Hiring Type: Direct hire
Location: Alexandria, VA – hybrid
Compensation range: $110-135k
Our nonprofit client is looking for a director of marketing and communications to join their team. The director will work closely with senior leadership to plan and develop the organization’s comprehensive communications and marketing strategy.
Responsibilities
- Manage public/media relations, social media, internal communications, video/podcast production, agency relations, and editorial content
- Oversee strategy and messaging for all corporate communications, including print, digital, media, partner, and social platforms
- Handle inbound media inquiries, providing timely content and assessing business value before engagement
- Oversee ISO compliance, reviewing SOPs for accuracy and regulatory adherence
- Manage issues and media responses in coordination with internal departments
- Collaborate with VP on identifying and executing internal/external communication strategies
- Support and manage planning of national conferences and events
- Partner with marketing to develop integrated campaigns that amplify strategic messages
- Work with marketing teams to implement organization-wide and product-specific campaigns
- Maintain brand standards and oversee design/packaging in line with best practices and regulations
- Assist VP in executing integrated marketing/communications plans aligned with brand messaging
- Advise senior leadership on PR, marketing, and communication strategies
- Supervise staff, consultants, and PR agencies to ensure departmental effectiveness
- Support and advise agency PR/marketing teams on local campaigns and initiatives
- Build strong agency relationships and support national communication efforts as needed
- Lead communications for high-profile national initiatives, aligning cross-functional messaging
- Manage special projects as assigned by the VP to support organizational goals
Requirements
- Degree in marketing, communications, or related discipline
- Minimum ten years of related marketing and communications experience
- Experience managing a team
