Director, Oceans Communications

District of Columbia, USA (On-site)

$121K/yr – $173K/yrDirector/ExecutiveFull time

Posted 3 months ago

Job Summary

Own the Oceans communications program end to end, shaping strategy, editorial cadence, and cross‑team storytelling to advance conservation priorities while balancing workload, external collaboration, and best practices across channels.

  • Growth‑oriented communications planning and strategy in partnership with the senior director.
  • Editorial calendar, content development, and digital presence management for Oceans storytelling.
  • Cross‑functional alignment and prioritization of projects with seascapes, blue foods, and market and finance teams.

Job Description

Own the Oceans communications program end to end, shaping strategy, editorial cadence, and cross‑team storytelling to advance conservation priorities while balancing workload, external collaboration, and best practices across channels.

  • Responsibilities: Lead communications planning and strategy in coordination with the senior director of communications.
  • Responsibilities: Manage the Oceans editorial calendar, content development, digital presence, blogs, and newsletters.
  • Responsibilities: Partner with Oceans leaders to develop approaches, prioritize projects, and guide meeting communications goals across seascapes, blue foods, and market and finance.
  • Responsibilities: Direct day‑to‑day Oceans team communications work, ensuring timely, high‑quality deliverables aligned with strategy.
  • Responsibilities: Ensure alignment and messaging consistency across the Oceans team and key internal stakeholders.
  • Responsibilities: Manage information requests from WWF colleagues, external partners, and the public with appropriate prioritization.
  • Responsibilities: Track communications activities and work with the senior director to optimize approaches.
  • Responsibilities: Monitor best practices and market insights to inform planning and execution.
  • Responsibilities: Perform other duties as assigned.
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World Wildlife Fund, Inc.

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Our planet faces many big conservation challenges. No one person or organization can tackle these challenges alone, but together we can. WWF-US.For more than 50 years, WWF has been protecting the future of nature.The world’s leading conservation organization, WWF works in 100 countries and is supported by over 1 million members in the United States and six million globally. WWF’s unique way of working combines global reach with a foundation in science, and involves action and partnership at every level from local to global to ensure the delivery of innovative solutions that meet the needs of both people and nature.

Founded in 1991
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
1.4K employees (145 in marketing)
86% recommend to a friend
100% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

$121K/yr – $173K/yr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
107 (8% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Total Funding
$100K
Last Raise
$100K
Grant, 5 months ago

Funding History

  • Feb 2026
    Grant
  • Oct 2024
    Grant
  • Aug 2024
    Grant

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.3M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$262.5K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
43.5%
Direct
29%
Referral
12.2%
Social
2.8%
Paid
0.8%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.4K

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Director, Oceans Communications

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