Vice President, Marketing and Communications
United Way of Greater Los Angeles
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Los Angeles • California • 🇺🇸 United States
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Lead
About the role
- As Vice President of Marketing and Communications, you will impact the United Way of Greater Los Angeles as a strategic, mission-driven leader responsible for shaping the organization’s marketing and communications strategy towards ending poverty and expanding opportunity.
- Contribute to organizational strategy and ensure that marketing and communications initiatives advance overall goals and support the values of equity, dignity, and hope.
- Elevate visibility, inspire donors and partners, and drive revenue growth through compelling storytelling, innovative campaigns, and effective donor engagement strategies.
- Oversee brand management, media relations, digital platforms, content creation, and marketing initiatives that retain and grow the donor base while deepening community engagement.
Requirements
- Demonstrated ability to see the big picture and translate it into actionable communications strategies, ideally in a nonprofit or mission-driven organization.
- Empowering leadership style and strong emotional intelligence that inspires a positive, respectful culture where individuals are motivated to do their best.
- Donor-centered mindset, with a strong understanding of donor motivations, retention strategies, and philanthropic communications; skilled at framing narratives that inspire generosity and partnership.
- Demonstrated success in driving revenue growth and donor engagement through integrated marketing and communications.
- Creative, innovative, and action-oriented with the ability to assimilate information quickly, test new approaches, and ultimately translate strategies into achievable steps.
- Data-driven communications mindset, with a firm grasp on trends and technologies, as well as the ability to effectively deploy tools and resources.
- Audience-focused approach; tailors communications to target audience and desired outcomes.
- Collaborative, with a strong orientation towards building internal partnerships and trust with development, programs, and executive leadership.
- Ten or more years of relevant experience with a minimum of three years supervising direct reports in a marketing communications team, ideally in a nonprofit or mission-driven organization.
- Understands the value of racial equity as an organizational operating principle and committed to continued learning on issues related to race, equity, diversity, and inclusion.
- Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, journalism, public relations, or related field (master’s degree preferred).
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Retirement plans
- Paid time off
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development
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Hard skills
marketing strategycommunications strategydonor engagement strategiesbrand managementmedia relationscontent creationrevenue growthphilanthropic communicationsdata-driven communicationsintegrated marketing
Soft skills
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