Responsibilities

• Develop and execute strategic, member-focused communications that advance the priorities of the homebuilding industry and demonstrate the value of MBAKS advocacy.
• Contribute to a culture of excellence within the team to advance the priorities and objectives of the association.
• Provide coaching, feedback, challenging tasks, cross-training opportunities, mentoring, and soft-skills consultation to any direct reports. And as you collaborate with staff on projects, help them understand the “why” in addition to the “what” of your recommendations.
• Develop and / or maintain processes, tools and behaviors that support the needs of the association’s stakeholders. Focus on effective project management and timeliness and quality of deliverables while being approachable, flexible and professional.
• The Advocacy Communications Manager currently oversees one other staff member and works closely with internal stakeholders to create and distribute a wide variety of impactful communication pieces in support of the Association’s programs, products and experiences, primarily those relating to its advocacy efforts.
• The position communicates with a wide variety of audiences, including homebuilders and remodelers, industry professionals and suppliers, elected officials, and the general public, across websites, targeted emails, a weekly e-newsletter, social media, advertising, presentations, and digital and physical collateral for events.
• The Advocacy Communications Manager needs to understand the unique voice and branding elements for each of those audiences and be adept at both overseeing and executing the full production process for all forms of communication.
• Success in this role requires strong writing and storytelling, public policy fluency, visual communication skills, and the ability to connect MBAKS advocacy work to practical impacts on members and housing.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Communications, English, Journalism, public affairs or a related field
• Experience: Minimum five years of experience in Communications or a related field
• Management Experience : Minimum three years of experience managing a team
• Technical Skills:
• - Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• - Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite or its programs (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat, Premier Pro)

Preferred

• Experienced with website (Squarespace) and email design using CSS & HTML
• Experienced with MailChimp and with data hygiene for contact databases
• Experienced with Firey Print Suite, HubSpot, Figma, mainstream social media platforms, social media management tools, and file sharing platforms
• Experienced with project management tools (Smartsheet, monday.com, etc.)

Benefits

• Purpose-driven work where we believe everybody deserves a place to call home.
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage- 2 medical plan choices, and an HSA plan.
• 11 annual paid holidays.
• Vacation accrual of 12 days for FT employees annually, increasing with years of service.
• Paid sick leave under WA state law.
• Personal days- up to 3 annually. Pro-rated initial year of hire.
• Employee assistance program (EAP).
• 401(k) plan with 4% employer match.
• Heart safe workplace.
• Maternity and paternity leave benefits.