Responsibilities

• External Communications Strategy
• - Develop NTC’s external communication and content strategy, aligned to annual goals, core messages, and priority audiences (purchasers, State and Cabinet-level leaders, and research community)
• - Serve as the primary “driver” of NTC’s communication and content strategy, overseeing work across individual contributors and teams so that all communications go out on time with compelling, accurate language
• - Oversee the writing, editing, and design process across all content channels
• - Serve as a trusted advisor to the Leadership Team and Executive Team, supporting their role in internal and external communications
• - Lead cross-team efforts to step back on key performance indicators and external landscape data to make strategic, informed decisions that continuously improve communication strategies
• National Philanthropy
• - In collaboration with fundraising teams, use NTC’s grants pipeline data to recommend decisions on where and when communications should target a philanthropic audience
• - Oversee communications and content that effectively tells NTC’s story and demonstrates its impact to philanthropic audiences
• - Within the external communication strategy, identify opportunities to leverage the philanthropic community as an amplifier and endorser of NTC’s work

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field required; Master's degree preferred
• 12+ years of related experience in nonprofit communications, product, marketing, or related field.
• 5+ years of people management experience (direct supervisory and management responsibilities, including hiring, developing, and evaluating performance).
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; able to foster deeply collaborative relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
• A proven track record of collaboration, transparency, communication, and accountability.
• Experience analyzing data to identify marketing and thought leadership opportunities, create strategic plans, and develop brand-building and stakeholder engagement strategies.
• Exceptional writing and editing skills; ability to translate specialized information into accessible communications for any audience (including K-12 education leaders and the philanthropic community).
• Ability to use data to drive strategy and serve as a strategic thought leader.
• Experience in multi-channel content marketing strategies and implementation
• Ability to multitask, especially in managing multiple deliverables simultaneously; outstanding time-management skills.

Preferred

• Master’s degree preferred
• Direct experience in the nonprofit K-12 education field
• Familiarity with Content Management Systems (i.e., WordPress) and Project Management Systems (i.e., Asana)
• Experience with MailerLite and Salesforce platforms

Benefits

• - Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, short-term, and long-term disability coverage
• - 30+ observed holidays per year in addition to paid vacation and sick time
• - Monthly health and wellness reimbursement
• - New hire home office reimbursement
• - 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• - 401(k) plan with a 3% match