Communications Manager

Bridges Baltimore; Baltimore (MD); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

403(b) with employer matching

Paid vacation, sick, & holiday time

FSA options

Meal benefit

Job summary

Bridges Baltimore, a Baltimore-based nonprofit, seeks a Communications Manager to lead content creation across newsletters, website, social media, and fundraising materials. You will coordinate the News Team, manage calendars, and uphold Bridges' visual identity and brand across multiple platforms.

The ideal candidate has 5-8 years in nonprofit communications, strong writing/storytelling, and project-management skills. Hybrid work options are available with a focus on community engagement.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of professional communications experience across channels within an existing strategy.
• Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling with strong audience understanding.
• Strong project-management, planning, and organizational skills.
• Nonprofit/mission-driven communications experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead communications projects, content development, and design for newsletters, website, social media, impact report, decks, and marketing materials.
• Coordinate Bridges News Team to surface stories and gather content across locations.
• Manage Bridges' content calendar, digital communications, brand, and multimedia assets.
• Maintain brand, templates, and communication platforms/tools (Meta Business Suite, Canva, Adobe CC/InDesign, photography/video gear).
• Maintain organized archives of photography, video, design files, templates, and collateral.
• Capture and edit high-quality photography and video for programs and events.
• Coordinate external vendors and freelancers for photography, video, design, printing, and production needs.
• Support editing, design, and production of fundraising communications.

Skills

Writing & editing

Storytelling

Project management

Social media management

Interpersonal skills

Emotional intelligence

Photography/videography

Tools

Canva

Adobe Creative Cloud/InDesign

Photography equipment

Job description

Bridges Baltimore is a Baltimore-based non-profit organization committed to the long-term success of Baltimore City youth and to providing life-changing opportunities to independent school students. Bridges programs currently serve over 900 participants per year - 530 Baltimore City students ages 9-23 and 400 independent school students across four locations -with continued expansion plans over the coming decade.

The Opportunity

Bridges Baltimore is seeking a proactive, highly organized, and relationship oriented full-time Communications Manager for our non-profit organization. This role is built for a communications generalist and multimedia storyteller interested in bringing Bridges' communications strategy to life through compelling written, visual, and digital content.

Summary of responsibilities

• Leading communications projects, content development, and design for newsletters, website, social media, impact report, decks, and marketing materials.
• Coordinating the Bridges News Team to surface stories and gather content from across the organization, programs, and locations.
• Managing, monitoring, and enhancing Bridges' content calendar, digital communications, brand, and multimedia assets.
• Maintaining Bridges' brand, visual identity, templates, and communications platforms and tools, including Meta Business Suite, Canva, Adobe Creative Cloud/InDesign, and photography/video equipment.
• Maintaining an organized, accessible archive of photography, video, design files, templates, and completed collateral.
• Capturing and editing high-quality photography and video at key programs, events, and activities for use across Bridges' communications.
• Coordinating external vendors and freelancers, as needed, for photography, video, design, printing, and other production needs.
• Supporting the editing, design, and production of fundraising communications materials as requested.

The Ideal Candidate

• 5-8 years of professional communications experience, with demonstrated success managing projects and producing content across channels within an existing strategy.
• Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling skills, with a strong understanding of audience, and who can be consistent and create content that reaches diverse audiences effectively.
• Strong project-management, planning, and organizational skills, with the ability and desire to collaborate effectively and manage multiple projects with varying deadlines.
• A proactive mindset, sound judgment, and the ability / willingness to recognize and act on strategic opportunities, develop ideas, seek feedback, and learn quickly.
• Strong interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence, who will build trust across a diverse set of relationships within our organization and community.
• Experience managing social media and digital content, with proficiency in or the ability to quickly learn tools such as Canva, Adobe Creative Cloud/InDesign, and photography/video equipment.
• Pays attention to changes in the communications landscape and thinks about ways to better reach constituents in an increasingly cluttered digital communications environment.
• Strong photography and videography skills, including experience capturing and editing engaging visual content.
• Experience in nonprofit, education, youth development, or other mission-driven communications preferred.
• Compensation: The salary for this full-time 12-month role is $70,000 - $80,000, commensurate with experience.
• Benefits: Full-time employees are eligible to participate in Bridges Baltimore's comprehensive benefits program which includes, but is not limited to, medical, dental, vision, disability, 403(b) with employer matching; FSA options; paid vacation, sick, & holiday time; auxiliary insurance; meal benefit; etc.
• Start Date: This role will start in the Fall of 2026.
• Supervision: This role reports to the Senior Director of External Affairs.
• Location: The Communications Manager role is based at Bridges Baltimore's central office (Baltimore, MD) and will come with some hybrid flexibility.
• Hours: This 40-hour-per-week role will typically follow traditional business hours. It may include occasional evenings and weekends.

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Bridges Baltimore and its partner organizations are committed to creating a supportive learning environment where all individuals are valued for their unique contributions and are able to achieve their highest potential. We strongly believe that a diverse and inclusive environment is the best learning environment for our students and prepares them to live, work, and thrive in an increasingly global and multicultural community. We reject all prejudice, particularly those based on race, national and ethnic origin, religion, socioeconomic status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and physical characteristics.