Senior Communications Manager

NCSL Juvenile Justice Principles Work Group; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 76.000 - 131.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The California Native Vote Project (CNVP) seeks a Senior Communications Manager to guide and oversee communications strategies, media relations, and campaigns that advance CNVP’s justice and youth empowerment mission. You will lead content development, digital campaigns, and partnerships with allies and funders.

The role requires strong supervisory experience, expertise in strategic communications, and the ability to travel statewide.

Qualifikationen

• Experience with Native American communities and Tribal organizations preferred.
• Minimum five years as a full-time communications/public relations professional with supervisory experience.
• Graduate degree desirable or commensurate experience.
• Proven track record in content and PR strategies that raise brand awareness.

Aufgaben

• Develop and lead an integrated, organization-wide strategic communications plan.
• Lead media relations and act as spokesperson when needed.
• Manage digital campaigns and content across channels.
• Oversee internal and external communications strategies for organizing and campaigns.
• Maintain graphic identity standards and media outreach.

Kenntnisse

Native American communities experience

Supervisory experience

Communications strategy

Graphic design content

Canva

Hootsuite

Action Network

Strive

Slack

Monday.com

Microsoft Office

Driver’s license

Ausbildung

Graduate degree desirable

Degree in Communications/Marketing/Journalism

Tools

Canva

Hootsuite

Action Network

Strive

Slack

Monday.com

Jobbeschreibung

Range: $6,772 - $11,735 monthly, based on relevant experience and qualifications.

State of Vermont - Office of Legislative Counsel

The Senior Communications Manager will report to the Director of Communications to oversee and direct the flow of information between CNVP, our base, partners, media, funders, and the public. The Senior Communications Manager role will develop and lead communications strategies, direct public relations campaigns and may serve as the face of the organization at media events. This role will also serve as a key support to CNVP’s local and statewide organizing and campaigns through creating and implementing internal and external communications strategies for digital organizing campaigns, events, coalition and alliance work, electoral organizing, and may represent CNVP in local and/or statewide coalitions. The position is full‐time and exempt. This role will have direct reports.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and lead an integrated, organization wide strategic communications planto broaden awareness of CNVP and community issues and strengthen CNVP’s identity and positive image across key stakeholder audiences and the AIAN community base.
• Adapt to changes in the social justice landscape through timely communications.
• Lead content development across work areas, including graphics, reports, website, and othercommunication vehicles.
• Identify challenges and emerging issues faced by the sector and organization.
• Work with seniorleadership and the Director of Communications to recognize internal and external communications opportunities and solutions and define and execute appropriate strategies to support them.
• Uphold and further establish graphic identity standards.
• Manage media relations, including training base on media interviews, writing press releases,gaining earned media, serving as a spokesperson for the organization, managing press contacts.
• Serve as lead point person on media interactions that help promote and/or impact theorganization and actively cultivate and manage press relationships to ensure coverage of issues of strategic importance to the organization, as well as CNVP’s programs, special events, public announcements, and other projects.
• Manage, monitor, and analyze all communications channels including email campaigns,websites, social media platforms, text messaging, and other tools.
• Curate content and increase audience engagement across CNVP’s priority social media channels.
• Develop and implement digital media campaigns, including ad buys and other outreach andcommunications tactics.
• Innovate to enhance CNVP’s community work through narrative change strategies.
• Manage a communications budget.
• Recruit and manage a communications support team, associates, and/or interns to support thedevelopment and execution of the communications strategy.
• Promote a culture of high performance and continuous improvement that valueslearning and acommitment to quality control of all information released.
• Mentor and develop staff using a supportive and collaborative approach on a consistent basis.
• Coordinate communications schedules across work areas.
• Monitor field trends. -Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

We recognize that no one person will embody every quality and attribute that defines success for this position. Examples of professional and personal abilities a successful incumbent has, or can demonstrate the ability to obtain, include:

• Experience working with Native American communities and Tribal organizations is highly preferred, and a demonstrated commitment to and passion for the mission, vision, and values of CNVP.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience as a full-time communications, marketing, or public relations professional with demonstrated success and strong supervisory experience.
• Education in communications, marketing, journalism, public affairs, English, or related field preferred, with a graduate degree desirable or commensurate experience.
• Proven track record developing and executing successful content and PR strategies that drive brand awareness and amplify organizational narratives.
• Strong commitment to sovereignty, social justice, racial justice, and youth empowerment.
• Experience creating graphic design content i.e., infographics and social media posts.
• Ability to manage media contacts. Effective collaborator with excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate diplomatically and professionally with stakeholders, the community, team members, and senior management.
• Awareness of and proficiency with communications technologies such as Canva, Hootsuite, Action Network, Strive, Slack, Monday.com and other comparable applications.
• Ability to recognize, quickly adapt, and respond to shifting communication needs.
• Ability to recognize areas of opportunity and provide risk awareness for the organization.
• Excellent problem-solving and organizational skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and follow‑through. Strong ability to juggle competing, time-sensitive priorities and delegate as needed.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills (framing, grammar/spelling, editing, and storytelling).
• Strong computer skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office and a variety of office applications.
• California driver’s license, insurance, and regular access to a car.
• Available to work flexible hours, including afternoons and occasional evening and weekend events. Ability to travel throughout the state as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Communications, Marketing, or related field.
• Experience with one or more of the following areas: community organizing, action research, campaign strategy, curriculum development, alliance building, media outreach, grassroots fundraising, campaign development and/or policy.
• Proficiency with Apple computers.
• Physical Demands Able to work on a computer, including sitting at a desk, for extended periods of time.
• Manual dexterity to operate a keyboard.
• Able to stand and walk for extended periods of time.
• Able to occasionally lift objects weighing up to twenty pounds.

Hybrid in-person (two days a week or potentially more based on need) and virtual, with some evening and weekends. Some travel is required.

About the Organization

The California Native Vote Project’s (CNVP) mission is justice and self-determination for Native American communities through multigenerational power building, organizing, and civic engagement. CNVP is the first-of-its-kind effort to engage Native American communities across the state to build political power through an integrated voter engagement strategy, which centers community organizing, and braids on top of that other strategies to achieve people-powered movements - including political education, leadership development; voter education, registration, protections and mobilization; policy advocacy; research; and Native candidate preparation.