Responsibilities

• Marketing & Communications Strategy
• - In partnership with the Executive Director, Board Members, SLT, and the City Year headquarters’ teams, lead the development and implementation of a strategic and diversified Marketing & Communications plan that meets current goals and anticipates future needs and growth objectives.
• - Lead 20th Anniversary Board Committee to create and implement milestone Marketing & Communication strategy.
• - Develop clear communication cascade and strategy for disseminating communications to external audiences (e.g., communication medium, audience, etc.)
• - Leverage and amplify the national organizational Marketing, Communications, and Creative teams’ content, strategy, and materials to advance the Los Angeles and organizational impact.
• - In collaboration with the Managing Director of Development, create the strategy, messaging, and design of all fundraising communications, including event invitations, sponsorship decks, event programs, donor-facing videos, and stage remarks.
• - In collaboration with the Impact team, analyze ongoing program data to support storytelling of the impact of our work throughout the year.
• - Develop and implement strategic initiatives aimed at building awareness of CYLA locally by leveraging LA assets that strengthen the brand.
• - Collaborate with Managing Director of Government Relations to position City Year in the community and with public officials to help build awareness of our work and garner support.
• - Deepen City Year Los Angeles’ presence and reputation in communities where we serve.

Requirements

• An accomplished leader with 8-10+ years of proven success in external relations, marketing, or media leadership; nonprofit or mission-driven experience preferred.
• At least 3 years of management experience with strong track record of results:
• Setting high expectations and holding self and team accountable for performance goals
• Developing diverse talent through performance plans, reviews and leadership opportunities
• Using progress and outcome data to inform team management.
• Strong digital fluency, including CMS platforms, email marketing tools, analytics, and social media platforms.
• Authorized documentation to work in the United States of America
• Criminal background history clearance to work with school-age children, depending on the position

Preferred

• Knowledge of the Los Angeles community & educational organizations.
• Committed to City Year’s mission of partnering with public schools in systemically under-resourced communities to prepare students with the skills and mindsets they need to thrive in school and in life
• Flexibility to meet sudden and unpredictable partnership needs and willingness to work outside standard established business hours.
• City Year/AmeriCorps experience is a plus.
• Bachelor's degree in communications or similar preferred.

Benefits

• Full-time employees will be eligible for all benefits including vacation, sick days and organization holidays. You may participate in all benefit programs that City Year establishes and makes available to eligible employees, under (and subject to all provisions of) the plan documents that govern those programs. Currently, City Year offers medical, dental, vision, life, accidental death and dismemberment and disability coverage, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), and other benefits including 401(k) plan(s) pursuant to the terms and conditions of company policy and the 401(k) plan document. For more information, click here .
• Employment at City Year is at-will. City Year does not sponsor work authorization visas.