Senior Communications Lead: Social Media & Storytelling

Council of Foundations; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 87,000 - 92,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off and holidays

Health and dental insurance

Health savings account

Retirement plan

Matching gifts program

Employee assistance program

Professional development opportunities

Rejuvenation leave

Relocation assistance

Job summary

The Ford Family Foundation in Roseburg, Oregon, invites a Senior Communications Associate to advance its mission through strategic social media, digital storytelling, and brand stewardship. This exempt role collaborates across programs to elevate rural voices and showcase investments and impact.

Reporting to the Communications Director, you will lead social media planning, content development, and analytics, while guiding staff on best practices and partner relationships.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, marketing, public relations, digital media, or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible experience in communications, digital engagement, social media management, marketing, public relations, journalism, or related communications work.
• Demonstrated experience independently developing, executing, and evaluating organizational social media strategy across multiple platforms.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating social media strategy, digital storytelling, writing, platform fluency, audience awareness, and measurable engagement outcomes.
• Experience developing editorial calendars, integrated campaigns, platform-specific content, community-management practices, and social media performance reporting.
• Strong writing, editing, proofreading, and storytelling skills, with the ability to translate complex information for diverse audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to use analytics and audience insights to evaluate effectiveness, exercise judgment, and recommend improvements to communications approaches.
• Experience managing multiple projects, priorities, stakeholders, and deadlines with a high level of ownership and limited day-to-day direction.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Foundation's social media planning, implementation, and ongoing management across platforms.
• Develop editorial calendars, content plans, and campaign strategies that elevate Foundation priorities and rural community voices.
• Create, edit, publish compelling written, visual, and multimedia content tailored to platform-specific audiences and goals.
• Monitor audience engagement, platform trends, emerging issues, and digital communications best practices, recommending opportunities to strengthen the Foundation's digital presence.
• Manage audience engagement and community management activities across social media channels while exercising sound judgment regarding public interactions and responses.
• Design and execute digital campaigns that support Foundation initiatives, research, publications, partnerships, events, and organizational announcements.
• Serve as an internal subject matter expert on social media and digital engagement practices, providing guidance and recommendations to Foundation staff.
• Collaborate with program, policy, learning, and leadership teams to identify, develop, and publish stories that demonstrate the Foundation's mission, investments, partnerships, and impact.
• Coordinate content development efforts with external vendors, contractors, photographers, videographers, and creative partners as needed.

Skills

Social media strategy

Digital engagement

Storytelling

Project management

Communication

Analytical thinking

Collaboration

Content development

Education

Bachelor's degree in communications/journalism/marketing/PR/digital media

Tools

CMS

Email marketing platforms

Social media analytics tools

Job description

The Ford Family Foundation in Roseburg, Oregon, invites a Senior Communications Associate to advance its mission through strategic social media, digital storytelling, and brand stewardship. This exempt role collaborates across programs to elevate rural voices and showcase investments and impact.

Reporting to the Communications Director, you will lead social media planning, content development, and analytics, while guiding staff on best practices and partner relationships.