Communications Manager

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Minority Veterans of America (MVA), a non-profit organization that serves minority and underrepresented veterans, is recruiting a Communications Manager to manage MVA’s communications team and efforts including social media, creative and brand management, public relations, and more.

The ideal candidate for this role is an innovative thinker who seeks out challenges and thrives in mission driven work. Successful candidates will be forward thinking, self-driven and autonomous, a team player and leader, and be committed to radical inclusion in all of their work.

Summary/Objective:

The MVA Communications Manager will, with the guidance of the Executive Director and creative consulting firms, plan, direct, and coordinate the communications of Minority Veterans of. In this role, you will be responsible for managing content output, engaging directly with minority and underrepresented veteran communities, overseeing and reporting data and communications outcomes, and supervising a volunteer team of leaders and fellows.

Minority Veterans of America Required Skills:

1. Long-term commitment to and passion for mission-driven work
2. Self-motivation / Self-starter attitude
3. Ability to collaborate with diverse groups, both internal and external
4. Commitment to learning and growth

Tasks:

• Implement communications strategies and standards to grow and expand in impact and engagement
• Act as a communications leader to identify, develop, and place talent into the right roles as the organization scales
• Guide and inform marketing partnership and sponsorship opportunities and support programs to provide member and constituent relationship management, engagement and empowerment
• Manage Creative Team and dictate workflow to team members for operational implementation
• Promote an organizational vision and environment that emphasizes teamwork, trust, professionalism, efficiency, and customer service.

Technology:

• Communications management technology- Buffer, MailChimp
• Social media platforms - Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn
• Design software - Adobe Software (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Spark)
• Electronic mail software-Microsoft Outlook
• Office suite software- Microsoft Office (Teams, Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
• Supervisory Responsibility- This role supervises a team of volunteer leaders

Work Environment:

This is a virtual position. This position offers the ability to work remotely from home. The volunteer will work with Executive Director to establish volunteer schedule on an ongoing basis.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work:

This is a volunteer position. Days and hours of work are dependent upon the volunteer’s schedule. This role requires a minimum of 10-15 hours per week. Volunteer will be required to attend one monthly Directors and Managers meeting per month and one quarterly All Call unless otherwise discussed with supervisor.

Preferred Education and Experience:

• AA in communications, journalism, public relations, fine arts, photography, design or related field
• 1+ year experience working in communications, journalism, design, or related field;
• Demonstrated expertise in communications management and leadership of creative teams.