Marketing & Communications Manager

Kids in Distress • Fort Lauderdale, FL

15h

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 marketing plans and executes them across digital, print, email, social media, web, events, and other external communications. The manager stewards both organizations’ brands and turns complex programmatic work into compelling stories that build awareness, community engagement, and action and financial support.

The role combines strategic planning with hands-on execution. The manager receives priorities and direction from the Vice President of Advancement, develops an approach, independently manages implementation, measures results, and recommends improvements. Responsibilities span marketing strategy, fundraising and event campaigns, content development and storytelling, digital communications, brand and external communications, vendor management, analytics, and cross-functional collaboration.

The position requires a bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent relevant experience, along with 4 to 6 years of progressive marketing or communications experience. A relevant bachelor's degree is preferred. Nonprofit, fundraising, development, events, community engagement, or mission-driven experience is strongly preferred. Evening, weekend, or extended-hours availability may be needed. The work environment is a typical climate-controlled office with usually moderate noise, though louder situations may occur occasionally.

Requirements

• 4 to 6 years of progressive marketing or communications experience.
• 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 or 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.
• 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

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• Experience supporting fundraising, nonprofit development, events, community engagement, or mission-driven organizations.
• Knowledge of the South Florida nonprofit, philanthropic, and business community.
• A driver's license may be required for travel; the posting lists licenses as an example of other requirements.

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 priorities and deadlines; identify opportunities to increase awareness, engagement, and support, and recommend messaging, channels, audiences, and marketing opportunities to the Vice President of Advancement.
• Develop and execute marketing strategies supporting fundraising, donor engagement, sponsorships, campaigns, and signature events, including Wave of Impact, HERO 5K, Duck Fest Derby, donor stewardship, and corporate partnerships.
• Partner with the Events & Campaign Manager and Corporate & Community Partnerships team on communications that support awareness, participation, sponsorship, and giving.
• Develop donor-facing messaging and calls to action, and coordinate campaign and event communications across relevant channels.
• Create written and visual content about organizational programs and services; identify stories, outcomes, testimonials, data, and content opportunities with program leaders and staff; and maintain an organized story and content bank.
• Translate programmatic information into accessible communications for donors, community members, partners, and families; draft and edit marketing copy, email, social media, website, campaign, executive, and other external-facing content.
• Manage day-to-day digital communications across social media, email marketing, website content, and other digital platforms; maintain content calendars and execute approved communications on time.
• Create and edit routine digital content, graphics, and short-form video; coordinate additional creative production when needed; maintain website content and collaborate on larger website needs.
• Support paid digital advertising strategies when appropriate and within approved budgets.
• Steward KID and Family Central brands, maintaining consistent voice, messaging, visual identity, and positioning; update brand standards, messaging guidance, and communications resources.
• Support external communications, public awareness, media opportunities, community campaigns, and executive messaging, ensuring communications represent the children, families, programs, partners, and communities served accurately and respectfully.
• Manage marketing, creative, media, web, and other communications vendors; develop scopes, briefs, timelines, and expectations; monitor deliverables for quality, timeliness, brand consistency, and alignment with priorities.
• Establish and monitor marketing performance indicators; track engagement, reach, conversions, registrations, giving-related actions, and other outcomes; provide updates and recommendations to the Vice President of Advancement and use data to improve performance.
• Collaborate with Advancement, Programs, Human Resources, executive leadership, and other departments; identify opportunities to communicate program impact and services; support grant- and funder-related visibility and impact communications; and help establish realistic timelines and priorities for marketing requests.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

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