Communications director Jobs in Houston, TX

Job Description

Job Description

Description :

Role Title : Director of Marketing & Communications

The Opportunity :

A college degree has the power to help end cycles of poverty, and yet, only 14 percent of Houston’s students from low-income communities are projected to earn any sort of post-secondary credential. This statistic, however, is not reflective of the talent and potential in our city. There are thousands of students in Houston who, with the support of a program like EMERGE, have the potential to not only graduate from college, but to graduate from one of the nation’s leading institutions.

The successful candidate will be a results-oriented strategic thinker with superb organizational and communication skills, collaborative instincts, strong innovation, and creative thinking who is interested in making a real impact for a leading college access nonprofit. Candidates who are passionate about the opportunity to effect meaningful change in the lives of thousands of high-performing students from income-constrained communities and the next generation of leaders are encouraged to apply.

The Role :

The Director of Marketing and Communications will be a seasoned and creative marketing and communications leader. They will have the opportunity to introduce innovative approaches to position EMERGE as the nationally recognized gold standard for connecting exceptional students from low-income communities with top colleges and universities.

Estimated Start Date : April 2, 2025

Salary Range : $75,000-$90,000

Reports To : VP, External Affairs

Location : Houston (Hybrid) 3 days from home, 2 days in office

Key Responsibilities :

Leadership, Strategy, and Planning

• Develop, implement, and execute an annual marketing and communications strategy that reflects EMERGE’s robust programming in collaboration with the leadership team and relevant constituents.
• Collaborate with org-wide teams to develop and build buy-in across the organization and to ensure that all external communication materials are consistent with the EMERGE brand and positioning.
• Coordinate at the strategic, visionary, and tactical levels with the other teams to ensure quality control and a cohesive narrative across the organization
• Define clear metrics of success for marketing and communications efforts and track and measure engagement, using analytics, surveys, and other metrics
• Ensure visual integrity and adherence to brand standards guidelines for all EMERGE's public-facing materials and staff have what they need to be able to properly represent EMERGE at all times

Marketing

Strategic Communications

Oversee all external communication efforts and develop a communications framework that incorporates compelling storytelling with language best practices and critical data points that speak to the problem EMERGE is trying to solve and the latest thinking of historically marginalized, BIPOC, and first-generation college students. This includes but is not limited to :

Media Relations

Other Duties as Assigned

Requirements :

Ideal Candidate will have :

Who we are :

At EMERGE, we live by our Core Values :

EMERGE was founded in 2010 and has grown rapidly from serving just 14 students to 3,200 students across five Houston-area school districts and at more than 150 colleges and universities across the country.

As EMERGE’s impact has grown, our nonprofit team has grown to over 50 staff members. You will be joining an energetic, passionate team of individuals working to propel Houston’s top talent upwards and onwards.

What we offer :

At EMERGE, we aim to enact our core value of “equity grounds us” within our compensation practices to ensure a competitive and equitable salary & benefits package for all employees. To determine salary; we consider each candidate’s relevant experience, growth potential, and responsibilities within the role, as well equity across similar roles within the organization. The salary range for this role is $78,000-$90,000.

Our salary bands are established to accommodate growth within the role and varied experience levels at point of hire. Based on historical data, we anticipate most candidates will begin their time at EMERGE at the lower end of the salary band. Yearly increases are based on the impact and scale of your role, along with external market factors.

Benefits :

Priority Application Deadline : March 14th, however applications will be reviewed as they are received.