Associate Director, Internal Communications

Braven•Atlanta, GA

1d•$79,200 - $114,900•Hybrid

About The Position

In order to achieve its ambition of serving 80,000-100,000 Fellows over the next decade, Braven is hiring an Associate Director, Internal Communications who will develop, lead, and implement our internal communications strategies that are a critical input to fostering strong organization-wide clarity and culture as Braven scales. This role is on the Communications and Marketing team and reports directly to the Senior Director of Communications and Marketing.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree
5-7 years of relevant experience, with a preference for communications experience in the education, government, or nonprofit sector

Nice To Haves

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.
Please know that no one ever meets 100% of the preferred qualifications. If much of this describes you, we encourage you to apply.

Responsibilities

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. This is inclusive of but not limited to the following responsibilities:
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

Benefits

Braven offers competitive base salaries based on the midpoint of the market among not-for-profit organizations of similar size, with opportunities for salary growth over time.
We believe in compensating staff members fairly in relation to each other, their qualifications, and their impact on behalf of the organization, and take internal and external equity seriously.
Given our commitment to equity, Braven does not negotiate salary offers; instead, each salary offer is determined carefully using external and internal benchmarking.
Starting salary within the range is determined by role scope and qualifications, with new hires starting at the lower end to allow for growth with performance.
Braven does not base compensation on individual candidate salary expectations and is committed to maintaining internal equity.
The salary ranges, by geographic market, for this role are set forth $79,200-$99,000 in Atlanta, $83,600-$104,400 in Chicago, $92,000-$114,900 in New York or Newark NJ.
This is a full-time, regular, non-exempt, and benefits eligible position where you will be working at 100% capacity.
Braven also provides competitive, comprehensive benefits, recognition, and career development.
While Braven reserves the right to change benefits at any time, current benefits include:
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