Manager, Communications

Overview

Harlem Children's Zone (HCZ) — a world-renowned education and poverty-fighting organization based in New York — seeks an enthusiastic, dedicated, and mission-aligned Manager, Communications to join our Communications team. The Manager, Communications will bring a passion for the mission of Harlem Children's Zone : break the cycle of intergenerational poverty with comprehensive, on-the-ground programming that builds up opportunities for children and families to thrive in school, work, and life. Reporting to the Associate Director, Communications, the Manager, Communications will help create and implement communications strategies to advance key priorities : raise awareness of HCZ and our National Impact Team, scholar enrollment, talent recruitment, thought leadership, staff culture, and philanthropy. Working in collaboration with members of the Communications Department, and stakeholders across the organization, they will do this primarily through the creation of written storytelling highlighting our National Impact Team and their external partners, scholars, families, and community members; management of our staff intranet and newsletters; support of our earned media efforts, including drafting pitches and press releases; development and refinement of our core messaging; and editing. Some travel is required.

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Compensation

The Harlem Children\'s Zone provided pay range : $80,000.00 / yr - $85,000.00 / yr. This range is provided by Harlem Children\'s Zone. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range : $80,000.00 / yr - $85,000.00 / yr

Responsibilities

Help develop and implement communications strategies and innovations to advance our key priorities, particularly raising awareness of our National Impact Team and their work.

Create and / or edit written content highlighting the work of HCZ and our National Impact Team, including website content, white papers, press releases, emails, advertising copy, op-eds, newsletters, and social media captions.

Support project planning for events hosted by our National Impact Team, including major conferences and site visits; this includes collaborating with the Communications Team to ensure the creation of marketing assets for and coordination of video and photography coverage of the events.

Manage content creation for our "In The Zone" staff communications platforms, e.g., intranet (Jostle) and staff newsletter (Mailchimp), ensuring timely dissemination of critical information to staff members and gathering and reporting on performance data to optimize engagement.

Help develop and refine core organizational messaging for our work, impact, and programs.

Edit and ensure internal stakeholder-written communications meet standards for quality and messaging alignment.

Qualifications

Bachelor\'s Degree or equivalent strongly preferred

At least 5-6 years\' experience working in communications, public relations, marketing, journalism, brand management, or related fields

Ability to juggle multiple projects and priorities at once

Commitment to HCZ values and mission

Strong written and verbal communication and editing skills

Experience with Mailchimp and intranet platforms a plus

Who You Are

A curious, multi-talented communicator, writer, editor, content creator, and project manager

A deadline-driven hustler who thrives in low-ego, team-oriented environments

A strong relationship and community builder who is comfortable collaborating with staff members across a large and complex organization

What You\'ll Do

Help develop and implement communications strategies and innovations to advance our key priorities, particularly raising awareness of our National Impact Team and their work

Create and / or edit written content highlighting the work of HCZ and our National Impact Team, including website content, white papers, press releases, emails, advertising copy, op-eds, newsletters, and social media captions

Support project planning for events hosted by our National Impact Team, including major conferences and site visits; this includes collaborating with the Communications Team to ensure the creation of marketing assets for and coordination of video and photography coverage of the events

Manage content creation for our "In The Zone" staff communications platforms, e.g., intranet (Jostle) and staff newsletter (Mailchimp), ensuring timely dissemination of critical information to staff members and gathering and reporting on performance data to optimize engagement

Edit and ensure internal stakeholder-written communications meet standards for quality and messaging alignment

Benefits

As a member of the Harlem Children\'s Zone team, you will join a supportive and inclusive community dedicated to helping children, families — and our staff — thrive. We offer highly competitive salaries, a comprehensive benefits package, and opportunities for growth. Our exceptional full-time benefits include :

Highly competitive base salaries

Paid time off

Employee referral bonus

Career advancement

No-cost health insurance

Life insurance

Short- and long-term disability

Additional voluntary benefits

Wellness discounts

Commuter benefits

Financial wellness perks

Discounts on flights, hotels, theme parks, concert tickets, and more

The annual salary range for this position is $80,000-$85,000. Harlem Children\'s Zone is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Harlem Children\'s Zone and Promise Academy Charter Schools do not provide work visas for candidates who require employer sponsorship to ensure work authorization in the United States.

Harlem Children\'s Zone is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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