Director, Strategic Communications at Hawaii Community Foundation | Honolulu, HI | $84K/yr – $93K/yr

Director, Strategic Communications

Honolulu, HI (Remote)

$84K/yr – $93K/yrDirector/Executive10+ years expFull time

Posted 6 months ago

Job Summary

Hawai‘i Community Foundation seeks a senior communications leader to translate strategy into messaging, lead high-visibility writing and editorial oversight, and coordinate across campaigns. The role requires 10+ years in communications, multi-channel strategy, strong writing, and supervisory experience. It emphasizes collaboration with leadership and teams, performance measurement, and crisis support.

Job Description

Responsibilities

Translate organizational strategy into clear messaging frameworks and communications plans.
Serve as a lead writer and editor for high-visibility communications, including key organizational announcements, leadership messaging, campaign content, and strategic narratives.
Provide editorial oversight and substantive editing for content produced by the Writer, Communications Specialist, and other contributors.
Oversee, edit or write issues based, action-oriented storytelling across multiple platforms including traditional, digital, social, video/multimedia production, marketing, and photography / photojournalism.
Collaborate closely with creative, programs, development, and executive leadership teams to ensure coordinated messaging and cohesive storytelling.
Synthesize and convey HCF’s perspective and branding consistently across all platforms.
Lead integrated communications planning across campaigns, initiatives, and organizational priorities.
Supervise, manage, and mentor the Writer and Communications Specialist, providing guidance, feedback, and professional development.
Develop and oversee HCF internal communications policies and procedures for staff and Board of Governors related to external communication.
Ensure alignment and consistency across digital, social, email, and owned channels.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in communications, public relations, or related fields.
Proven ability to lead communications strategy across multiple channels.
Exceptional writing, editing, and narrative development skills.
Excellent project and stakeholder management skills.
Strong understanding of digital communications and analytics.
Four (4) years minimum supervisory experience to include direct and indirect reports with the demonstrated ability to lead a team, exercise sound judgment, and work with minimal supervision.
Experience in storytelling for various platforms such as social media, blogging, print, and infographics.
Ability to manage time effectively meeting multiple deadlines and produce polished work with attention to detail and accuracy.
Highly proficient computer skills in Microsoft Word, Internet research, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
Exceptional interpersonal skills including the ability to communicate effectively with varied constituents including government officials, business and nonprofit leaders, and donors.

Hawaii Community Foundation

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The Hawai‘i Community Foundation is a public, statewide, charitable services and grantmaking organization supported by donor contributions for the benefit of Hawai‘i's people. The Hawaii Community Foundation helps people make a difference by inspiring the spirit of giving and by investing in people and solutions to benefit every Island community.At the Hawaii Community Foundation, we strive to use both our heads and our hearts to help Hawaii in meaningful and measurable ways. Using the collective wisdom from our network of supporters, we are able to make effective decisions, powered by philanthropic passion, to improve our communities. Open positions are posted at HawaiiCommunityFoundation.org/Careers

Founded in 1916

Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

91 employees (7 in marketing)

www.hawaiicommunityfoundation.org

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