Marketing & Communications Manager

District of Columbia, USA (Remote)

$125K/yr – $140K/yrMid Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 18 hrs ago

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Job Summary

Own and operationalize the organization’s messaging, brand standards, and multi-channel content strategy while leading storytelling, digital engagement, and cross-functional campaign work to advance climate equity goals.

  • Define and maintain messaging architecture and brand voice across departments.
  • Develop content pipelines, editorial calendars, and SOPs to ensure consistent, impactful communications.
  • Drive digital engagement, analytics, and strategic communications initiatives to support fundraising and thought leadership.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Strategic Communications and Brand Management (30%)
  • Collaborate across departments to maintain and operationalize organizational messaging architecture, style guides, visual identity standards, and brand voice protocols.
  • Support the development and implementation of comprehensive marketing and communications strategies aligned with organizational priorities, strategic partnerships, fundraising, and thought leadership goals.
  • Ensure consistent application of brand guidelines, messaging standards, and communications best practices across all external-facing materials and platforms.
  • Partner with leadership and external communications consultants to support brand audits, messaging refinement, strategic campaigns, and communications initiatives.
  • Develop and maintain communications calendars, editorial workflows, and content production systems that support organizational priorities and recurring communications needs.
  • Create and maintain communications SOPs, templates, and process documentation to strengthen organizational consistency and operational efficiency.
  • Content Development and Storytelling (25%)
  • Develop, write, edit, and manage compelling multi-channel content including newsletters, website content, reports, presentations, talking points, collateral, social media content, grant support materials, and organizational announcements.
  • Translate complex climate, racial equity, and clean energy initiatives into accessible and engaging narratives tailored to diverse stakeholder audiences.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, English, or a related field preferred.
  • Equivalent combinations of education, training, certifications, and experience demonstrating the ability to successfully perform the essential functions of the role will also be considered.
  • At least 3 years of experience working within nonprofit, philanthropic intermediary in both 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) fundraising, climate justice, racial equity, advocacy, or mission-driven organization utilizing a brand voice to create content, messaging, and market programmatic work to engage donors, and foundations.
  • Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in marketing, communications, brand management, strategic storytelling, or related communications functions.
  • Minimum of 5 years of content creation experience to market programmatic work, ideally with at least 2-3 years of that experience engaging investors, donors, and foundations.
  • Demonstrated experience developing and implementing communications strategies, editorial calendars, messaging frameworks, and brand management systems.
  • Exceptional writing, editing, storytelling, and verbal communication skills with the ability to tailor messaging for varied audiences and platforms.
  • Demonstrated experience translating qualitative and quantitative data into compelling narratives and impact-driven communications.
  • Experience managing websites, social media platforms, email communications systems, and digital engagement strategies.
  • Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and stakeholder relationships simultaneously.

Preferred

  • Preferred Technical Competencies
  • Graphic and Visual Design
  • Data Visualization
  • CRM and Email Marketing Platforms
  • Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, and related communications tools
  • Marketing Automation Platforms
  • Video and Multimedia Content Coordination

Benefits

  • Benefits: The Climate Equity Fund (Equity Fund) offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, dental, and vision insurance for employees and their families.
  • We offer a retirement plan with employer match and generous vacation and sick time policies.

The Climate & Clean Energy Equity Fund

The Climate and Clean Energy Equity Fund is a trusted intermediary funder that supports the leadership and organizing of multiracial, working-class communities to achieve ambitious and equitable climate action and clean energy policy. We partner with community-based organizations in 13 states, pairing deep and sustained funding with expert policy analysis and narrative strategy to build authentic power in communities, state by state.Together, we are a team of organizers, communicators, and movement strategists delivering equitable climate progress, transforming public narratives about climate change, and building political will for lasting public policies to secure a future we all deserve.

Washington, District of Columbia, USA
32 employees (2 in marketing)

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~32

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
2 (6% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1