Job Title : Senior Manager of Marketing and Communications
Department : Communications
Reports to : Managing Directors direct report; Executive Directors indirect report
FLSA Status : Exempt, Full-time
Position Summary
The Senior Manager of Marketing and Communications serves as the lead marketing and communications professional. Guided by our client associations’ strategic plan goals, objectives and strategies, this position tells the story of the client organization and the unique value proposition to inspire a range of stakeholders to engage within our trade associations and with designated public. This is a hybrid position and requires two or three days per week in office, based on client needs and team schedules.
Essential Responsibilities
The Senior Manager is responsible for integrated marketing & communications, the brand experience, event promotion, messaging development, visual identity maintenance and application, public relations communications and multi-channel communication and management. Works closely and collaboratively with all internal stakeholders.
Marketing & Communications
- Develop and execute marketing communications plan for each client that prioritizes audiences, identifies outcomes and measures success
- Leveraging of brand through all communication channels, including events, ads, websites, collateral, social media, multimedia, signage, and other communication channels
- Create impactful messages on the client associations’ stories, as well as the value of membership and client association products and services for priority audiences; oversee the implementation of those messages across all materials and communications
- Manage social media campaigns and new media offerings such as video, podcasts, webinars and other digital communications
- Drive marketing efforts for client associations’, Member Meetings, Annual Conferences, and other events to increase attendance and support the client associations value proposition
- Management of client association websites to include overseeing updates, website development projects and other applicable digital communications
- Management of communication team’s deliverables (e.g. annual reports, marketing collateral, website updates, etc.)
- Drafting content for communications deliverables
Public / Media Relations
Create and manage the development of media responses working collaboratively with other team membersServe as the liaison as needed with the mediaCollaborate on client associations’ crisis communications planning to identify areas of vulnerability and offer templates that help the organizations and industry respond to emerging and / or potential crisesMonitor media coverage of the client associations and their members, produce reports of communications activities, and track coverage and issues as neededManagement
Manage and direct the communications teamManage billing targetsManage client communication deliverables and budgetsProvide staff support to the client associations committeesEducation / Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism or related field5+ years demonstrated excellence in integrated marketing communications, media relations, corporate communications and / or public affairs2+ years in food, health, nutrition, trade associations, and / or medical industry preferredRelationship builder – able to work as a team member, provide courteous service to internal and external clientsSuperior written and oral communicationsConsistently demonstrate cooperative attitude – assumes responsibility, is flexible in working with othersDemonstrates a commitment to follow-through; results orientedInitiative – actively engaged in continuous improvement, provides suggestions for improvement, offers solutions to challenges / issuesCompetencies
FlexibilityExemplary Communication ProficiencySuperb Collaboration SkillsCustomer / Client Focus#J-18808-Ljbffr