Braven

Associate Director, Internal Communications

Braven

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Atlanta • Illinois • New Jersey • United States

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Salary

💰 $79,200 - $99,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Create and implement annual internal communications plan and strategies, including support for general org-wide initiatives, alongside the People & Operations team and Braven’s Alignment team.
  • Create, distribute, and maintain an org-wide calendar
  • Creating the strategy and supporting content creation for national campaigns, like Black History Month, spotlights honoring the work & lived experiences of our extraordinary staff, open enrollment announcements, etc.
  • Assess and set guidance for communications norms and platforms (e.g. Slack, email, Google Hub) for communicating internally that is aligned to Braven culture as the org continues to scale
  • Lead trainings on relevant tools, processes, and etiquette (e.g. office hours)
  • Use quantitative and qualitative insights to assess efficacy of strategies and adjust tactics as needed
  • Experiment with new, creative ways to reach staff with news and information, and drive their engagement in prioritized company initiatives and information.
  • Develop and drive communications around updates, campaigns, and change management that engage, inspire and align employees);
  • Write, manage and implement strategic employee communications around various topics, including company strategy, campaigns, priorities and announcements, to ensure high-quality, effective and consistent delivery of key messages and information with a consistent tone (e.g. newsletter, Slack updates, memos, All-team call)
  • Manage applicable programming for remote and in-person company-wide meetings (including biweekly All Team Calls), which includes scheduling, creating agendas and decks, developing messaging, preparing facilitators and overseeing meeting logistics
  • Project manage internal newsletter content and governance, which includes proactively working with content owners, collecting and distributing updates, moderating posts, and managing processes
  • Develop and manage email signatures for staff to mark certain events
  • Keep a pulse on the latest best practices in communications and implement learnings into their work
  • Other duties as assigned

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree
  • 5-7 years of relevant experience, with a preference for communications experience in the education, government, or nonprofit sector
  • Expert-level written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to adjust style and content across audiences (executives, Braven staff, external partners)
  • Experience drafting and turning complex information into relevant, engaging, timely and valuable content.
  • You are excellent at project management and influencing others to achieve outcomes and have a proven ability to create and execute project plans with strong attention to detail and multiple stakeholders, meeting deadlines.
  • Demonstrated presentation building skills-specifically with Google Slides or Powerpoint.
  • Ability to motivate teams through compelling messaging and robust campaigns.
  • Ability to align systems, programs and people with company strategy and culture.
  • You exercise discretion and independent judgment in conversations with high-stakes audiences
  • You are highly motivated, self-directed, results-oriented, data-driven, and curious
  • You are self-aware and able to work across many lines of difference
  • Exemplification of Braven’s core values.
  • Experience that has informed your belief in Braven’s mission and have prepared you to work with, or for, Braven’s student Fellow population.
Benefits
  • Unlimited vacation time in addition to org-wide holidays and week-long shutdowns in July and the end of the calendar year (this is a minimum of 19 days per year)
  • Braven supports your path to parenthood and beyond with $25,000 in lifetime Carrot benefits for fertility, family-building, and hormonal health
  • Match of your 401K contribution up to 5% of your base annual salary, starting your first full month
  • Coverage of 85% of health insurance premium for employee and dependents
  • 12 weeks of paid parental leave
  • A one-month paid sabbatical after 4 years on staff
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
project managementcontent creationstrategic communicationpresentation buildingdata analysiscampaign developmentemail managementcalendar managementchange managementinternal communications
Soft Skills
written communicationverbal communicationinfluencingattention to detailteam motivationself-directionresults-orientedcuriositydiscretionself-awareness
Certifications
Bachelor's degree