At Casey, you will find a dynamic environment with staff of diverse backgrounds and perspectives who share a deep commitment to advancing the Foundation’s mission. A healthy work and life balance is supported at the Foundation, including flexible schedules and a hybrid workweek.
The Foundation is seeking a career-level professional to join its Strategic Communications team. This position will contribute to the Foundation’s strategic communications program by providing strategic thought partnership to program staff on Casey’s Juvenile Justice and Leadership Development teams, developing and maintaining strategic communications plans and disseminating communications products and tools that deliver priority messages to external audiences. The senior communications associate reports to an associate director and may potentially manage one communications associate.
Qualified candidates will have the following:
- Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of five years of professional communications or journalism experience or equivalent combination of education and experiencethat includes at least three years of project management responsibilities using a project management or production tracking system/platform or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Experience working for a communications, marketing or public relations agency or working in a non-agency environment to develop communications plans, products and tools is highly preferred
- Communications experience in the field of child welfare, juvenile justice, community or economic development is preferred
- supervisory experience and working with senior leaders a must
Please submit your resume, a cover letter detailing how your background and experience make you a good candidate for this role and two to three writing samples. The Foundation will not consider resumes submitted without a cover letter. Read the full job description attached.
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
- At least five years of professional communications or journalism experience
- At least three years of project management responsibilities using a project management or production tracking system or platform
- Supervisory experience
- Experience working with senior leaders
- Experience in a communications, marketing, or public relations agency, or developing communications plans, products, and tools in a non-agency environment
- Communications experience in child welfare, juvenile justice, community development, or economic development
What We Do
The Annie E. Casey Foundation is a private national philanthropy focused on improving outcomes for children, youth and families. It makes grants to public agencies, communities and nonprofits to strengthen families, build stronger communities, and expand opportunity. The Foundation also advances research, publishes data such as KIDS COUNT, and supports evidence-based policy and practice to address barriers including poverty and poor educational, economic, social and health outcomes.
