Associate Director, Regional Communications

Responsibilities

• Create and implement regional marketing and communication strategies using quantitative and qualitative insights
• Maintain regional communications calendars
• Recommend and execute appropriate tactics to raise awareness and strengthen Braven’s reputation among new and existing university and employer partners, along with other external stakeholders.
• Developing and executing a robust and integrated social media strategy for Executive Directors, in collaboration with the AD, Social Media, using LinkedIn, Instagram, and other social media
• Developing and executing media relations activities that secure high-profile placements across relevant media outlets
• Drafting speeches, op-eds, and other statements on behalf of executive and regional leadership
• Applying to local conferences and awards on behalf of Executive Directors and regions
• Creating videos featuring Braven’s impact and champions, especially around key national campaigns (e.g., National Mentoring Month)
• Lead learning and development related to Braven's brand and communications for regional staff, including old and new members
• Work directly with the Communications teams of partner orgs (including employer and university partners) to draft joint op-eds, communications plans for new launches, etc

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 5 years in media relations, communications, or digital media experience in the education, government, or nonprofit sector
• Authorized to work in the U.S.
• Braven doesn’t offer employment visa sponsorship

Preferred

• You are a results-oriented strategic leader and a team player who gets things done.
• You love storytelling and the opportunity to help Fellows and members of the Braven community tell their stories.
• You are excellent at project management and influencing others to achieve outcomes, with a proven ability to create and execute project plans with strong attention to detail across multiple stakeholders and meet deadlines.
• You exercise discretion and independent judgment in conversations with press and other high-stakes audiences.
• You have strong self-awareness and can work across many lines of difference.
• You are effective at prioritizing multiple competing demands and a busy meeting schedule.
• You exemplify Braven’s core values.
• Your experiences have informed your belief in Braven’s mission and have prepared you to work with, or for, Braven’s student Fellow population.
• Demonstrated commitment to building strong and welcoming cultures that help to develop others.
• Experience that has informed your belief in Braven’s mission and has prepared you to work with, or for, Braven’s student Fellow population.

Benefits

• Discretionary time off in addition to org-wide holidays and 2 week-long shutdowns in July and December (this is a minimum of 20 days per year)
• Braven supports your path to parenthood and beyond with $25,000 in lifetime Carrot benefits for fertility, family-building, and hormonal health
• Match of your 401K contribution up to 5% of your base annual salary, starting your first full month
• Coverage of 85% of health insurance premium for employee and dependents
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• A one-month paid sabbatical after 4 years on staff