Digital Communications & Marketing Manager

Santa Monica, CA

$78K/yr – $88K/yrMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 3 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the nonprofit social and digital storytelling engine with cross-channel execution and website/email alignment, driving audience growth and donor action.

  • Social strategy and content execution across Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and emerging platforms.
  • Cross-department content calendar, site updates, and SEO driven paths to signup, register, or give.
  • Donor journey and fundraising content across email, campaigns, events, and post-event follow-ups.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement social media digital content strategy across Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and emerging platforms; create, schedule, publish, and monitor content including graphics, video, stories, and campaigns.
  • Manage the organizational content calendar and coordinate messaging across departments, with fundraising campaign dates built in as fixed anchors.
  • Write and edit content across channels, translating scientific, policy, and programmatic work into engaging public-facing storytelling aligned with organizational voice and brand.
  • Engage followers, partners, influencers, and community organizations to grow audiences and deepen engagement against defined targets.
  • Maintain and update organizational websites in WordPress, including webpages, event listings, blog posts, landing pages, and campaign content.
  • Build and maintain appeal landing pages, event registration pages, and giving-related web content in partnership with the Development and Community Engagement teams.
  • Develop and distribute email campaigns, newsletters, event promotions, and fundraising appeals in Emma, managing segmentation, testing, and list coordination.
  • Implement SEO and user experience best practices, with attention to clear pathways from content to action (sign up, register, join, give).
  • Partner with the Development team on fundraising campaigns, including direct mail appeals and monthly giving emails.
  • Produce promotional content for community engagement and volunteer events, major fundraising events, and public campaigns before, during, and after each event.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of experience in digital communications, marketing, or a related role, preferably in a nonprofit or mission-driven organization.
  • Proficiency with WordPress, Google Analytics, Canva or Adobe Creative Suite, email marketing platforms (Emma or similar), and social media management tools.
  • Experience with Salesforce or a similar CRM a plus; willingness to learn required.
  • Strong writing and editing skills, with the ability to adapt voice and format for varied audiences.
  • Photo, short-form video, and graphic design skills.
  • Organized, collaborative, and able to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
  • Passion for Heal the Bay\'s mission and environmental conservation.

Preferred

  • Experience with Salesforce or a similar CRM is a plus.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, life insurance, retirement contributions, and paid time off.
  • Heal the Bay covers 90 percent of employee medical, dental, and vision insurance premiums.
  • Full-time employees are eligible for life insurance and participation in the organization’s Simple IRA retirement plan.
  • Paid vacation and Heal the Bay-recognized holidays in accordance with organizational policy.
  • California paid sick leave: accrue and use up to 72 hours per calendar year after 30 days of employment.
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HEAL THE BAY

Our Mission:Heal the Bay is an environmental nonprofit making LA’s coastal waters and watersheds, including Santa Monica Bay, safe, healthy and clean.About Us:In 1985, a group of concerned citizens assembled to force the Hyperion Treatment Plant near El Segundo to maintain proper sewage treatment. Spurred by concern for public safety, the health of the Santa Monica Bay, and a belief that proper sewage treatment would be overlooked without an organization to keep tabs on the progress, this group of local residents joined forces and Heal the Bay was born.The new organization pledged to work closely with local, state and federal government, industry leaders and the public to educate and evolve their understanding of Southern California water quality and environmental responsibility. Through grassroots outreach, Heal the Bay began enrolling members soon after forming, and began to bring attention to the biggest source of beach pollution: the storm drain system.When started, Heal the Bay consisted of only a handful of volunteers and no paid staff. Today there’s a volunteer membership of more than 25,000 and 50 Heal the Bay employees. While still integrally involved in pressuring government for water quality improvements, Heal the Bay has expanded its focus to include numerous research efforts, educational initiatives and community action programs.For more than 30 years, Heal the Bay has made substantial progress in protecting California’s aquatic habitats, but there is still a lot of work to be done!

Founded in 1985
Santa Monica, California, USA
125 employees (6 in marketing)