Director of Communications

Responsibilities

• Lead and implement LMMs integrated communications strategy, aligning organizational messaging with its mission, strategic priorities, annual goals, and fundraising objectives
• Serve as a strategic communications advisor to the President & CEO, Senior Leadership Team, Board of Directors, and organizational leaders
• Lead media and public relations strategies that strengthen LMMs visibility, reputation, community presence, and position as a credible voice in its areas of expertise
• Build and maintain relationships with media, community partners, and other external stakeholders while identifying opportunities for earned media, speaking engagements, and organizational visibility
• Lead crisis and issues communications, providing strategic counsel and ensuring timely, accurate, consistent, and appropriate responses to emerging issues
• Oversee LMMs brand, organizational messaging, digital communications, social media, website, publications, marketing materials, and other external communications
• Develop and oversee compelling storytelling and communications campaigns that highlight LMMs impact and support organizational, programmatic, and fundraising priorities
• Provide strategic communications leadership for agency-wide events, public engagements, campaigns, and other high-visibility opportunities
• Directly supervise and develop the Communications Manager while managing communications priorities, resources, workflows, and organizational capacity
• Collaborate across departments and program leadership, to identify communications opportunities and ensure consistent messaging that advances LMMs mission and strategic priorities

Requirements

• A bachelors degree in a related discipline.
• At least five years of progressively responsible experience in communications, public relations, media relations, or marketing, preferably in a nonprofit setting.
• A strategic communicator and confident spokesperson with experience in media relations, crisis communications, organizational messaging, and team leadership.
• Strong judgment, communication skills, and the ability to build effective relationships.

Preferred

• Donor engagement and fundraising communications experience are preferred.

Benefits

• We offer excellent benefits, generous PTO and respectable wages.