Senior Managing Communications Associate

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in District of Columbia, +1 more state.

📋 Description

• Develop and oversee the content strategy for Carbon180’s policy, scientific, and programmatic initiatives.

• Create and refine blogs, explainers, one-pagers, newsletters, and social media content.

• Oversee newsletter development and collaborate with program staff on content creation.

• Manage editorial calendars while ensuring adherence to voice, quality, style guides, and internal communication resources.

• Convert complex technical policy, scientific, and program information into clear, accessible language.

• Write press releases, statements, media advisories, and talking points.

• Assist with media inquiries, coverage tracking, spokesperson preparation, and communications for events.

• Generate fundraising emails, appeals, campaign materials, donor resources, reports, and webinars.

• Develop supporter pipelines and lead donor audience segmentation efforts.

• Oversee the implementation of the public education campaign focused on carbon removal.

• Manage weekly content production across various channels, including web, social media, video, and email.

• Recruit and mentor colleagues contributing both on camera and in writing.

• Maintain the campaign website.

• Establish success metrics, monitor performance, and adapt communication strategies accordingly.

• Manage social media channels, including publishing, performance tracking, and short-form video for Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube.

• Lead SEO and GEO strategies while ensuring the upkeep of carbon180.org content.

• Conduct landscape and audience analyses.

• Facilitate biannual communications impact evaluations.

• Create performance reports for program, development, and leadership teams.

• Represent Carbon180 at meetings, conferences, advocacy initiatives, and other relevant in-person events.

• Report to the Director of Communications.

⛳️ Requirements

• Six to ten years of experience in communications, marketing, content creation, journalism, or advocacy within government, NGOs, or related sectors.

• Exceptional writing skills demonstrated through blogs, social media posts, and fundraising emails.

• Ability to analyze trends and challenges, contributing to strategies, research, or policy recommendations.

• Proficiency in social media management and performance analytics.

• Familiarity with email marketing and CRM platforms; Carbon180 utilizes Mailchimp and Salesforce.

• Experience working collaboratively across teams and providing peer-level support.

• Strong communication abilities with a knack for simplifying complex subjects for varied audiences.

• Experience representing teams in meetings and engaging with stakeholders.

• Dedication to diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, and justice (DEIBJ).

• A focus on climate or carbon removal is appreciated but not mandatory.

• Engagement with donor audiences is encouraged but not essential.

• Familiarity with WordPress is a plus but not required.

• Experience in video production and relevant tools is welcomed but not mandatory.

• Capability to thrive in a remote-first setting while participating in in-person engagements as needed.

🏝️ Benefits

• 36-hour workweeks, with early closure at 1 pm every Friday.

• Designated no-meeting time each week.

• Flexible remote-first work culture.

• Four weeks of paid time off (PTO).

• Three weeks of paid organization-wide breaks, including one week in summer and two in winter.

• Four weeks of sick leave.

• Five floating holidays/personal days.

• 100% company-paid medical, dental, vision, and long-term disability insurance premiums for employees and their dependents.

• Quarterly health and wellness stipend.

• Opportunities for salary growth up to $182,404.

• Competitive compensation package.

• Commitment to an equal opportunity and inclusive workplace.