Senior Communications & Engagement Leader

Sonoma Clean Power; Santa Rosa (CA); On-site; USD 121,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

Sonoma Clean Power seeks a Senior Communications and Engagement Manager to lead day-to-day communications, PR, editorial work, and community engagement across SCP’s service area. The role partners with the Director of PR & Marketing to set priorities, craft narratives, and oversee external communications teams and major publications.

The position requires a proven writer/editor with strong leadership, research, and relationship-building skills and a passion for clean energy, policy, and public

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, English, public relations, public policy, research, marketing, or a related field.
• Seven or more years of progressively responsible experience in strategic communications, journalism, public relations, editorial leadership, research communications, social media, or a related field.
• Experience must include communications planning, long-form writing and editing, and leadership of complex initiatives.
• Experience leading a major publication, organizational social media program, or external public relations team is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage an integrated communications calendar linking priorities, campaigns, publications, PR, social media, sponsorships, and events.
• Lead SCP’s organic social media strategy and program, including planning, standards, publishing, and evaluation.
• Supervise staff, agencies, writers, designers, translators, and other contributors.

Skills

Writing & editing

Editorial leadership

Public relations

Community engagement

Strategic communications

Media relations

Education

Bachelor’s degree in communications or related field

Tools

Microsoft 365

CMS platforms

Job description

Sonoma Clean Power seeks a Senior Communications and Engagement Manager to lead day-to-day communications, PR, editorial work, and community engagement across SCP’s service area. The role partners with the Director of PR & Marketing to set priorities, craft narratives, and oversee external communications teams and major publications.

The position requires a proven writer/editor with strong leadership, research, and relationship-building skills and a passion for clean energy, policy, and public