Associate Director, Fellow Engagement and Communications

New York, USA (Hybrid)

$79K/yr – $99K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive Braven\'s post-Accelerator Fellow engagement strategy and social channels to boost internship and first-opportunity outcomes.

  • Own the national post-Accelerator Fellow engagement strategy and MyBraven platform adoption.
  • Must-have: 5–7 years in engagement or communications with cross-functional programs.
  • Standout: Experience leading national-scale programs and social-media-driven engagement.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Design and own Braven's national post-Accelerator Fellow engagement strategy, setting direction and standards for how we engage Fellows through graduation using scalable, data-informed approaches
  • Shift Braven's Fellow communications from primarily informational to engagement-driven, ensuring messaging and content drive participation in high-impact behaviors tied to career outcomes
  • Partner closely with Career Communities Directors to ensure communications drive Fellow participation in industry-specific and pathway-specific programming, including graduate school and service year pathways
  • Own the Fellow engagement strategy for the MyBraven platform, driving adoption, usage, and sustained participation while contributing insights to platform optimization decisions
  • Establish and monitor engagement metrics that are explicitly connected to Fellow outcomes (e.g., internship attainment, interview readiness, strong first opportunity), ensuring strategy drives results—not just activity
  • Lead cross-functional alignment and decision-making across Program Operations, Product, Systems, and Marketing to ensure engagement efforts operate as a cohesive national system
  • Determine the most effective channels and formats (e.g., platform content, social media, email, text) for engaging post-Accelerator Fellows based on data and Fellow behavior
  • Build feedback loops and continuous improvement mechanisms to refine engagement strategies based on performance, Fellow input, and outcomes data
  • Lead Social Media as a Core Engagement and Learning Channel for Fellows (30%) - Design and lead Braven's social media engagement strategy for post-Accelerator Fellows, positioning social platforms as a key channel for education, skill-building, and motivation—not just brand awareness
  • Partner with Communications & Marketing to align Fellow-facing social content with Braven's broader brand strategy while clearly differentiating goals, audiences, and success metrics
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Braven

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Braven empowers promising young people on their path to college graduation and strong first jobs. We believe that our next generation of leaders will emerge from everywhere, so we take a particular interest in ensuring our talent network is filled with people from underrepresented backgrounds. To do so, Braven partners with educational institutions, volunteer professionals, and employers to offer a rigorous and relevant career readiness course, that is followed by robust campus-based alumni programming. The course is targeted as a part of the sophomore or transfer junior experience. Through The Braven Accelerator, a hybrid online and in-person course, Braven Fellows will get:--Skills: learn the hard and soft skills companies and organizations want and practice them in mock professional settings.--Experience: apply skills to solve real-world challenges with a cohort of peers.--Coaching: receive small group and one-on-one coaching from a local young professional to achieve personal and professional goals.--Networking: expand one’s circle of champions to include motivated peers, supportive adults, and respected thought-leaders.The Braven Accelerator is principally facilitated by volunteer Leadership Coaches who come from all walks of life and all believe that our nation is better off when a person’s starting point does not limit their opportunities. Leadership Coaches guide our nation’s future leaders through this meaningful experience. At the same time, they develop and practice leadership and management skills that accelerate their own careers. They also develop their own network and deepen their connection to the community in which they live and/or work. This unique, high-impact volunteer opportunity employs a primarily virtual coaching model.From The Braven Accelerator will come a generation of leaders as diverse as our future demands.

Founded in 2013
Chicago, Illinois, USA
1.3K employees (23 in marketing)
91% recommend to a friend

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
29.3K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
29.7%
Direct
59.6%
Referral
8%
Social
1.9%
Paid
0.7%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.3K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
21 (2% of company)
Median Career Experience
8 years
Median Tenure
3.6 years

Funding

Total Funding
$1M
Last Raise
$1M
Grant, 3 years ago

Funding History

  • Oct 2022
    Grant • $1M
  • Jun 2022
    Grant
  • Jan 2017
    Seed Round