Director of Communications and Strategy

Responsibilities

• Strategic Marketing & Brand Leadership: Develop and implement a comprehensive multi-year marketing and brand strategy aligned with Temple priorities and future growth goals.
• Strategic Marketing & Brand Leadership: Create a unified marketing vision that integrates the Temple, Early Childhood Education Center, Religious School, youth programs, lifelong learning, worship, social action initiatives, and fundraising efforts into one cohesive organizational identity.
• Strategic Marketing & Brand Leadership: Identify opportunities to increase awareness, engagement, and participation among both current members and prospective community members.
• Strategic Marketing & Brand Leadership: Establish measurable marketing goals and regularly assess effectiveness through analytics, audience insights, and engagement metrics.
• Strategic Marketing & Brand Leadership: Serve as a strategic advisor to clergy, executive leadership, staff, and lay leaders on marketing initiatives and audience development.
• Community Outreach & Audience Growth: Develop strategies to engage audiences beyond the Temple's existing membership and traditional networks.
• Community Outreach & Audience Growth: Identify and cultivate relationships with community organizations, schools, businesses, and regional partners that can expand MLRT's visibility and impact.
• Community Outreach & Audience Growth: Create outreach campaigns that position MLRT as a welcoming destination for Jewish life, learning, worship, and community engagement.
• Community Outreach & Audience Growth: Develop initiatives to attract young families, unaffiliated Jews, interfaith households, and individuals seeking meaningful community connections.
• Public Relations & Media Relations: Build and maintain relationships with local, regional, and Jewish media outlets.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Public Relations, Business, or a related field; Master’s preferred.
• 7–10+ years of progressive marketing, branding, communications, or public relations experience.
• Demonstrated success developing strategic marketing plans and audience growth initiatives.
• Experience building brands, increasing organizational visibility, and managing public relations efforts.
• Strong understanding of digital marketing, analytics, website management, email marketing, and CRM systems.
• Experience cultivating media relationships and securing earned media coverage.
• Exceptional writing, storytelling, and communication skills.
• Strong project management and organizational abilities.
• Ability to think strategically while also executing effectively.
• Collaborative leadership style with the ability to work across multiple stakeholders and departments.

Preferred

• Understanding of Jewish communal life, synagogue culture, and nonprofit organizations is strongly preferred.
• Experience managing direct reports is strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with WordPress, Canva, eCRMs (like Constant Contact), and Outlook/Office programs.
• Knowledge of InDesign and Photoshop is preferred.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits
• Paid vacation and holidays
• 403(b) retirement plan
• Professional development opportunities
• The opportunity to work in a mission-driven, warm, and collaborative community