Strategic Marketing Manager — Nonprofit Policy & Events

Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. (CBCF) seeks a Marketing Manager to lead day-to-day campaign execution, digital strategy, and brand promotion in support of CBCF’s mission and signature events.

The role partners with the Director of Marketing & Communications and drives high-impact initiatives across departments, ensuring timely delivery and strong stakeholder engagement. A proactive, detail‑oriented marketing professional with nonprofit experience is ideal.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, or a related field required.
• 5–7 years of progressive marketing experience in nonprofit, advocacy, association, or public policy sectors preferred.
• Proven track record in promoting largescale events, conferences, or fundraising campaigns.
• Hands-on proficiency with email marketing platforms and CMS tools; familiarity with design tools and social media management suites.
• Exceptional writing, proofreading, and editing skills with ability to translate policy and research into engaging storytelling.
• Strong project management skills with ability to meet tight deadlines under executive leadership.
• Passion for CBCF mission, civil rights, racial equity, and empowering Black communities.

Responsibilities

• Operationalize annual marketing plans, campaign roadmaps, and departmental priorities with the Director of Marketing & Communications.
• Manage production timelines, crossfunctional workflows, and project deliverables across internal teams and external stakeholders.
• Prepare executive briefs, marketing dashboards, board updates, and post-campaign analyses.
• Drive event marketing for the Annual Legislative Conference, Leadership Institute celebrations, galas, webinars, and regional summits.
• Develop and enforce promotion timelines across digital, email, web, and earned media channels.
• Create promotional collateral, sponsorship decks, event signage, digital programs, and day-of materials.
• Oversee digital communications: website, email, newsletters, and social channels; ensure brand consistency.
• Monitor engagement metrics and provide data-driven insights for optimization.
• Support earned media with press materials, media lists, and press event coordination.
• Coordinate external vendors and marketing partners; track budgets and invoices.

Skills

Strategic planning

Project management

Digital storytelling

Brand marketing

Event marketing

Cross-functional collaboration

Written communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing/Comm/PR/Journ

Tools

Mailchimp

Constant Contact

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

WordPress

Canva

Adobe Creative Suite

Sprout Social

Hootsuite

Google Analytics

SEO

Meta Ads

Google Ads

Job description

Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. (CBCF) seeks a Marketing Manager to lead day-to-day campaign execution, digital strategy, and brand promotion in support of CBCF’s mission and signature events.

The role partners with the Director of Marketing & Communications and drives high-impact initiatives across departments, ensuring timely delivery and strong stakeholder engagement. A proactive, detail‑oriented marketing professional with nonprofit experience is ideal.