Job Title: Communications Manager
Role Type: Full Time
Starting Salary: $40,000–$45,000
Start Date: June 1, 2025
Base Hours: 9:00am–5:00pm with special events in the evenings and weekends throughout the year. Please see the hours section below.
Reporting To: Chief of Staff
Overview
BRYC seeks a passionate and creative communications manager to join our team. As a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering youth through community engagement, we are looking for an individual who can bring innovation and energy to our communications efforts.
Duties
Social Media Management
- Develop and implement a social media strategy to engage our audience across various platforms
- Create and curate engaging content including photos, videos, and graphics
- Maintain a content calendar to ensure consistent and timely posting
- Monitor and respond to comments and messages in a timely manner
Photography & Videography
- Capture high-quality photos and videos at all BRYC events and everyday moments
- Edit and retouch photos/videos with a quick turnaround for use in various communications channels
- Collaborate with the team to create compelling visual stories that showcase the impact of our programs and initiatives
Graphic Design
- Utilize Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) to design visually appealing materials for print and digital use
- Create graphics for social media, website, email newsletters, event promotions, and fundraising campaigns
- Ensure all designs adhere to BRYC’s branding guidelines and communicate our mission and values
Program Communications
- Communicate effectively with and for BRYC’s internal audiences, which includes sending mass messages to BRYC’s Fellows, Guardians, and volunteers and maintaining the BRYCDOWN, BRYC’s intranet of news and resources
- Create program materials, from Google Slide presentations to special event fliers
- Facilitate effective communication within the organization, as needed
Public Relations
- Assist in developing and implementing PR strategies to raise awareness of BRYC’s mission and programs
- Draft press releases, media pitches, and other communications materials as needed
- Cultivate relationships with media contacts and coordinate media coverage of events and initiatives
Hours
At BRYC, we believe in fostering a culture of productivity and achievement. While our standard workweek is based on a 40-hour schedule, we operate as an objective-driven organization. This means that our team members’ hours are centered around the core functions of their primary roles and the objectives, key results, and actions (OKRAs) they are tasked with accomplishing. By aligning our work hours with specific objectives and outcomes, we ensure that each team member’s time is utilized efficiently and effectively, ultimately contributing to the overall success of our mission.
Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in communications, graphic design, advertising, public relations, or related field.
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
- Proficiency in Google Suite
- Strong photography and videography skills, with experience in editing software
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Skills & Qualities
- Strong fit with BRYC’s culture, as defined by our Trust Statements and Culture Code
- Attention to detail
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
- Experience in media relations is preferred but not required
- Passion for youth empowerment and community engagement
- Comfort facilitating/teaching
- Relationship-building
- Ethic: whatever it takes
- Spirit: entrepreneurial
- Heart: compassionate
- Mind: creative, strategic
Compensation
Total Compensation Package (FY25 Benefits): $61,069.23-$67,415.38
- Starting Base Salary: $40,000-$45,000
- Insurance: 75% health; 100% vision, dental, life, short- and long-term disability (annual value: $5,000)
- Vacation: 80 hours paid (annual value: $1,538-$1,731)
- 12-week parental leave (value: $9,231-$10,385)
- 403(b) Retirement Plan w/ Employer Matching (employer match:~ $2,100)
- Professional Development Stipend (annual value: $500)
- Continuing education reimbursement (annual value: $1,000)
- Sponsored Meals/Snacks (annual value: $500)
- Access to BRYC’s licensed mental health counselor (annual value: $1,200)
Additional Workplace Benefits
- Best workplace culture you’ll ever experience
- Opportunities for advancement
- Remote work flexibility, following three month trial and when not teaching in school
- Flexible work schedule: Half-day Fridays; four-day work weeks in the summer
- No Meeting Thursdays, except for whole-team and critical meetings
- Access to discounted insurance and services (e.g., pet insurance, renter’s insurance, home warranty)
- BRYC is a Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) employer, providing eligible employees the opportunity to have their federal student loans forgiven after 10 years of qualifying employment and loan payments.
Employment Status
All full-time BRYC team members are exempt, at-will employees. The executive director would confer this position, and either party can terminate it at any time, with or without cause or notice. The “at will” nature of your employment cannot be changed except in a document signed by you, the executive director, and a BRYC officer.
Apply
Please email your cover letter, résumé, and the names/contact information for 3-5 references to [email protected]. Include the position title in the subject line. Strong candidates will participate in two or three interview rounds.
