Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership and Organizational Growth
• - Develop and execute a multi-year integrated marketing and communications strategy aligned with SAGE's strategic plan.
• - Establish growth strategies that advance SAGE’s advocacy agenda and increase national awareness, constituent engagement, donor acquisition, earned media visibility and revenue-generating opportunities.
• - Serve as a member of the senior leadership team, contributing to organizational planning, institutional priorities, and change-management initiatives.
• - Advise executive leadership on communications opportunities, reputational risks, emerging trends, and stakeholder engagement strategies.
• - Lead annual communications planning and establish measurable goals aligned with organizational objectives.
• Brand Strategy and Audience Development
• - Serve as the organization's chief steward of the SAGE brand, ensuring consistency, relevance, and resonance across all channels and audiences.
• - Lead audience segmentation, engagement, and growth strategies informed by data, research, and constituent feedback.
• - Continuously evaluate and evolve SAGE's messaging architecture to ensure it reflects the needs, aspirations, and priorities of LGBTQ+ older adults and allies.

Requirements

• Minimum of 10–12 years of progressively responsible leadership experience in marketing, communications, public relations, brand strategy, or related fields.
• Minimum of 5 years leading and developing high-performing teams.
• Demonstrated success developing enterprise-wide communications strategies that drive audience growth, engagement, awareness, and organizational outcomes.
• Experience advising senior executives and serving as a strategic communications counselor.
• Strong expertise in public relations, media relations, crisis communications, executive communications, and brand management.
• Proven ability to navigate sensitive organizational, political, advocacy, and stakeholder issues while maintaining trust and credibility across diverse audiences.
• Exceptional writing, editing, storytelling, and presentation skills.
• Experience utilizing data, research, and analytics to inform communications strategies.
• Passion for SAGE’s mission and knowledge about and comfort working with diverse LGBTQ+ and TGNCNB communities.

Preferred

• Experience working in national nonprofits, advocacy organizations, aging services, healthcare, or LGBTQ+ organizations.
• Existing relationships with national media, journalists, producers, and thought-leadership networks.
• Experience supporting CEO visibility and executive thought leadership initiatives.
• Demonstrated success leading organizational rebranding, audience growth, or major awareness campaigns.
• Experience managing agencies, media firms, and celebrity/influencer engagement.
• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Marketing, Journalism, Public Relations, Business, or related field.
• Advanced degree in communications, marketing, journalism, public policy, or related field.
• Spanish language proficiency

Benefits

• Two medical insurance plan options in which to enroll – with a very generous HRA contribution by SAGE and premium subsidies
• An annually funded HRA (of up to $5k) for gender affirming care not covered by medical insurance
• Dental and Vision insurance with premium subsidies
• A safe harbor 401(k) plan with a match from SAGE of up to 5%
• Generous PTO and office closures for holidays (including half day closures the day before many holidays!)
• 100% SAGE-paid family and medical leave for up to 12 weeks
• 8 weeks of Sabbatical leave after seven years of employment
• 100% SAGE-paid disability and life insurance with the opportunity to elect additional life insurance coverage for the employee and their dependents
• Medical and dependent care FSA and transit pre-tax benefits
• An Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for free and confidential support from licensed counselors on a variety of issues