Director of Communications & Storytelling

Catholic Charities, Diocese of Cleveland; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 57,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

Catholic Charities, Diocese of Cleveland seeks a communications professional to lead media relations and editorial storytelling. You will align content with the organization’s mission, partner with program leaders, and manage a cross-functional editorial board and a searchable story bank to highlight impact.

The role requires an ability to translate complex programs into clear, audience-focused communications and to coordinate with an external PR agency while maintaining high editorial standards

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Minimum three years of professional experience in media relations, journalism, editorial content or PR.
• Portfolio of multi-channel editorial content demonstrating interviewing, writing and storytelling skills.
• Experience developing pitches, spokespeople and managing communications through review and approval.
• Experience creating editorial calendars and maintaining a story bank or content library.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage media relations aligned with the brand and messaging platform.
• Partner with program leaders to gather information, verify facts and align content with priorities.
• Lead editorial board development, calendar, and a searchable story bank.
• Draft and edit press materials, statements and op-eds.
• Coordinate with external PR agency and manage media outreach and timelines.
• Attend events to report stories and support media opportunities.
• Maintain quality editorial standards across channels.

Skills

Interviewing

Editing

Storytelling

Press materials

Pitch development

Editorial calendars

Content workflows

Team collaboration

Microsoft 365

CMS tools

CRM

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Photoshop

Background check

Driver's license

Education

Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, PR, English or related field

Equivalency of education and experience

Tools

Microsoft 365

CMS

CRM

Digital asset management

Job description

Catholic Charities, Diocese of Cleveland seeks a communications professional to lead media relations and editorial storytelling. You will align content with the organization’s mission, partner with program leaders, and manage a cross-functional editorial board and a searchable story bank to highlight impact.

The role requires an ability to translate complex programs into clear, audience-focused communications and to coordinate with an external PR agency while maintaining high editorial standards