Manager, Development Communications (DevCom) - Hybrid

Cedars-Sinai•Los Angeles, CA

2d•$118,000 - $183,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Manager, Development Communications, Strategy & Program Management develops and implements communications strategies and plans that engage, align, and inspire audiences around Cedars-Sinai’s vision, organizational priorities, and key initiatives. The role collaborates with fundraising, marketing, executive leadership, operational teams, and other internal partners to deliver communications projects for internal and external audiences, working with leadership and external agencies or vendors to meet timelines and budgets. During a period of increased fundraising ambitions, the manager leads a portfolio of concurrent communications projects and allocates writers, project managers, and designers to balance workloads and ensure timely, high-quality delivery. The role serves as a strategic thought partner to Development Communications leadership, gift officers, and other partners; strengthens department workflows and project governance; and develops integrated content and channel strategies that connect fundraising priorities, donor communications, campaign messaging, and institutional narratives. It also supports donor engagement, campaign priorities, stewardship, fundraising initiatives, and communication of institutional impact. The manager builds trusted cross-functional partnerships, advises on priorities and resources, and provides clear strategic counsel. The role manages, mentors, and develops staff, and uses project results, stakeholder feedback, audience insights, and performance data to evaluate communications effectiveness and recommend improvements.

Requirements

Five or more years of communications/journalism, public relations/media relations, and/or marketing experience.
Two or more years of managerial experience supervising direct reports.
Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Communications, Public Relations, or a related field.

Nice To Haves

Communications, journalism, public relations/media relations, and/or marketing experience in a healthcare/hospital, nonprofit, or academic environment.

Responsibilities

Lead planning and management of a portfolio of concurrent communications projects, assigning writers, project managers, and designers to balance workloads and establishing milestones, dependencies, decision points, and accountability.
Serve as a strategic thought partner to Development Communications leadership, gift officers, and others, translating departmental and philanthropic priorities into communications strategies, project plans, and recommendations.
Evaluate and improve department workflows, systems, tools, and processes to increase efficiency, clarify ownership, reduce duplication, and support scalable work.
Advise partners on communications priorities and resource requirements, recommend effective paths forward, redirect requests when appropriate, and decline work that does not align with Advancement priorities.
Build relationships with partners across Development, executive leadership, marketing, clinical, and operational areas, listening to stakeholder needs and providing clear, candid, strategic counsel.
Develop integrated content and channel strategies connecting fundraising priorities, donor communications, campaign messaging, and institutional narratives across platforms and audience touchpoints.
Apply philanthropy and fundraising communications knowledge to support donor engagement, campaign priorities, stewardship, fundraising initiatives, and communication of institutional impact.
Edit and write communications.
Manage, mentor, and develop staff by setting expectations, balancing workloads, providing feedback, supporting professional growth, and fostering a collaborative, accountable, high-performing team culture.
Establish project governance practices for intake, prioritization, briefing, review, approvals, escalation, and post-project evaluation.
Use project results, stakeholder feedback, audience insights, and performance data to assess communications effectiveness and recommend improvements to content, processes, channel selection, and project planning.
Collaborate with leadership, internal partners, and external agencies or vendors to deliver communications projects within timelines and budgets.