Responsibilities

• Lead the enterprise-wide brand strategy, ensuring consistent, mission-aligned messaging that strengthens St. Mary's reputation and public trust.
• Oversee brand governance, storytelling, messaging standards, and long-term brand positioning across all audiences and communication channels and ensure consistent brand experience.
• Manage and work with outside agency to develop and execute integrated marketing strategies that support the Strategic Plan, including Fundraising, Food Donations, Programs and Facilities.
• Partner with Development Team to develop integrated fundraising campaigns that strengthen donor engagement and support sustainable fundraising growth.
• Partner with Programs Team to develop tools to strengthen relationships with current and prospective agency partners. Use storytelling to share and celebrate program and neighbor experiences.
• Partner with Sourcing Team to develop tools to strengthen relationships with food donors.
• Monitor market trends, emerging technologies, and performance metrics to maximize organizational visibility and impact.
• Direct media and public relations strategies that position St. Mary's Food Bank as a trusted leader in hunger relief and food security while protecting and enhancing the organization's reputation.
• Serve as a strategic communications advisor to the President & CEO, providing messaging, executive communications, speech support, media preparation, and counsel on sensitive or crisis-related issues.
• Partner with the People Team to develop internal communication strategies that strengthen employee engagement, organizational culture, and change management efforts.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Digital Media, Graphic Design, or a related field.
• Ten (10)+ years of progressive leadership experience developing and executing integrated marketing, communications, brand, and public relations strategies in complex organizations.
• Three (3)+ years of experience leading and developing high-performing marketing and communications teams.
• Exceptional written, verbal, presentation, storytelling, and media relations skills.
• Demonstrated success leading multi-channel marketing campaigns, brand management, digital marketing, media relations, and organizational communications from strategy through execution and performance measurement.
• Experience managing departmental budgets, agency relationships, vendors, and cross-functional partnerships.
• Strong knowledge of digital marketing, SEO, Google Analytics, website content management systems (WordPress), Adobe Creative Suite, and multimedia content development, including photography and videography.
• Demonstrated commitment to St. Mary's Food Bank's mission, values, and service to the community.

Benefits

• Competitive Compensation Package:
• Competitive Pay, including:
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with a generous employer match
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Tuition Assistance
• Medical and Insurance Coverage
• An employee-only medical plan at no cost to you
• 4 low-cost employee-only, spouse and/or family member medical plans
• Vision and Dental coverage
• Health Savings Account generously funded by the employer and Flexible Spending Account options