Communications Manager

Description

Based in Portland, Maine, and offering services statewide, Preble Street’s low-barrier, client-centered programs provide casework, housing, shelter, food, and other essential services to people in our community experiencing homelessness, hunger, and poverty, while advocating for long-term solutions to these problems.

Preble Street is seeking a Communications Manager to manage a diverse portfolio of communications and engagement strategies, assist with media and donor relations, and develop and execute communications plans and strategies. In collaboration with the Senior Director of Communications, the Communications Manager will generate, distribute, and maintain branded agency materials, assist in creating collateral for programs and activities, manage incoming media inquiries, support strategies to build and grow Preble Street’s social media and website traffic, and build relationships with program staff and clients to proactively source stories of program impact in alignment with the agency’s Ethical Storytelling model for use in agency communications, advocacy, and development work.

This is a full-time (40 hours/week) position with a Monday – Friday, 8:30am – 5:00pm schedule, with evening and weekend hours as needed.

Qualifications

Qualifications for the position include a bachelor's degree in communications, public relations, journalism, or a related field with 3-5 years of experience in communications, public relations, or a related field OR a combination of work experience and relevant education and training likely to be successful in the position.

A commitment to the agency mission is required. The successful candidate will also have strong writing and editing skills; the ability to balance multiple deadlines in a fast-paced working environment while ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and effectiveness; experience with social media and digital communications; excellent interpersonal and communication skills; and an ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Compensation and Benefits

This full-time position offers an hourly rate of $ 28.19/hour, which annualizes to $ 58,639.88 as well as generous paid time off, insurance, and retirement plan benefits include:

• 4 weeks (160 hours, accrued) vacation time, 12 days (96 hours, accrued) sick time, 32 hours personal time, 12 Paid Holidays
• Health insurance w/ 100% employer-paid option; Dental insurance w/ 100% employer-paid option; Vision insurance; Employer-paid Life, STD, and LTD insurance
• 403(b) retirement plan w/ employer match

To Apply: We encourage applicants to apply via Preble Street’s website employment page. Applications (resume and cover letter, preferred) may also be emailed to employment@preblestreet.org or mailed via USPS mail to Preble Street Human Resources, 55 Portland Street, Portland, ME 04101.

If you need assistance or accommodation in the application process, please contact us at hr@preblestreet.org.

Please note that automatically generated confirmations of receipt will be sent in response to applications sent via email. Only those candidates selected for interviews will be otherwise contacted.

Preble Street, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit agency, has been working since 1975 to provide best practice social services that meet urgent needs and end hunger and homelessness for individuals and families in Maine living in poverty.

Preble Street is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to equity and inclusion in our workplace. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals and consider applications for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military status, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.   

Preble Street recognizes that Black and Indigenous people, people of color, people from working class backgrounds, people with disabilities, LGBTQ2IA people and women are less likely to apply for jobs if they don’t believe they meet every qualification described in a job posting.

Our hiring process recognizes the value of various lived experiences and backgrounds when assessing candidates.

Individuals from all cultures and communities are encouraged to apply.

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