Communications Specialist

Richi Foundation; Boston (MA); Remote; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Richi Foundation seeks a Communications Specialist to lead social media, outreach, and donor communications from November 2026. The role is fully remote, with occasional travel to Boston, MA, and alignment to Eastern Time working hours.

You will manage HubSpot-based campaigns, craft press materials, and coordinate events and brand assets across initiative sub-brands. Fluency in English is required, Spanish encouraged, and collaboration with the Boston team is essential.

Qualifications

• Mission-aligned, proactive communicator focused on pediatric oncology nonprofits.
• Excellent written and spoken English; Spanish encouraged.
• Proven experience with social media management and content creation.
• Experience with press releases, media relations, and email marketing.
• CRM management, data hygiene, list segmentation, and forms.
• Event coordination and vendor management.
• Attention to tagging, permissions, and detail.

Responsibilities

• Social Media & Community Management: strategy, content, and weekly scheduling across major platforms.
• Community & Ecosystem Outreach: empathetic outreach to families and partner orgs.
• Media Relations & Outreach: draft press releases and pitch stories.
• CRM & Database Management: maintain contacts and forms in HubSpot.
• Donor Communications: manage thank-you notes and campaign emails.
• Email Campaigns & Web Management: design campaigns in HubSpot; Squarespace maintenance.
• Graphic Design & Branding: create on-brand digital/print assets with Canva.
• Event & Production Support: manage invitations, RSVPs, vendors, and logistics.

Skills

Social media management

Outreach & community engagement

Media relations

CRM & data hygiene

Content & visual design

Event coordination

Execution & detail

English proficiency

Spanish proficiency

Tools

HubSpot

Squarespace

Canva

Job description

We are Hiring: Communications Specialist

The Richi Foundation is seeking a proactive, highly organized, and creative Communications Specialist to manage and execute our day-to-day communications from November 2026.

We are looking for someone who is genuinely engaged with our mission and driven to make a meaningful impact. While this role is fully remote , candidates must be able to collaborate seamlessly with our core team based in Boston, MA (primarily aligning with Eastern Time Zone working hours), and be able to travel to Boston a few times a year.

To ensure a smooth transition, the role includes a structured onboarding and handover period to help you get fully up to speed on our tools, workflows, and distinct initiative brands.

Key Responsabilities

• Social Media & Community Management: Strategy, content creation, and weekly scheduling across LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and X for all main foundation and initiative accounts. Monitor recurring calendar dates, manage team/initiative tagging rules, and handle community engagement.
• Community & Ecosystem Outreach: Conduct thoughtful, empathetic outreach across the childhood cancer community---sharing relevant resources, updates, and information with patient families, partner non-profits, and advocacy groups.
• Media Relations & Outreach: Draft and distribute press releases, pitch stories, and manage relationships with journalists and media outlets to elevate foundation visibility.
• CRM & Database Management: Maintain and update contact lists, manage contact type categorization, build automated forms, and organize marketing contacts within HubSpot.
• Donor Communications: Support donor engagement by managing thank-you communications, executing campaign emails, and maintaining updated donor records in our database.
• Email Campaigns & Web Management: Design and deploy campaign emails using HubSpot. Maintain and update initiative websites using Squarespace, ensuring privacy policies and landing pages are properly configured.
• Graphic Design & Branding: Produce original on-brand digital and print assets using Canva, maintaining visual cohesion across all distinct initiative sub-brands.
• Event & Production Support: Manage invitations, guest lists, RSVPs, and automated event registration workflows. Coordinate external print and video vendors, source media contractors (photographers/videographers), and assist with overall logistics for key foundation events and programs.

Qualifications & Experience

• Mission Alignment: Passionate, self-motivated, and deeply engaged with our foundation's purpose and impact, particularly in supporting pediatric oncology families and healthcare non-profit initiatives.
• Languages: Excellent written and spoken English is required. Proficiency or fluency in Spanish is strongly encouraged.
• Community & Partner Engagement: Proven experience conducting clear, empathetic outreach to families, community leaders, partner organizations, and non-profit networks.
• Digital Communications & Media: Proven experience in social media management, press release writing, media relations, email marketing, and web management.
• CRM & Data Hygiene: Practical experience managing CRM contacts, list segmentation, and automated forms (HubSpot experience highly valued).
• Content & Visual Design: Experience creating original, branded digital and print collateral.
• Event & Vendor Coordination: Track record of managing invitations, guest RSVPs, event marketing, and working with external vendors.
• Execution & Detail: Exceptional organizational skills, meticulous attention to detail (tagging, permissions, contact hygiene), and a collaborative mindset.

Role Details

• Position: Communications Specialist
• Schedule: Full-Time
• Start Date: Mid-November 2026
• Location: Fully Remote (Aligning with Boston, MA / ET working hours), availability to travel occasionally to Boston. Candidates from Latin America, and Spain are strongly encouraged to apply.