Knowledge & Communications Strategist

Southern California Grantmakers; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern California Grantmakers (SCG) seeks a Manager, Knowledge & Communications to drive strategic communications for membership, programs, and policy initiatives. You will lead storytelling, digital marketing, and editorial strategies, supervising the Associate, Knowledge & Communications, and coordinating with SCG, NCG, and SDG staff to advance learning and engagement.

This role emphasizes data-informed storytelling, brand consistency, and cross-functional collaboration to support SCG’s

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in a fast-paced environment, preferably in philanthropy/nonprofit.
• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Marketing, Public Relations or related fields.
• Experience with CRM and CMS highly desired or an interest in learning these systems.
• Experience with Pardot or other email marketing platforms; knowledge in basic HTML preferred.
• Experience managing social media communities.

Responsibilities

• General Communications & Marketing: plan and execute marketing for programs and events, manage editorial calendar, edit for clarity and consistency.
• Executive Communications & Media Relations: craft talking points, speeches, op-eds, and press releases.
• Email Marketing: lead content for email campaigns and strengthen digital strategies.
• Social Media: supervise digital strategies across platforms and maintain brand consistency.
• Website: lead content production for socalgrantmakers.org with storytelling and design alignment.
• Learning & Evaluation: develop internal/external learning strategies for online platforms.
• Oversee the Associate, Knowledge & Communications; collaborate across SCG/NCG/SDG.

Skills

Editing & writing

Project management

Analytical thinking

Social media management

Email marketing

Content strategy

Storytelling

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s in Communications

Tools

CRM

CMS

Pardot

HTML

Job description

Southern California Grantmakers (SCG) seeks a Manager, Knowledge & Communications to drive strategic communications for membership, programs, and policy initiatives. You will lead storytelling, digital marketing, and editorial strategies, supervising the Associate, Knowledge & Communications, and coordinating with SCG, NCG, and SDG staff to advance learning and engagement.

This role emphasizes data-informed storytelling, brand consistency, and cross-functional collaboration to support SCG’s