Position: Communications Manager (Areas of Focus: Social Media, Executive Communications, Media Relations)
Reports to: Director of Communications
Status: Full Time; Exempt
Location: US Based Home Office
Start date: Immediate
We are seeking a marketing communications professional with deep social media and executive communications experience to supercharge our brand communications. The successful candidate has excelled in creative, narrative, non-profit and business communications. This is an exciting opportunity for a versatile writer with strong social media management skills to support the mission of a leading education non-profit in a variety of ways including making a meaningful contribution to amplifying our brand voice and increasing our reach.
The role of the Communications Manager is a highly collaborative position who partners with team members, as well as senior executives, other staff and contractors to deliver industry leading results for the organization.
Applicants will be asked to submit a portfolio of work with at least 2 types of writing samples.
Candidates should expect and be prepared to commit to quarterly air travel for in-person activities.
Facing History & Ourselves is a global education non-profit organization that challenges teachers and students to use lessons of history to stand up to bigotry and hate.
Who We Are: Facing History & Ourselves uses lessons of history to challenge teachers and their students to stand up to bigotry and hate. For more than 40 years, Facing History has provided a transformative experience for educators and their students, and the mindsets and skills we foster — empathy for others, critical thinking, moral reasoning, and sense of agency — help to create a world guided by knowledge and compassion. The world is in dire need of this kind of education and our goal over the next three years is to increase our impact as an organization by expanding and deepening our engagement with educators, schools, and districts. Facing History operates from 9 offices in the United States, Canada, and the UK, includes 185+ staff members, and maintains a budget approaching $40 million.
The Facing History Marketing and Communications Team is composed of 14 staff members who lead the organization’s marketing, communications, brand, and public relations strategy.
Specific Responsibilities Include:
Essential Skills and Qualities:
Facing History understands that restrictive job requirements may exclude historically marginalized groups from applying to jobs for which they are qualified. We take an equitable and holistic screening approach. If you feel you have demonstrated experience and expertise relevant to perform this role, please don’t hesitate to apply!
Preferred Qualifications:
Benefits Summary: In addition to meaningful and rewarding work, Facing History provides an excellent and competitive compensation and benefits package including medical with a health reimbursement account, dental, vision, life & AD&D, long-term & short-term disability insurance, 403(B) retirement plan with a discretionary organizational contribution, generous paid time off, an employee assistance program, travel assistance plan, pre-tax commuter spending accounts, flexible spending accounts, voluntary Colonial Life group plans, robust wellness programs through, aHealthyMe & weekly virtual yoga and meditation, WellCents 403(B) advisement, and a friendly work environment.
Facing History values a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, veteran status and record of arrest or conviction, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
Facing History’s Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. At Facing History, we honor and value the uniqueness of each and every human being. Our strength as an organization that provides and distributes educational content and pedagogy to teachers across the globe is directly tied to our diversity of staff, leadership, educators, students, scholars, and volunteers. Our commitment is to treat individuals with dignity and to build and maintain a community of full participation, inclusive of the voices, needs, and contributions of all. As an organization, we are deeply aware of the legacies of injustices that persist in society and in the workplace, and we value and promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in their association with excellence.
Position: Communications Manager (Areas of Focus: Social Media, Executive Communications, Media Relations)
Reports to: Director of Communications
Status: Full Time; Exempt
Location: US Based Home Office
Start date: Immediate
We are seeking a…
Benefits Summary: In addition to meaningful and rewarding work, Facing History provides an excellent and competitive compensation and benefits package including medical with a health reimbursement account, dental, vision, life & AD&D, long-term & short-term disability insurance, 403(B) retirement plan with a discretionary organizational contribution, generous paid time off, an employee assistance program, travel assistance plan, pre-tax commuter spending accounts, flexible spending accounts, voluntary Colonial Life group plans, robust wellness programs through, aHealthyMe & weekly virtual yoga and meditation, WellCents 403(B) advisement, and a friendly work environment.
Benefits Summary: In addition to meaningful and rewarding work, Facing History provides an excellent and competitive compensation and benefits package including medical with…