Description

APPLICATION DEADLINE:  May 25, 2026, 11:00 pm EST

FAQs:  Here

SALARY: $150,000- 165,000 

START DATE:  Late July

LOCATION: Remote (U.S. only). Preference given to DC, NY, and Chicago. Travel is required approximately 4x a year.  

About Leading Edge

Leading Edge raises the standard for talent, culture, and leadership across the Jewish nonprofit sector. We engage with professionals, executives, and board leaders to build stronger organizations and drive the community forward. Since 2014, Leading Edge has helped tens of thousands of people across 1,000 Jewish nonprofits to transform how they approach talent, culture, and leadership through original research, guidance, and development programs. We work across the full arc of professional and board life, from the first job to the boardroom, setting and raising the standard for what it means to contribute and lead at the highest level. Elevating these organizations strengthens Jewish life and every community these nonprofits serve. Right now, this work has never mattered more.

Position Summary

The Vice President of Marketing and Communications will be responsible for making our organization’s voice heard both internally and externally. They will strategically and consistently mobilize all of our channels for all audiences and stakeholders, creating scale for Leading Edge’s role as the central platform shaping talent, leadership, and culture across the Jewish nonprofit sector.

This is a pivotal moment for Leading Edge. We are poised to significantly expand our reach and impact. This role will be central to translating that momentum into a clear, compelling narrative that engages the full ecosystem—from frontline professionals to major funders.

Reporting to the Chief Strategy Officer and with the help of the existing team, this leader will establish and implement a comprehensive approach to storytelling, brand-building, digital strategy and field communications. This role will use operational best practices to turn data into compelling narratives and campaigns that engage non-profit professionals, executives, lay leaders, and funders in our work.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

Brand Strategy & Organizational Voice

• Partner with the Executive Team to articulate and evolve the organization’s brand identity, positioning, and messaging architecture across all audiences and channels for purposes for permeating the Leading Edge Strategy across the Jewish communal world.
• Ensure a consistent, compelling organizational voice — from donor communications and annual reports to conference materials and social media — that reflects our mission and values
• Lead efforts to bring our recent brand refresh to create impact , overseeing visual identity, naming conventions, and communication standards across the organization
• Build deep audience insight through research and listening, translating findings into actionable brand and messaging strategy

Digital Strategy & Content

• Lead the full digital marketing function: website, email, SEO/SEM, paid media, and social — with a rigorous, data-informed approach to growth and engagement
• Build and manage a content engine that produces compelling, mission-aligned stories for diverse audiences including donors, nonprofit professionals, and community stakeholders
• Oversee website strategy, UX, and continuous optimization — ensuring a best-in-class digital experience
• Establish clear KPIs, dashboards, and reporting structures to measure the impact of all marketing and communications investments
• Ensure marketing content is consistently embedded across conferences, toolkits, research, and partner communications — not as isolated moments, but as an integrated throughline

Team Leadership & Cross-Functional Partnership

• Build, lead, coach, and grow a high-performing team, fostering a culture of creativity, accountability, and continuous improvement
• Serve as a strategic partner to the Advancement team, aligning communications with donor engagement strategies and fundraising campaigns to maximize impact
• Collaborate with Program, Impact, Office of the CEO, VP, of Thought Leadership, and larger Strategy teams to amplify field-building work, thought leadership, and organizational milestones
• Manage agency and vendor relationships, ensuring strong creative outcomes within budget
• Develop team infrastructure: editorial calendars, production workflows, and communication standards that enable the team to operate at scale

You are:

• A bold brand strategist: you see the full arc from positioning to execution and have the creative conviction and strategic discipline to build a brand that earns trust, commands attention, and endures over time
• A builder and developer of people: you lead with generosity and high standards, investing deeply in your team’s growth while holding a clear bar for performance, creativity, and collaboration
• A mission-driven communicator: you translate complex ideas into clear, resonant narratives for diverse internal and external audiences
• A systems thinker with a bias toward action: you see how brand, content, data, and relationships interconnect, and you design products and workflows that enhance programs and content and can be used to scale
• A cross-functional partner: you build trust across teams, and you know that the best communications work happens when everyone is aligned
• Deeply curious: you track what’s happening in the nonprofit sector, in communications, and in the communities we serve, and you bring those insights back to sharpen our work

COMMITMENT, COMPENSATION, & BENEFITS

This is a full-time exempt position, with a salary between $150,000 – 165,000 commensurate with experience. Leading Edge provides a best-in-class benefits package, including:

• 100% coverage for employees and 50% coverage for spouses and dependents for medical, dental, and vision
• Retirement matching, wellness benefits, ample flex time, and a three-month paid parental leave
• Generous professional development stipend

Leading Edge is committed to equal employment and advancement opportunities. Leading Edge does not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally recognized basis [“protected class”] including, but not limited to: race, color, ethnicity, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions) gender, pregnancy, reproductive health decisions, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, transgender status, national origin, citizenship, alienage, ancestry, age, disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, partnership/union status, familial or caregiver status, status as a victim or witness of domestic violence, veteran or military status, political affiliation, hairstyle or hair texture, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local laws. Leading Edge considers skill, experience, education, attitude and potential for growth when employment selections and all other employment-related decisions, such as compensation or promotion, policy administration, etc. are made.  

Requirements

You have:

• 10+ years of relevant experience in marketing and communications, with at least 3–5 years in a senior leadership role
• Demonstrated experience building and leading high-performing teams — with a genuine investment in the growth, development, and wellbeing of direct reports
• Proven success leading brand-building and digital marketing initiatives within a nonprofit, mission-driven, or advocacy organization
• Deep understanding of the nonprofit landscape — donor communication cycles, impact storytelling, and the intersection of development and marketing
• Expert command of digital marketing channels and platforms; fluency with CRM and CMS systems (e.g., Salesforce, HubSpot, WordPress), analytics tools (GA4), Google Ads, and email marketing platforms
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex ideas into clear, compelling narratives for diverse audiences
• Strategic thinker with strong execution skills — equally comfortable setting vision and rolling up sleeves to deliver
• Pluralistic and inclusive approach to communications, attentive to the diversity of perspectives across the field and communities we serve
• Strong stakeholder management skills with experience building relationships with diverse partners, funders, boards, and community leaders
• Strong alignment with our mission and values, particularly regarding sector-wide talent, leadership, and workplace culture advancement
• U.S.-based and authorized to work in the United States