Responsibilities

• External Communications Strategy and Organizational Alignment
• Media Relations
• Storytelling and Community Voice
• Avocacy, Food Systems, and Public Education
• Leadership, Training, and Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Other Duties
• Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the staff member for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

Requirements

• Eight (8) or more years of progressively responsible experience in communications, public relations, journalism, marketing, community relations, nonprofit communications, or a related field.
• Bachelor's degree in communications, public relations, journalism, marketing, public affairs, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience managing media relations and producing high-quality communications for varied public audiences.
• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint, etc.) and Adobe Suite.
• Familiarity with digital communications and content-management tools.
• Valid Arizona Driver's License with a clean driving record; ability to travel to CFB locations in the five-county service area, regionally and nationally

Preferred

• Master's degree in communications, public relations, public health, public administration, journalism, marketing, or a related field.
• Experience working in or with a nonprofit, food bank, public health organization, community-based organization, or mission-driven institution.
• Familiarity with food systems, hunger relief, public benefits, health equity, or public health communications.
• Experience communicating policy or advocacy issues in a nonpartisan environment.
• Experience with crisis communications and organizational reputation management.
• Bilingual English/Spanish.