Communications Director

PLANNED PARENTHOOD GREAT RIVERS

POSITION TITLE: Communications Director

STATUS: Full Time, Exempt – 40 hours per week, Hybrid

REPORTS TO:  Vice President of Marketing and Communications 

SALARY: $75,000-$96,000/Year

COVER LETTER REQUIRED - APPLICANTS WITHOUT A COVER LETTER WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED

Must have or obtain the Flu, COVID Vaccines and Booster!

BENEFITS:  

Planned Parenthood Great Rivers (PPGR) offers a robust benefits package. 

Employer Paid:

Healthcare: Employee pays approximately $41.38 per pay period

Vision: Employee pays approximately $4 per pay period

Dental: Employee pays approximately $5 per pay period

Life Insurance: Up to $100,000

Paid Parental Leave: 8 weeks of full salary after the event (birth or adoption)

Retirement plan with up to 6% contribution after 1 year of employment

Professional Development: $1500 annually

Generous Paid Time Off: 8 Sick Days, 10 Vacation Days, 5 Care for you Days and 9 Holidays

Employee Paid/Voluntary Benefits Include:

Aflac: Short-Term Disability, Accident Policy and Hospitalization Policy

Life Insurance additional coverage up to $100,000

POSITION SUMMARY

 Under the general supervision of the Vice President of Marketing and Communications, the Communications Director will lead day-to-day execution of Planned Parenthood Great River’s communications work. This individual will manage the department’s earned media and digital media footprints in partnership with the marketing and brand team, PPGR’s paid media team, and advocacy team. The Communications Director must be a strategic thinker, quick writer, and able to meet hard deadlines while managing relationships with media stakeholders and collaborating deeply with internal stakeholders including cross-departmental teams.

The Marketing and Communications team is responsible for setting a strategic public narrative that promotes the work of protecting and expanding access to sexual and reproductive health care. This department holds a 360 lens on external-facing communications work, which impacts the organization’s ability to provide patient-centered health care and advocate for all people’s rights and freedoms to control their own bodies, lives, and futures.  This position may fulfill the cell phone reimbursement policy requirements. 

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE 

●   3-5 years in campaign style communications and/or public relations work.

●   Proficiency in AP Style writing

●   Ability to build and execute 360 communications plans

●   Ability to work some nights and weekends

●   Ability to do limited travel to all health center locations within PPGR’s regions

●   Ability to manage a budget

●   Effective public speaking skills; such as serving as a spokesperson, conducting media trainings, and giving other presentations

PRIMARY DUTIES PERFORMED

 ●   Write and copy/edit communications assets including, but not limited to, talking points, press releases, op-eds, and other external facing materials

●   Maintain strong national and local media stakeholder relationships Collaborate and coordinate with coalition partners

●   Prep, train, and staff affiliate spokespeople and patient storytellers, while sometimes serving as a spokesperson yourself

●   Pitch and place earned media

●   Ensure all communications materials including marketing, digital, and other assets consistently reflect PPGR’s tone and voice

●   Create and execute 360 communications campaigns that reflect organizing opportunities, earned media narratives, and support policy and operational goals

●   Track and monitor relevant media clips and mentions using our media monitoring tools

WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

PPGR maintains a strict policy prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy or pregnancy-related conditions, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, economic background, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital or relationship status, military service or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law. 

PPGR acknowledges and owns our past and present; therefore, we seek to look inward into how white supremacy continues to show up in our organization. We have a responsibility to create a place of equity and of inclusion, and we commit to dismantling racism and moving the needle to a more equitable workplace.

Salary : $75,000 - $96,000