Communications and Outreach Manager

Communications and Outreach Manager

Are you pursuing a career in communications and outreach Do you want to make an impact in South Baltimore If that sounds like you we have a fabulous opportunity for a Communications and Outreach Manager to join our team at the South Baltimore Gateway Partnership(SBGP) in Baltimore.

Est siguiendo una carrera en comunicaciones y extensin Quiere causar un impacto en el sur de Baltimore Si eso le suena familiar tenemos una oportunidad fabulosa para que un Gerente de Comunicaciones y Divulgacin se una a nuestro equipo en South Baltimore Gateway Partnership (SBGP) en Baltimore.

We are looking for our next Communications and Outreach Manager to plan manage and coordinate SBGPs communications and outreach in collaboration with the Senior Communications and Outreach Manager. This position helps SBGP engage with the communities in the South Baltimore Gateway District and responds to their needs while also ensuring the general public and stakeholders see and understand the work SBGP is doing. This position gathers produces and disseminates information among diverse stakeholders in the District while also serving in a supporting liaison role to the communities SBGP serves. The Communications and Outreach Manager will engage with the 17 communities in the SBGP District through email phone social media and attendance at community meetings and coordinates with other staff for community meeting support.

If youre a creative polished collaborative organized and motivated communications professional whos energized by South Baltimore youre in the right place. This is an amazing opportunity to advance your career in communications and community outreach and work with fantastic colleagues and community members to showcase the growth of South Baltimore. This is a hybrid position and you will need to attend meetings at the office as well as in the community (with the occasional evening or weekend meetings/events). Please keep reading to learn more and apply today.

Heres a Snapshot of the Position:

• Provides strategic communication recommendations for new projects and programs supported across communication channels (website social media emails)and documents (FAQs guidance guides etc. as new programs and projects arise.
• Recommends appropriate accessible and regular engagement with communities involved with SBGP projects programs or events for all program areas (Community Grants and workshop program Enhances Services and Transformational Projects including the Community Development Fund).
• Supports management of the SBGP website including website redesigns and updates content development and working with website consultant regarding advanced technical website changes.
• Manages a communications calendar to ensure consistent sharing of information and resources to the public.
• Initiates strategy conversations with project partners to ensure highquality engagement and communications for various projects.
• Serves as an SBGP point of contact for media; helps coordinates interviews and press opportunities; and maintains contacts lists.
• Drafts and reviews press releases and coordinates with partners to disseminate.
• Collaborates with staff members on talking points for press events.
• Collaborates with staff members for planning media and community events such as ribbon cuttings press conferences etc.
• Ensures meetings and events are as accessible as possible and coordinates virtual access closed captions physical access and information access.
• Ensures documents and web content are as accessible as possible and makes content available forscreenreading software.

Is This You

• Bachelors degree or equivalent in work experience.
• 5 years of experience in communications. If you are bilingual (Spanish) that would be great (but not required)!
• This position requires frequent interactions including with diverse groups and individuals including stakeholders partners business leaders residents neighborhood leaders government leaders state/local officials etc.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational and planning skills and attention to detail with ability to anticipate initiate and advance multiple priorities and projects concurrently.
• Demonstrated communications project management experience including proficiency with research planning and evaluation.
• Knowledge of digital accessibility (a11y) tools and conceptsis a plus.
• Strong organizational and planning skills and attention to detail with ability to anticipate initiate and advance multiple priorities and projects concurrently.
• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office includingWord Excel PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Experience with creating and posting communications for social media (Facebook Instagram LinkedIn etc..
• Google Suite (Calendar Docs etc..
• Website Content ManagementSoftware (such as WordPress).
• Creative Marketing tools and software including: Canva Adobe Acrobat Pro Vimeo Hootsuite and MailChimp.
• Video conferencing to conduct meetings and events via Teams Zoom or other video conferencing technology.
• Available to work occasional evenings and weekends.

Terrific Total Compensation Package:

• Entry salary range of $62000 to $68000.00 commensurate with experience.
• Competitive benefits: health insurance; retirement with match; generous paid time off; other.
• A cohesive missionoriented valuedriven philosophy.
• Career development opportunities within South Baltimore Gateway Partnership.

About South Baltimore Gateway Partnership:
When slot machine gambling came to Maryland South Baltimore residents were promised the resources to improve their communities. South Baltimore Gateway Partnership (SBGP) is fulfilling that promise. Guided by our Strategic Plan SBGP focuses on three crucial elements of the South Baltimore Gateway Master Plan: Environmental Sustainability Health and Wellness and Community Development and Revitalization. SBGP has divided our work into three program areas: Community Grants Enhanced Services and Transformational Projects. Sound like a good fit Apply today!

TO APPLY: Please click Apply to submit a cover letter (seriously this is important and required) and your resume. For additional information about South Baltimore Gateway Partnership please check out our website: South Baltimore Gateway Partnership.

South Baltimore Gateway Partnership believes that diversity equity and inclusion are critical to our success. We seek to recruit develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.

At South Baltimore Gateway Partnership we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race color religion sex pregnancy (including childbirth lactation and related medical conditions) national origin age ancestry physical and mental disability marital status sexual orientation gender identity gender expression genetic information (including characteristics and testing) military and veteran status and any other characteristics protected by applicable law.