Communications Manager - Facing History and Ourselves, Inc

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:

• Manage and execute organization’s social media channels, including drafting, posting, monitoring and improving (60%)

• Copywriter for senior executive leadership communications including thought leadership articles, monthly leadership newsletter, conference applications and preparation (30%)

• Support earned media strategy, track earned media mentions, brief and prep Facing History leaders, educators, and students for media engagement (15%)

• Collaborate with team members to build & maintain the content team editorial calendar to ensure communications are consistent with organization’s objectives, tone and voice (5%)

• Manage a variety of short and long-term projects related to Marketing and Communications.

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!

• Minimum of 3+ years experience in social media management, executive communications, and/or media relations a must

• A strong understanding of writing for digital platforms including websites, Instagram, Facebook, and X (formerly Twitter)

• Excellent versatile writer with a dynamic, flexible voice

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, projects, and tasks

• Adept at using technology, especially Google suite of applications

• Ability to maintain focus, motivation and communication with others in a remote environment

• Proactive self-starter; strong attention to detail; experience working in a busy hybrid/mostly remote work environment a plus

• Solutions focused individual who is comfortable asking questions, searching for answers, and gaining clarity when needed

• Passion for Facing History’s mission

• Can drive ideation and execution based on data and organizational priorities

• Ability to work independently and as a member of a team

• Strong analytic and systems thinking

• Ability to coordinate and manage complex cross-functional projects with multiple competing priorities or perspectives

• Ability to manage ambiguity, risk, and changing direction of projects and strategies

• Excellent interpersonal, leadership, and management skills and high professional standards for work quality

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in the K-12 education sector

• Experience working with national or international non-profit organizations

• Bachelor's degree or higher

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.