Impactful Marketing & Communications Leader

Svdpseattle; Seattle, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 59,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Employee assistance program

Job summary

St. Vincent de Paul Seattle is seeking a Marketing & Communications Manager to lead external communications and marketing efforts, increasing awareness of the organization’s mission and engaging donors, volunteers, and community partners.

The role will manage multi-channel communications, collaborate with Development, Programs, and leadership to translate strategy into writing, design, scheduling, and production, and ensure brand consistency across all materials.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing, journalism, public relations, nonprofit management, or related field.
• 5+ years of professional experience in marketing, communications, nonprofit development communications.
• Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling skills with the ability to adapt content for different audiences and platforms.
• Demonstrated experience writing donor focused and fundraising communications, including appeals, newsletters, stewardship materials, and campaign messaging.
• Strong graphic design skills and demonstrated experience creating professional digital and print materials.
• Experience with design platforms such as Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, or similar tools.
• Experience managing organizational social media accounts and developing content from concept through publication.
• Experience with email marketing platforms and creating email newsletters and campaigns.
• Experience managing websites or content management systems preferred.
• Understanding of nonprofit fundraising and donor engagement strongly preferred.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines, and competing priorities while maintaining strong attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute an annual communications and marketing strategy aligned with organizational, fundraising, program, and volunteer engagement priorities.
• Manage the organization’s communications calendar to coordinate donor communications, program messaging, social media, newsletters, campaigns, events, and other outreach.
• Serve as a steward of St. Vincent de Paul’s brand, ensuring consistent messaging, voice, visual identity, and quality across communications.
• Develop compelling stories that demonstrate the impact of St. Vincent de Paul’s programs and center the dignity and experiences of the people and communities served.
• Create marketing and outreach materials, including flyers, brochures, presentations, event collateral, signage, digital graphics, and other materials as needed.
• Manage relationships with external vendors, printers, photographers, designers, or other communications partners when appropriate.
• Support media relations, press releases, community announcements, and other public-facing communications as needed.
• Develop donor appeals and fundraising campaign communications, including year-end giving, Giving Tuesday, special campaigns, and other fundraising initiatives.
• Lead the development and production of the organization’s annual report, working across departments to gather impact data, stories, photography, and other content.
• Develop campaign messaging, case statements, impact stories, donor stewardship materials, event communications, and other fundraising collateral.
• Ensure fundraising communications include clear and compelling calls to action while remaining consistent with St. Vincent de Paul’s mission and voice.
• Collaborate with Development to segment and tailor communications for donors, volunteers, community partners, and other audiences when appropriate.

Skills

Storytelling

Writing & editing

Graphic design

Social media management

Email marketing

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing, journalism, public relations, nonprofit management, or related field

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Canva

Content Management Systems

Job description

St. Vincent de Paul Seattle is seeking a Marketing & Communications Manager to lead external communications and marketing efforts, increasing awareness of the organization’s mission and engaging donors, volunteers, and community partners.

The role will manage multi-channel communications, collaborate with Development, Programs, and leadership to translate strategy into writing, design, scheduling, and production, and ensure brand consistency across all materials.