Marketing & Communications Manager

Kids in Distress • Fort Lauderdale, FL

18d

About The Position

The Marketing & Communications Manager advances the mission, visibility, and fundraising priorities of Kids In Distress (KID) and Family Central by leading the day-to-day development and execution of integrated marketing and communications strategies. Reporting to the Vice President of Advancement, this hands-on role translates organizational and Advancement priorities into clear marketing plans and executes them across digital, print, email, social media, web, events, and other external communications.

The manager serves as a steward of the KID and Family Central brands and transforms complex programmatic work into compelling stories that build awareness, strengthen community engagement, and inspire action and financial support. The position combines strategic thinking with execution: receiving priorities and direction from the Vice President of Advancement, developing an effective approach, independently managing implementation, measuring results, and recommending continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Exceptional storytelling, copywriting, editing, and messaging skills.
• Strong understanding of nonprofit fundraising communications, donor engagement, stewardship, and calls to action.
• Demonstrated ability to translate strategy and organizational priorities into executable marketing plans.
• Strong hands-on digital marketing skills across email, social media, website content, and digital campaigns.
• Working ability to create or edit routine graphics and short-form digital/video content.
• Experience managing vendors, agencies, freelancers, and creative partners.
• Strong project-management skills and ability to independently manage multiple deadlines.
• Ability to interpret marketing analytics and use performance data to make recommendations.
• Strong judgment, initiative, organization, and attention to detail.
• Collaborative working style and ability to build productive relationships across departments.
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, or a related field preferred; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• 4 to 6 years of progressive marketing or communications experience.
• Demonstrated experience developing and executing integrated marketing campaigns.
• Experience with email marketing platforms, content management systems, social media platforms, digital analytics, and CRM-integrated marketing.
• Availability to work evenings, weekends, or extended hours as needed.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting fundraising, nonprofit development, events, community engagement, or mission-driven organizations.
• Knowledge of the South Florida nonprofit, philanthropic, and business community.
• A bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, or a related field is preferred; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Translate organizational and Advancement priorities into integrated marketing and communications plans, timelines, and deliverables.
• Develop and manage an annual marketing and communications calendar aligned with programs, fundraising campaigns, signature events, community engagement, and key initiatives.
• Manage projects from concept through execution while balancing multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Identify opportunities to increase organizational awareness, engagement, and support among priority audiences.
• Recommend messaging, channels, audiences, and marketing opportunities to the Vice President of Advancement.
• Develop and execute marketing strategies supporting fundraising goals, donor engagement, sponsorships, campaigns, and signature events.
• Partner with the Events & Campaign Manager and Corporate & Community Partnerships team on communications plans to drive awareness, participation, sponsorship, and giving.
• Develop donor-facing messaging and calls to action that connect organizational impact with opportunities to give, participate, advocate, or engage.
• Support Advancement initiatives including Wave of Impact, HERO 5K, Duck Fest Derby, donor stewardship, corporate partnerships, and other fundraising priorities.
• Coordinate campaign and event communications across email, social media, website, digital advertising, print, and other relevant channels.
• Develop written and visual content communicating the impact of KID and Family Central programs and services.
• Build relationships with program leaders and staff to identify stories, outcomes, testimonials, data, and other content opportunities.
• Maintain an organized story and content bank for fundraising, marketing, stewardship, media, and community engagement.
• Translate programmatic information into accessible communications for donors, communities, partners, and families.
• Draft and edit marketing copy, email communications, social media content, website copy, campaign materials, executive communications, and other external-facing content.
• Manage day-to-day digital communications across social media, email marketing, website content, and other digital platforms.
• Develop and maintain content calendars and ensure timely execution of approved communications.
• Create and edit routine digital content, graphics, and short-form video; coordinate additional creative production when needed.
• Maintain website content and work with internal and external partners on larger website needs.
• Support paid digital advertising strategies when appropriate and within approved budgets.
• Steward the Kids In Distress and Family Central brands, ensuring consistency in voice, messaging, visual identity, and positioning.
• Maintain and update brand standards, messaging guidance, and communications resources.
• Support external communications, public awareness, media opportunities, community campaigns, and executive messaging.
• Ensure communications accurately and respectfully represent the children, families, programs, partners, and communities served.
• Manage relationships with marketing, creative, media, web, and other communications vendors.
• Develop clear scopes, briefs, timelines, and expectations for external partners, and monitor their deliverables for quality, timeliness, brand consistency, and alignment with organizational priorities.
• Use external resources strategically while retaining internal ownership and accountability for marketing execution.
• Establish and monitor key marketing performance indicators across email, social media, website, campaigns, and other channels.
• Track engagement, reach, conversions, registrations, giving-related actions, and other relevant outcomes.
• Provide regular performance updates and recommendations to the Vice President of Advancement.
• Use data and audience insights to improve messaging, content, channels, and campaign performance.
• Work with Advancement, Programs, Human Resources, executive leadership, and other departments to understand communications needs and organizational priorities.
• Partner with program teams to identify opportunities to communicate impact and increase awareness of services.
• Support grant- and funder-related visibility requirements and impact communications in collaboration with Advancement.
• Help establish realistic timelines and priorities for organizational marketing requests.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, short- and long-term disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts.
• Basic life insurance provided at one times annual earnings, up to a maximum of $50,000.
• 401(k) retirement plan for eligible full-time and part-time employees age 21 and older, with 100% employer matching contributions up to 4%.
• Vacation, paid absence allowance, designated holidays, and floating holidays.
• Two paid mental health days annually.
• First Stop Health, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), work-life balance resources, and travel assistance.
• Optional supplemental insurance and legal plan coverage.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level