Communications & Marketing Manager

COPD Foundation; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Travel opportunities (2-3x/year)

Job summary

COPD Foundation is seeking a Communications & Marketing Manager to lead campaigns, social media, advertising, and media relations. Working with the Director of Communications & Marketing, you will write, edit, and coordinate projects across channels in a remote, mission-driven environment.

The role requires strong writing, project management, analytics, and design skills, plus ability to manage multiple deadlines and collaborate with IT, design, and development teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in public relations, communications, marketing, or related field.
• 5-7 years of nonprofit or health communications experience.
• Strong writing and editing skills with AP style.
• Experience with media relations, monitoring and distribution platforms.
• Graphic design skills; Canva proficiency.
• Analytical skills and ability to inform strategy.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, remote environment.
• Cross-functional collaboration with IT, design, and development.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate national awareness and marketing campaigns from planning through execution, with internal teams and external partners.
• Coordinate media and advertising buys, timelines, and performance reporting; assist digital strategy.
• Develop and execute social media campaigns; contribute to content development and analysis.
• Write and edit content for websites, ads, articles, newsletters, and scripts.
• Develop creative concepts and identify new ways to reach target audiences.
• Support media relations through press releases, pitches, and outreach; track coverage.
• Track and analyze performance across channels and campaigns.
• Develop reports to demonstrate impact and inform future strategy.
• Collaborate with departments to support organizational priorities.
• Provide support for conferences, events, and Foundation activities.
• Deliver excellent customer service to internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

Writing

Project management

Analytics

Social media

Digital marketing

Media relations

Content creation

Education

Bachelor's degree in public relations, communications, marketing, or related field

Tools

Constant Contact

Muck Rack

Project tracking tools

Canva

Job description

At Catapult, we are supporting our member, The COPD Foundation, in their search for a Communications & Marketing Manager. The ideal candidate is an experienced, organized, and adaptable communications and marketing professional with strong writing, project management, and analytical skills who thrives in a collaborative, mission-driven environment.

Company Overview

The COPD Foundation is a leading, mission-driven organization dedicated to advancing the understanding, treatment, and management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), bronchiectasis, and NTM lung disease. Our mission is to help millions of people live longer, healthier lives by accelerating research, expanding advocacy, and increasing awareness. We foster a collaborative and innovative environment where experts work together to develop meaningful solutions that improve outcomes for patients worldwide.

Position Overview

The Communications and Marketing Manager supports a broad range of communications and marketing initiatives that advance the Foundation's mission and programs. Working closely with the Director of Communications and Marketing, this position contributes to projects across social media, digital marketing, advertising, media relations, and national awareness campaigns. A strong communications and marketing background is essential, with excellent writing and design skills and the ability to manage complex projects and competing timelines. The Manager will collaborate with teams across the organization to develop creative ideas and carry them through to execution.

Success in this position requires someone who is highly organized, adaptable, and comfortable taking ownership of assigned work while responding well to feedback and changing priorities. Strong analytical skills are also important, including the ability to evaluate communications and marketing efforts, analyze performance data, and create reports that demonstrate impact and help inform future strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate national awareness and marketing campaigns from planning through execution, working with internal teams and external partners to manage timelines, deliverables, and campaign activities across multiple channels.
• Coordinate media and advertising buys, including placements, creative assets, timelines, and performance reporting, and assist with digital strategy and paid promotion.
• Work closely with the communications and marketing team to develop and execute social media campaigns, contributing to content development, creative concepts, and performance analysis.
• Write and edit content for a variety of platforms and audiences, including websites, advertisements, articles, blogs, newsletters, presentations, social media, and video scripts.
• Develop creative concepts and identify new ways to reach and engage target audiences through communications and marketing efforts.
• Support media relations efforts through press releases, media pitches, interview coordination, media materials, and outreach. Use media monitoring and distribution tools to track coverage and engagement.
• Track and analyze performance across media, advertising, social media, web, email, and other communications channels.
• Develop reports that demonstrate impact, identify trends, and provide insights to help inform future strategy.
• Collaborate with departments across the organization to understand communications and promotional needs and coordinate projects that support organizational priorities.
• Support communications and marketing needs for conferences, events, and other Foundation activities.
• Provide excellent customer service to internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong project management and organizational skills with excellent follow-through.
• Strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative working style.
• Experience with project management or project tracking tools.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams).
• Experience with Constant Contact, Muck Rack (or equivalent), and project tracking tools.
• Strong understanding of social media platforms and their analytics, including Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X, Google, and YouTube).

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in public relations, communications, marketing, or related field.
• 5-7 years of experience in nonprofit or health communications, public relations, or marketing, including experience managing marketing projects.
• Strong writing and editing skills with the ability to adapt content for different audiences and platforms; proficiency in AP style.
• Experience with media relations, media monitoring and distribution platforms, digital advertising, and web and social media analytics.
• Graphic design skills and expertise in Canva design software.
• Strong analytical skills with experience collecting and interpreting communications and marketing data and using results to inform strategy.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, remote environment and managing multiple deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally with teams including IT, design, and development.
• Ability to take direction, incorporate feedback, and adapt as priorities and project needs change.
• Strong attention to detail, strategic thinking, and organizational skills.
• Familiarity with health care, scientific, medical, nonprofit, or public health communications preferred.
• Designation: FT
• Pay Range: $70K-$75K
• Benefits: Full Time Benefits Overview
• Location: Remote; ability to travel approximately 2-3 times per year to support conferences, meetings, and other Foundation events

Application

While not required, you may include a link to your portfolio or examples of your when applying.

The COPD Foundation is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. COPD Foundation makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.