Responsibilities

• Mission Stewardship: Define, maintain, and protect the brand voice and identity, ensuring organizational mission and vision are aligned across all internal and external communications and media
• Executive Counsel: Serve as a strategic counselor to the Executive Director and leadership team, preparing for high-stakes presentations, events, and media engagements
• Complex Storytelling: Translating historical data and educational outcomes into clear narratives, next steps, and calls-to-action that resonate with diverse audiences
• Strategic Planning: Developing and executing a strategic vision for brand positioning and market entry, including building and sustaining community engagement, leveraging construction and development milestones, and creating momentum around the opening of the HFHEC
• Growth Support: Partnering with the Director of Development to support a multi-million-dollar philanthropic portfolio, including donor communications and recognition, reporting, and multi-media partnership opportunities
• Campaign Support: Developing campaign materials and supporting the launch and sustainability of the community campaign
• Media Relations: Leading the press strategy and response, cultivating credibility in the media to be a reputable source for Holocaust, anti-Semitism, and genocide news and information, and building a strong media presence in the Phoenix MSA
• Coalition Building: Liaising with community stakeholders, influencers, public relations firms, building partnerships with business leaders and nonprofit partners to advance the Center’s reach, and building and sustaining grassroots support
• Omnichannel Strategy: Leading the strategy and execution of digital, print, donor-based and event-based campaigns for construction and development milestones, narrative-building, and introducing the Education Center to the community
• Storytelling: Working with and through the community and the executive team to capture and disseminate impact stories from a diverse group of stakeholders

Requirements

• At least 5-8+ years experience in marketing, communications, public affairs, or external relations, with experience leading brand strategy efforts and large-scale communications and marketing plans; nonprofit or mission-driven experience preferred
• Track record of supporting large-scale fundraising efforts and donor management efforts
• Strategic, agile thinker with a track record of executing large-scale community initiatives
• Strong written and verbal communication and storytelling skills
• Ability to work with executive leadership and volunteer boards, councils, and committees, as well as a diverse group of community stakeholders
• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, or a related field required
• Master’s degree preferred, particularly in Communications, Nonprofit Management, Museum Studies, or Business Administration
• Demonstrated experience working in a mission-driven, cultural, educational, or nonprofit organization strongly preferred
• Familiarity with Holocaust education, Jewish history, museum environments, or social impact storytelling is highly desirable
• Experience translating complex or sensitive subject matter into clear, compelling public messaging
• Commitment to the mission of Holocaust education and demonstrated ability to communicate complex historical content with accuracy, sensitivity, and impact