Chief Marketing & Communications Officer at Save the Redwoods League | San Francisco, CA | $220K/yr – $260K/yr

Chief Marketing & Communications Officer

San Francisco, CA (Hybrid)

$220K/yr – $260K/yrSenior Level12+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive integrated marketing and communications leadership at Save the Redwoods League, aligning brand, campaigns, and partnerships with mission priorities.

Must-have: 12–15+ years of marketing/communications leadership.
Standout: Experience partnering with CEOs and boards to shape strategy and messaging.

Job Description

Responsibilities

Serve as a member of the Executive Team and Leadership Team, contributing to organizational strategy, priorities, and decision-making.
Contribute to and help shape organizational strategic planning, ensuring marketing and communications priorities are aligned with and advance organizational goals.
Bring an external, audience-centered perspective into organizational planning and leadership discussions.
Partner with the CEO and senior leaders to align marketing communications with strategic, programmatic, and fundraising priorities.
Ensure Save the Redwoods is well positioned in moments of opportunity, risk, and change.
Lead communications partnerships and co-branded strategies for priority initiatives (e.g., Redwoods Rising, GSLC), ensuring alignment, clarity, and impact across joint announcements, campaigns, and partner channels.
Ensure Save the Redwoods’ brand is brought to life across marketing, social, storytelling, media, and digital channels in ways that are clear, compelling, and aligned with organizational priorities.
Oversee marketing and communications strategies that expand visibility and strengthen connection with priority audiences, including prospective and current supporters, partners, policymakers, and landowners.
Ensure a high standard of creativity and storytelling across all marketing and communications work, resulting in distinctive, compelling output.
Oversee social, digital, and content strategies to grow audience engagement and support across channels.

Requirements

12–15+ years of experience across marketing and communications functions, with a track record of driving visibility, engagement, and organizational impact.
Demonstrated ability to translate strategy into focused, high-impact initiatives, balancing leadership through others with a willingness to engage directly in the work when needed; able to prioritize effectively in complex environments.
Experience navigating high-profile, sensitive, or ambiguous issues with sound judgment, discretion, and decisiveness
Proven ability to partner with CEOs and senior leaders, and to work closely with boards, shaping materials, guiding communications, and supporting effective engagement, as well as with partners and external stakeholders.
Experience leading and developing high-performing, multi-disciplinary teams; while staying close to the work; and fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and high-quality output.
Strong understanding of how audiences engage across marketing, social, and digital channels, and how to use storytelling to drive connection and action
High emotional intelligence, strong self-awareness, and a collaborative, solutions-oriented approach.
Deep commitment to conservation and the mission of Save the Redwoods League

Benefits