, partner impact, and coalition stories in authentic and community-centered ways.
• Strong relationship builder with experience engaging nonprofit partners and community stakeholders.
• Comfortable building and maintaining systems, trackers, workflows, and communication processes.
• Ability to navigate fast-moving and evolving environments.
• Able to move projects from idea to implementation with consistency and responsiveness.
• Enjoys working collaboratively in team and coalition environments.
• Demonstrated commitment to equity and inclusion across all forms of diversity and difference.
• At least 4-7 years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute communications strategies to elevate Sport for Good Chicago and Laureus USA.
• Coordinate development and distribution of newsletters, presentations, impact reports, talking points, event materials, and external-facing communications.
• Support storytelling efforts that highlight youth voice, community impact, coalition successes, and the role of sport-based youth development across Chicago.
• Coordinate collection of stories, photos, videos, testimonials, partner spotlights, and advocacy content.
• Support social media, website updates, and community engagement efforts in partnership with local and national teams.
• Assist in amplifying coalition campaigns, legislative priorities, events, and public engagement opportunities.
• Coordinate communications timelines, approvals, and assets across local and national teams for alignment.
• Support planning and execution of Sport for Good Chicago events, coalition meetings, Leadership Council activities, and working groups.
• Coordinate logistics, scheduling, materials, and stakeholder communications for coalition and program activities.
• Track timelines, deliverables, and action items across coalition and program workstreams.
• Support relationship management and follow-up with coalition partners and external stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen coalition participation, partner experience, and operational effectiveness across initiatives.

Skills

Storytelling

Relationship building

Project management

Communications strategy

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

Mailchimp

Canva

Website management platforms

Job description

Laureus USA seeks a Communications & Engagement Manager to support Sport for Good Chicago. The role focuses on visibility, engagement, and coordination of the coalition, with responsibilities spanning programming, events, advocacy, grants, and communications to elevate youth voice and community impact.

The position serves as a project manager and connector, collaborating across local and national teams to ensure timely, consistent messaging and stakeholder alignment.