National Communications Manager

Minneapolis, MN (Hybrid)

$65K/yr – $75K/yrMid Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive integrated communications for AMBR, shaping policy-focused messaging and media strategy across coalitions and member organizations.

  • Must-have: 5+ years in comms strategy, campaigns, or media relations
  • Must-have: Experience coordinating across coalitions or mission-driven orgs
  • Standout: Ability to translate complex policy into accessible, persuasive messaging

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute integrated communications strategies aligned with AMBR’s policy priorities and movement goals.
  • Establish AMBR’s narrative, positioning, and voice across priority audiences.
  • Lead communications planning for national campaigns, policy efforts, and key initiatives.
  • Produce and oversee high-quality content including blogs, press materials, reports, op-eds, and digital media.
  • Translate complex policy and technical issues into accessible, persuasive messaging.
  • Ensure consistency and alignment of messaging across AMBR and its member organizations.
  • Build and manage relationships with journalists and media outlets.
  • Lead media strategy, outreach, and rapid response efforts.
  • Identify opportunities to elevate AMBR’s voice and member expertise in national conversations.
  • Facilitate the AMBR Communications Working Group and support alignment across members.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in comms strategy, campaigns, or media relations
  • Experience working in coalitions, movements, or mission-driven organizations
  • Exceptional writing and storytelling skills, with the ability to translate complex topics for broad audiences
  • Experience developing and executing integrated communications strategies
  • Strong project management and coordination skills
  • Familiarity with the U.S. media landscape and established media relationships
  • Experience supporting policy or advocacy communications
  • Experience with graphic design and design programs like Canva

Preferred

  • Benefits

Benefits

  • Health insurance, long-term disability and life insurance premiums paid 100%, dental insurance premium shared, employer contribution to 403(b) retirement plan after 6 months of employment. Access to FSA/HSA health savings accounts, and various ancillary insurance plans. PTO and paid holidays.
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Eureka Recycling

Eureka Recycling is the only organization in Minnesota that specializes in zero waste. The organization's services, programs, and policy work present solutions to the social, environmental, and health problems caused by wasting. A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, based in the Twin Cities of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Eureka Recycling's mission is to demonstrate that waste is preventable, not inevitable. Because this mission is realized by any person or group that chooses to prevent waste, Eureka Recycling provides opportunities for everyone to experience firsthand that waste can be prevented.Perhaps most well-known for its $9 million annual recycling operations, Eureka Recycling has provided curbside and apartment recycling services, education, and advocacy since 2001.Eureka Recycling has a wide range of initiatives designed to prevent the needless wasting of our discards through reuse, recycling, composting, waste reduction, producer responsibility and more. These initiatives provide over 100 jobs for individuals who demonstrate this mission every day in the work that they do.By its efforts in programs, services and advocacy, Eureka Recycling aspires to help individuals, organizations, and communities understand the significance of zero waste and to achieve their own zero-waste goals.

Founded in 2001
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
43 employees (2 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
6.7K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
28.8%
Direct
46.5%
Referral
5.8%
Social
17.4%
Paid
1.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~43

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
2 (5% of company)

Funding

Total Funding
$20.3M
Last Raise
$10M
Debt Financing, 2 years ago

Funding History

  • Jul 2024
    Debt Financing • $10M
  • Jul 2024
    Grant • $350K
  • Dec 2016
    Series Unknown • $9.9M