National Domestic Violence Hotline Hiring for Recruiting Manager Job at Austin, TX Full Time

SUMMARY
The Communications Director is an essential member of the National Domestic Violence Hotline’s (The Hotline) communication and senior leadership team. This position works to develop, lead and implement strategic communications plans targeted to The Hotline’s, and its youth-focused prevention project love is respect’s, various audiences. This position reports directly to the Vice President of Communications. Bilingual candidate strongly preferred.

The primary objective of the Communications Director is to maximize the flow of survivor-centered information and communication between The Hotline and the public. The Communications Director will work with the Vice President of Communications to determine communications and marketing strategies for targeted audiences (those needing our services, donors and stakeholders, other domestic violence/intimate partner violence organizations etc.) and grow The Hotline’s external partnerships. This position will serve as The Hotline’s primary copy editor and content review specialist.

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ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITES*

• Develop creative, educational, equitable, survivor-centered strategic communications plan for content that can be used across a variety of platforms, focusing on telling stories of hope
• Create and lead strategic communications plans to increase outreach to and resources for marginalized communities
• In conjunction with VP for Communications, create and lead strategic communications plan to reach marginalized communities
• Develop education materials targeted to raise awareness of The Hotline with marginalized communities
• Meet marginalized communities where they are: Identify outlets and relevant messages

• Lead translation of existing content and create new content in Spanish
• Serve as The Hotline’s primary copy editor and content review specialist
• With VP of Communications, work closely with PR firm
• Develop talking points and decks for all external organization speakers
• In conjunction with the VP of Communications and the Development team, create and oversee a strategic communications plan that encourages people, foundations and corporations to donate to The Hotline.
• Help grow and diversity revenue streams by creating a communications climate, in partnership with the development team, conducive to fundraising through donor cultivation, acquisition, retention, stewardship and donor events (please note this role is not a fundraising position).
• Work with VP of Communications and Digital Strategy Manager on donor webinars

• Transform love is respect by prioritizing diverse youth voices and experiences
• In conjunction with Digital Communications Manager, create and implement a comprehensive communications plan designed to grow love is respect

• Identify strategic communications, marketing and PR opportunities to maximize The Hotline’s relationships with corporate partners
• Lead all communications, marketing and PR around federally funded deliverables
• Create and maintain comprehensive communications calendar for the organization
• Ensure deadlines are met and deliverables are on time
• Supervises Design and Web Specialist

Education and Experience Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Relations, Communications or other closely related field,
• Five years of progressively responsible experience in media relations, public relations or communications.
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience

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Knowledge Skills and Abilities*

• Must have strong writing and copyediting skills
• Ability to demonstrate strategic agility
• Must be able to multi-task and demonstrate well-developed organizational skills.

• Understanding of social justice and racial equity, including how societal oppressions create the conditions for, and sustain, intimate partner violence.

• Must maintain the standards of confidentiality related to agency information, funders and other constituents.
• Public speaking and work with various media outlets will be required.
• Commitment to a nonviolent perspective and behavior and a willingness to work in such an environment.
• Must have ability to manage assignments effectively while working long or varying schedules.

• Demonstrated success with supervising and mentoring communications professionals.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and Google applications.

• Serious attention to detail and strong time and project management skills.
• Highly organized and able to work independently to complete projects on deadline.
• Ability to interact professionally and effectively with a diverse group of fellow team members, executives, managers, external groups, and subject matter experts.
• Ability to carry out and articulate the mission, vision, programs, and purposes of the organization.
• Ability to be flexible, if needed, to work outside of normal business hours.

• Availability to travel.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bilingual in both verbal and written Spanish.
• Experience working in the domestic violence or sexual assault field.
• Development communications experience and/or partner growth experience

• *Other Requirements / Working Conditions

• This role is a primarily remote position based in Austin, Texas. This position will be required to spend some time weekly in-office as determined by the Vice President of Communications.
• Must maintain standards of confidentiality related to agency information.
• Prolonged sitting or standing using keyboard, phone, and computer.

All work is informed by, and conducted through adherence to the values of The Hotline:

• Integrity: We conduct every aspect of our work to the highest ethical standards and hold ourselves accountable to We value transparency and staunchly safeguard the confidentiality of those we serve.
• Thought* Leadership: *We are committed to learning constantly, developing innovative practices and evolving strategies as necessary to achieve our vision and mission.
• Excellence: We value performance and results. We aspire to be the best and to embrace the challenge to exceed expectations.
• Collaboration: We work as a team within the organization and with a wide range of partners outside of it, in the belief that only through these partnerships will we achieve the broadest
• Social justice: We value diverse perspectives and strive to incorporate an anti-oppression lens in all aspects of our
• Caring: We conduct our work with compassion and in the spirit of inclusion, and we meet all individuals with respect and without
• Survivor-centered: Our work begins and ends with the interests of survivors of relationship abuse in mind

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This description only includes essential functions of the job. These statements are not intended to be construed as exhaustive of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required for this position. Employees will be required to follow and any other job-related instruction and to perform any other job-related duties required by the job objectives, supervisor, and mission and values of The Hotline. This description does not modify any employee’s at-will-status and is not a contract for continued employment of any duration._

Job Type: Full-time