Community Engagement And Communications Coordinator

Santa Cruz County, CA (Remote)

$30/hr – $33/hrMid Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 1 day ago

Job Summary

The Community Engagement & Communications Coordinator will steer storytelling and campaign infrastructure, owning narrative content, digital hub development, and coalition mobilization to advance affordable housing. Core workstreams include content development for outreach, building a user-friendly digital hub, and coordinating events and partner engagement to turn followers into advocates.

  • Content strategy and storytelling
  • Community mobilization and events

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Movement Storyteller — compelling and inspiring storytelling
  • Newsletter & social content: build the bimonthly newsletter and manage HSCC's social accounts with narrative- and action-oriented posts, not just updates.
  • Visual storytelling: design graphics and visuals in Canva/Adobe that make housing policy legible, clear, community-friendly, and shareable.
  • Digital Hub Builder — optimize the website to serve as an organizing tool
  • Resource hub: turn the Squarespace site into an interactive toolkit — clear calls-to-action, organizing resources, and pages that convert visitors into advocates.
  • Advocacy calendar: maintain a public-facing calendar of Planning Commission, City Council, and Board of Supervisors dates so supporters know exactly when to show up.
  • Coalition & Community Engagement — co-creating high-impact engagement and mobilization events. Affordable Housing Month (AHM) is the year's flagship campaign. Planning ramps up in the winter and builds through the spring, culminating each May in a full month of partner-led programming and HSCC's signature Kickoff event that engages, educates, and galvanizes the community around affordable housing.
  • AHM coordination: lead communications for AHM year-round — partner outreach, PR and press, sponsor recognition, and HSCC's Kickoff event — building toward May's culminating month of programming.
  • Initiative design: help design additional multi-week pushes that bring together community members, developers, and elected officials around a shared moment.
  • Event logistics: coordinate registration, guest communications, and promotion for community engagement events and coalition convenings, including paid events set up through our EveryAction CRM.

Requirements

  • You believe in the mission: affordable housing and a racial and social justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion framework aren't add-ons — they're the point.
  • You're a storyteller: you can turn a data point or a resident's experience into something that moves people to act.
  • You have strong computer knowledge, including Squarespace or a similar CMS, EveryAction CRM (or a comparable CRM/event-registration platform), Canva, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Office, and social media platforms and schedulers.
  • You're organized: able to juggle multiple deadlines and campaigns without dropping the ball.
  • You're curious about local government: familiarity with nonprofit or local government processes, or a genuine interest in learning about them.
  • You communicate well: strong writing and verbal communication across diverse audiences and platforms.
  • Independent and Collaborative: Comfortable working independently in a remote environment, taking initiative, managing responsibilities, and staying closely connected with a small team.
  • You're flexible: occasional evenings or weekends for events.
  • You bring experience: at least two years in communications, marketing, coordination, or organizing.
  • You’re a relationship builder: you enjoy connecting with people, building partnerships, and bringing diverse voices and organizations together around a shared goal.

Benefits

  • Benefits : Stipend for home office/HSA benefits
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Housing Santa Cruz County

Through public advocacy, community education, and democratic accountability, Housing Santa Cruz County (HSCC) commits to continually transforming Santa Cruz County into a thriving community where everyone has a place to call home.

Founded in 2020
Santa Cruz, California, USA
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