Senior Vice President, Communications

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• The primary responsibility of this position involves overseeing ACA's overall communications strategy and ensuring that all stakeholder groups—including members, volunteers, donors, partners, staff, and the public—receive communications that are clear, engaging, and actionable.

• Developing and implementing a comprehensive, integrated communications strategy that promotes ACA’s mission, provides essential information to key stakeholders to motivate them to take action, and enhances its national visibility.

• Leading the long-term brand positioning and messaging frameworks that reinforce and extend ACA’s role as the foremost voice for the camp community, supporting accredited camps, members, volunteers, and other key stakeholders to achieve the strongest collective impact on all camp participants.

• Building and sustaining audience profiles for each of ACA's primary stakeholder groups; crafting tailored strategies to navigate through the noise and inspire action from each audience.

• Overseeing the strategic vision and leadership for communication and marketing, including content, digital initiatives, website management, public relations, communications, video production, marketing, and fundraising campaigns.

• Establishing and continuously refining a distinct tone and voice for the organization while ensuring a standard of excellence.

• Acting as the strategic advisor to the CEO, executive team, and Board of Directors by developing and executing communications and marketing strategies that align with the organization’s goals.

• Ensuring that members, volunteers, and other key stakeholders receive communications that foster engagement, cross-selling, up-selling, and participation in ACA programs and events.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience is required; a Master’s in Communications, MBA, or a related field is preferred.

• A minimum of 12 years of professional experience in communications, marketing, public relations, or a related field, with demonstrated leadership in managing complex, multi-stakeholder communications environments.

• Proven capability to create and implement communications strategies that drive measurable stakeholder engagement and organizational growth.

• A strong history of achieving both quantitative and qualitative results: setting and meeting metrics while also enhancing brand, voice, and trust.

• Experience in managing external agency and vendor relationships; skilled in providing strategic direction and holding partners accountable for their goals.

• Experience leading a cross-discipline marketing and communications team and supervising multi-channel communications, including digital, print, PR, and crisis response.

• A polished communicator and adept writer, capable of articulating complex ideas to diverse audiences; able to serve as an organizational spokesperson and thought leader when necessary.

• A strong passion for youth development and a commitment to our mission, vision, goals, and strategic plans, along with a belief in our cause.

• Camp or youth development experience is a valuable asset but not a requirement. Significant external marketing experience, particularly in consumer brand-building, is highly regarded.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.

• Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.

• A collaborative and inclusive work environment.

• The chance to make a meaningful impact in youth development and the camp community.