Responsibilities

• Develop and implement an annual communications plan that aligns with the organization’s mission and advocacy goals.
• Manage and pace CMN’s robust content calendar.
• Oversee the integration of CMN’s communications strategy throughout all external messages and deliveries.
• Imagine creative ways to utilize CMN's powerful database to facilitate communication with supporters in a timely, targeted, and effective manner.
• Ensure consistency and integrity in CMN’s tone, brand, voice, and key messages throughout all organizational communications.
• Collaborate closely with Director of Development to formulate annual print and digital fundraising campaigns, Impact Reports and other advancement initiatives
• Serve as primary copy editor for all CMN’s external communications.
• EMAIL: Manage the strategic delivery of email marketing communications — working with support from the Digital Communications Associate to maintain a robust calendar of e-blasts.
• SOCIAL: Plan the direction of content creation and curation for social media channels, working closely with the Digital Communications Associate to create and maintain a quarterly social media content calendar. Oversee Digital Communications Associate’s production of assets for social media.
• WEB: Oversee CMN’s maintenance and new initiatives with web developers. Guide projects to ensure CMN’s website is attractive, accurate, timely, and effectively representing the organization and its current work. Consider and implement developments that will improve the site.
• - Serve as the first and primary point of contact with secular and religious media outlets.
• - Draft and disseminate news releases, press statements, media pitches, interview talking points, and other pieces as needed.
• - Manage CMN’s press list and build/maintain collegial working relationships with key religious and secular journalists, media outlets, and communications contacts.
• - Stay up-to-date on current death penalty and restorative justice news and messaging.
• - Collaborate with contracted writers or byline guests for special projects.
• - Support organizational programmatic and administrative efforts in education, advocacy, and fundraising by collaborating with necessary staff to develop impactful resources, online actions, and campaigns — both in print and digital formats.
• - Interface with and oversee contracted graphic designer for all design projects.
• - Lead the outline and development of print newsletters three times per year.
• - Support the architecture development of conference and special event platforms.
• - Implement other timely “special communications projects” that elevate the organization.

Requirements

• 3-5 years direct experience in communications, with an emphasis on content creation and/or digital organizing or relevant work experience
• Impeccable copywriting, copy editing abilities and top-notch writing skills
• Experience writing press releases and press statements, responding to media requests
• Understanding of Catholic theology and Catholic Social Teaching, a strong plus
• Excellent project management skills, including ability to juggle multiple projects, meet deadlines, and maintain a high attention to detail in a fast-paced work environment
• Comfort working with Church hierarchy
• Demonstrated proficiency with wide variety of communications technologies
• Tech savvy and familiar with databases and new technology
• Familiarity with graphic design programs, CRMs, email marketing platforms, website design (HTML, CSS), and video editing — specifically, Canva, Photoshop, InDesign, Adobe Rush and/or Premiere Pro.
• Experience with messaging to diverse audiences and constituencies
• Comfort working independently, and an appreciation for a collaborative work environment
• Commitment to the mission and guiding principles of Catholic Mobilizing Network, including a commitment to racial equity

Preferred

• Bachelor's degree preferred
• Graphic design experience desirable

Benefits

• The starting salary range i s $65K-$75K range, commensurate with experience
• CMN provides excellent individual health insurance
• Generous vacation policies
• Employees have access to 403B plan with employer match