Executive Director, Marketing and Communications

Responsibilities

• Strategic Marketing and Communications Leadership
• Develop and implement a Foundation-wide communications and marketing strategy aligned with organizational priorities, programmatic goals, and business objectives.
• Serve as a senior internal adviser and resource to Foundation leadership and program teams, ensuring communications and marketing are embedded in strategic planning and execution.
• Lead integrated planning across Foundation programs, ensuring cohesive messaging, audience targeting, and brand alignment.
• Marketing and Audience Engagement
• Develop and execute integrated marketing strategies that support Foundation programs, events, research, and development priorities.
• Design and deliver marketing approaches that reach target constituencies effectively and meet programmatic and grant requirements.
• Partner with program and development teams to support audience growth, partner engagement, and revenue-generating activities.
• Use audience insights and performance data to continuously refine marketing strategies and improve impact.
• Media Relations

Requirements

• 15+ years of progressively responsible experience in communications and marketing with a track record that reflects creative ambition, not just execution.
• Genuine commitment to mission-driven work and comfort operating at the intersection of business and the public good.
• A creative sensibility and appetite for innovation—someone who brings fresh thinking to how organizations tell stories, reach audiences, and build movements, and who is energized by work that doesn’t follow a template.
• Fluency with AI-enabled communications tools and a forward-leaning orientation toward how emerging technology is reshaping content creation, audience engagement, and marketing effectiveness.
• Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills—with the ability to write and edit at a high level across formats and audiences.
• Experience leading integrated communications and marketing strategies for complex organizations, missions, programs, or brands—ideally in a nonprofit, foundation, or association environment.
• Experience designing and delivering marketing strategies that support programmatic outcomes, grant requirements, or mission-driven goals.
• Strong strategic thinking and the ability to translate organizational priorities into effective communications and marketing plans.

Benefits

• Our full-time employees are eligible for benefits, including health care, vision, dental, retirement, and paid leave.