Digital & Grassroots Communications Lead

LA Voice; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Health insurance

Paid vacation

Job summary

LA Voice seeks a dynamic, justice-focused communications manager to build and drive the narrative and digital power of our organization. Reporting to the Development Director, you will shape branding, messaging, and outreach across programs, campaigns, and events.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in nonprofit communications, strong skills in digital organizing and traditional media, and experience leading a multimedia team to advance racial equity and community power in Los Angeles County.

Qualifications

• 5+ years professional experience in communications and media in a nonprofit and/or social-change environment.
• Experience with digital online platforms like Webflow, Adobe Creative Suite, social media managers, Action Network.
• Experience with traditional/earned media.
• Proven track record in developing effective data-informed messaging and branding.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and evidence of attention to detail.
• Demonstrated ability to set goals and manage projects to success.
• Cultural competence to support and promote a multi-racial, multi-lingual, interfaith environment.
• Experience with community organizing, either as an organizer or in communications for organizing groups.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement organizational branding and narrative strategy that amplifies the work of LA Voice.
• Develop and implement strategy for our social media, website, and email communication across multiple audiences: grassroots leaders, clergy of multiple faiths, donors at all levels, institutional funders and professional peers.
• Ensure that all organizational campaigns, events, and programming have a clear, goal-oriented communications strategy that covers all bases, e.g. print and online promotional materials, social media, and earned media.
• Build digital advocacy and mobilization strategies that complement our on-the-ground organizing to reach our constituencies and move people to action.
• Develop and manage communications strategy for our affiliated 501c(4) organization, LA Voice Action, in collaboration with our Civic Engagement Director.
• Analyze metrics and to inform and refine the above.

Skills

5+ years experience

digital organizing

social media

traditional media

messaging

branding

cultural competence

community organizing communications

Tools

Webflow

Adobe Creative Suite

Social media managers

Action Network

Job description

LA Voice seeks a dynamic, justice-focused communications manager to build and drive the narrative and digital power of our organization. Reporting to the Development Director, you will shape branding, messaging, and outreach across programs, campaigns, and events.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in nonprofit communications, strong skills in digital organizing and traditional media, and experience leading a multimedia team to advance racial equity and community power in Los Angeles County.