Marketing and Communications Manager

The Ecological Society of America invites applications for a new Marketing and Communications Manager to join our Member Services team beginning in July 2026.

This is a new position that will work across the organization to help us grow and nurture our audiences, compellingly tell the story of ecology and ecologists, effectively communicate with our members and community, and market our expanding suite of products. It's a position that will grow along with our programs and is designed for a person ready to take their next step up in responsibility.

Key activities include:

• Contributing to our overall marketing and communications strategies across several communities and business lines
• Marketing events, education and training, and membership; working with partners to align with strategies for our journals
• Social media and web content management
• Developing visual and multimedia collateral appropriate to each campaign and platform
• Membership and community communication—newsletters, online community and listserv, social, web
• Working across staff and volunteer teams to ensure that we are telling the stories we want to tell, using the appropriate voice, to the audiences we most need to reach
• Travel to the ESA Annual Meeting and other business events.

We seek a person with:

• At least 5 years of experience in communications and marketing
• Ideally working in an association or professional society or advocacy organization
• Experience with design and marketing automation tools—we specifically use Hootsuite, Canva and Feathr—and ethically and responsibly employing generative AI
• A creative bent and talent for solving problems
• Motivation to continuously seek new ways to do work well
• Passion about the sciences and environment

Review the full position description for more details.

Interested applicants should submit a resume, a 1-paragraph statement of interest, and 3-5 examples of recent past work (links are fine) *to include some combination of writing, visual design and social content* to resumes@esa.org with the subject line “Marketing and Communications Manager.”

The priority application deadline is June 12, but applications may be received until the position is filled. Initial interviews will be scheduled the week of June 15. Our preference is for a start date in early July; note that travel to the ESA Annual Meeting will be optional for this year. This is a hybrid position located in Washington, DC, with some required in-office commuting.

Our available salary range for this position is in the range of $60,000 annually. ESA has an excellent benefits package that includes employer-paid medical and dental, and low-cost vision coverage; cell phone allowance; life, AD&D and disability insurance; and generous retirement contributions.

ESA has an excellent benefits package that includes employer-paid medical and dental, and low-cost vision coverage; cell phone allowance; life, AD&D and disability insurance; and generous retirement contributions.

Must be fluent in English.