Communications Manager

Berkeley, CA (Hybrid)

$72K/yr – $75K/yrMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Lead CRS communications strategy and donor-facing messaging to inform, engage, and recognize supporters.

  • Own CRS communications strategy, messaging, and timeline across channels to inform and engage stakeholders.
  • Must-have: 3+ years in science or education communications with proven writing and visuals.
  • Standout: Experience with Salesforce and donor/funder communications.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Manage organization communications strategy and timeline, ensuring consistent voice, and creating effective messaging to inform, inspire, motivate, and engage our various stakeholders and partners
  • Coordinate CRS messaging across website, social media, newsletters; maintain library of CRS graphics and messaging to support CRS team in effective and consistent communications
  • Prepare reports documenting CRS accomplishments for funders, donors, partners
  • Prepare donor appeal and acknowledgement communications for individual donors, and periodic reports and social media posts for sponsors, funders and partners
  • Maintain updated program impact documentation including photos, videos, participant testimonials for CRS marketing and reporting purposes
  • Media outreach for coverage of outreach events
  • Support with planning and implementation of CRS program events, such as teacher and volunteer appreciation events, fundraising events, and school site events
  • Coordination with CRS sponsors, partners, and funders regarding public acknowledgements of their support
  • Use and maintenance of Salesforce database system to track program workflow
  • Participate in CRS organizational and program development; participate in planning and efforts to achieve CRS strategic goals
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Community Resources for Science

CRS provides resources, in-class volunteers, and teacher professional development to promote the teaching of science in elementary and secondary schools. CRS was founded in 1997 in response to the personal experience of two educators with the barriers elementary teachers experience to doing science. CRS recruits and trains scientists to bring engaging, standards-based, hands-on lessons into the classroom. CRS believes that an early exposure to science will not only inform students' future decisions as adults and citizens, but can offer exciting routes for learning in the elementary classroom. The organization has grown to serve more than 2000 teachers in Alameda County. CRS is a learning organization and programs have evolved to meet the needs of teachers who are more technologically literate. In the past year, CRS has garnered local and national recognition, including recognition at a Bayer-sponsored national conference on Best Practices in K-12 STEM Education, as well as receiving the 2009 University of California Berkeley Chancellor’s Public Service Award for Campus-Community Programs.

Founded in 1997
Berkeley, California, USA
33 employees (1 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
6.7K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
33.5%
Direct
50.1%
Referral
5.2%
Social
10.3%
Paid
0.8%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~33

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
1 (3% of company)

Funding

Total Funding
$15K
Last Raise
$15K
Grant, 3 years ago

Funding History

  • Aug 2023
    Grant • $15K