Sailing Communications & Marketing Lead

US Sailing; Bristol (RI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

US Sailing, the national governing body for sailing in the United States, seeks a Communications and Marketing Manager to craft engaging content across platforms and manage multi-department projects. The role emphasizes strong writing, storytelling, and brand consistency to serve audiences from community sailing to the Olympics.

The successful candidate will coordinate website, newsletters, email campaigns, and social media calendars, adapting messaging for diverse audiences while balancing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, marketing, public relations, sports management, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 3-6 years of experience in content creation and communications.
• Excellent writing, editing, and proofreading skills.
• Experience creating content for social media and digital platforms.
• Familiarity with email marketing and content management systems.
• Ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, including evenings and weekends around major events.
• Experience working in sports or another national governing body environment.
• Strong knowledge of sailing
• Experience with platforms such as WordPress, Mailchimp, Canva, Adobe and similar communications tools

Responsibilities

• Write and edit website stories, news releases, newsletters, email communications, social media copy, event promotions, and other communications materials.
• Support organizational announcement and initiatives.
• Provide US Sailing and US Sailing Team event coverage.
• Maintain a consistent US Sailing and US Sailing Team voice, tone, and brand across communications channels.
• Identify compelling stories and opportunities to highlight the impact of US Sailing, US Sailing Team and the sailing community.
• Update US Sailing’s website as required.
• Day-to-day management of US Sailing and US Sailing Team social media channels.
• Develop social content and coordinate graphics, photography, video, and other creative assets.
• Help create social media calendars and coordinate content across platforms.
• Monitor engagement, trends and contribute ideas to grow US Sailing and US Sailing Team’s digital audience.
• Support social coverage of US Sailing events and championships.
• Support social coverage of the US Sailing Team events, championships and the athlete’s road to the Olympics.

Skills

Content creation

Writing

Editing

Proofreading

Social media management

Email marketing

CMS experience

WordPress

Mailchimp

Canva

Adobe tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, marketing, public relations, sports management, or related field

Tools

CMS (Content Management Systems)

WordPress

Mailchimp

Canva

Adobe

Job description

US Sailing, the national governing body for sailing in the United States, seeks a Communications and Marketing Manager to craft engaging content across platforms and manage multi-department projects. The role emphasizes strong writing, storytelling, and brand consistency to serve audiences from community sailing to the Olympics.

The successful candidate will coordinate website, newsletters, email campaigns, and social media calendars, adapting messaging for diverse audiences while balancing