Strategic Communications Manager

Summary

Join Community Solutions as their Strategic Communications Manager and support the communications needs of the organization, its partners, and the Built for Zero network. You will coordinate brand-aligned communications, produce donor and event materials, maintain content assets, and amplify evidence that homelessness is solvable. Reporting to the Communications Director, you will be a key member of the Campaign Team, ensuring consistent messaging across platforms and materials. Responsibilities include drafting communications for donors and partners, preparing presentations, maintaining content assets, and providing communications support for events. You will help amplify the organization's evidence-based message and support broader communications and campaign goals. The position offers flexibility to work remotely from a US location, with potential travel for meetings and events. Compensation includes a competitive salary and benefits package.

Requirements

• 4-5 years of experience in communications, marketing, public relations, or related fields
• Superior writing and editing skills, with the ability to create clear, compelling, and solutions-focused content
• Comfortable working with diverse audiences, including community partners, public officials, and individuals with lived experience of homelessness
• Experience coordinating the development of materials such as reports, newsletters, donor appeals, event collateral, and presentations
• Highly organized with strong project management skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
• Collaborative team player with a proactive communication style and willingness to support teammates across a dynamic organization
• Comfortable working independently in a remote work environment with minimal supervision

Responsibilities

• Harmonize brand and communication presence across Community Solutions
• Ensure the Campaign, Built for Zero, and the Large Cities Housing Fund describe the solution to homelessness in a consistent manner
• Amplify Community Solutions’ Tipping Point message across all organizational communications
• Provide communication support for strategic partnerships
• Coordinate the production of the annual report, including drafting content, collaborating with graphic designers, and supporting distribution with the strategic partnerships team
• Support the creation of donor appeals, including printed and newsletter appeals, working closely with the strategic partnerships and graphic design teams
• Maximize Leadership Team involvement in strategic external presentations and conferences
• Track sector convenings and recommend internal attendees and presentation topics
• Respond to RFPs to present at conferences
• Prepare presentation materials, including slide decks and talking points
• Coordinate with local partners on joint proposals and joint presentations
• Maintain updated collateral and content
• Maintain the still and video image library
• Procure photographers and videographers as needed
• Update printed collateral and templates (slide decks, one-pagers, etc.) as needed
• Maintain the story bank and third party credentialing of relevant source evidence for use by media and other audiences
• Support campaign cohort convenings and Built for Zero learning sessions
• Promote bi-annual Learning Session in advance of events
• Coordinate the design and production of collateral materials for sessions
• Draft content and edit materials, including Learning Briefs
• Provide on-site support for events

Preferred Qualifications

While not a requirement, preference for demonstrated understanding of housing policy and the homeless response system

Benefits

The salary range for this position is $90,842 to $120,572, commensurate with experience and geographic location, in addition to a competitive benefits package