Communications Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Communications Manager

Location : Denver

Work Schedule : Exempt, Full-time

Deadline for submission : Nov 20, 2025

Conservation Colorado is seeking a Communications Manager to support the creation of high-impact communications that move people to action and elevates our mission across the state.

About Conservation Colorado

As the largest statewide environmental organization in Colorado, our mission is simple :   we work to protect our state’s climate, air, land, water, and communities.  We play a unique role in Colorado as our work focuses on organizing communities, influencing decision-makers, and electing conservation-minded leaders.  We work for a Colorado where every community can breathe clean air, drink clean water, protect the landscapes we share and secure our climate future.  And, where communities once burdened by environmental injustices lead the way forward.  You can learn more about our mission here.

What You’ll Do

This position reports to the VP of Communications & Marketing and plays a vital role in supporting the VP to advance the organization’s goals by creating compelling, action-inspiring content—whether it’s emails that mobilize, press releases that generate media attention, or factsheets that educate decision-makers and secondary audiences — and supporting a team of content creators to do the same.

Team Management (35%)

• Manage a high performing team that delivers results in a way that is equitable, centers collaboration and encourages transparency & open communication.
• Promoting a culture of high performance and accountability, while encouraging continuous improvement and a commitment to quality.
• Developing staff using a supportive and collaborative approach that supports the team in delivering on goals and that matches our organizational values on a consistent basis.
• Supporting the VP in quarterly planning, budget development,  internal coordination and meeting facilitation.

Campaign Content Creation, Messaging, and Management (35%)

Strategic Communications & Brand Management (30%)

In addition to your regular responsibilities, all staff are expected to participate at some level in organizational priorities including helping in certain fundraising efforts, taking part in election-related activities, and committing to organizational efforts around equity & inclusivity.

Qualifications

This position is a great opportunity to be a leader on a communications team dedicated to delivering content that motivates people to take action, moves decision makers to think about our issues differently, and to be a part of making real progress on some of the biggest issues facing us today.  To be successful in this job, you will demonstrate flexibility, results-focused work, and efficiency to work well with our team. Fundamentally, we want someone who loves writing,  creating & editing content and who has the skills to do that in the context of a political, issue-advocacy based environment.  More specifically, you will have or be most or all of the following :

Have strong advocacy writing & editing skills.  It is vital to have experience creating high-impact issue-based, advocacy communications (email, social media, news releases, etc.) that move people to take action.  And because editing other team members' work is a big part of this job, experience editing and the ability to hold and maintain standards in grammar and syntax (we use AP style), but also in ensuring content is culturally appropriate and in alignment with the organization's voice and goals is also critical.

Be a strong people manager.  This position oversees a team of junior writers so you’ll need the skills and orientation to build a strong team.  We expect our managers to manage with a spirit of collaboration & accountability, transparency, and with a focus on skills development and growth.

Demonstrated project management skills in a fast-paced environment.  Our work context is ever shifting and moves quickly here and you will need the skills to manage that while leading large-scale, multi-stakeholder projects with minimal oversight, collaborating across teams, managing contributors, and ensuring content is delivered on time and meets the goals of the project.  This includes managing the use of our project management systems (we use Asana), and being able to manage projects successfully with your peers, not just the team you manage.

Creativity & Innovation.  It’s not enough to be able to execute on work that is assigned.  We are looking for someone to bring a fresh perspective to our work to help us better communicate complex policy issues and to identify new approaches to content creation that motivates people to take action with us, build a narrative around our issues, and ultimately increase the impact we have on our issues.

Spanish / English bilingual is a skill we value, but it is not a requirement (one member of the team is focused on producing bilingual content).  This is a full-time job, but there can be some flexibility in the exact schedule.

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range for this full-time role is $82,000 - $92,000, with exact salary depending on relevant experience and demonstrated competencies.  We offer competitive pay and benefits, rooted in equity, transparency, and trust—and never ask for prior salary history.

We provide high-quality health insurance and a strong benefits package that includes a SIMPLE IRA retirement plan with a match, at least 30 days of vacation & holidays in addition to six physical & mental wellness days in your first year, a parental leave and a sabbatical program. Please note that as a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization, Conservation Colorado employees are not eligible to participate in the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

All Conservation Colorado roles involve some in-person work, so COVID vaccination is required.  We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid model without a fixed in-office schedule—each team member works with their manager to determine what makes sense based on role and preference. Those who prefer can work from the office full-time.

We are committed to building a more diverse & inclusive organization and conservation movement to fully represent and engage all Coloradans and to build as powerful a movement as we can. Recruiting staff that better reflects Colorado is a priority, and we encourage applicants from all cultures, races, ethnicities, geographies, political affiliations, sexual orientations, gender identities, and all other identities represented in Colorado or protected by law.  We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

To Apply

If this job speaks to you, please submit a cover letter & resume and answer a few short questions. If you have a disability and need accommodation or assistance with our online application process, please tell us how we can help by calling us at 303.333.7846.

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