Hybrid Associate Director, Internal Communications

at Braven

• Job title: Associate Director, Internal Communications
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $79,200 - $99,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Atlanta, United States

About the role

• Associate Director of Internal Communications at Braven developing internal communication strategies and managing organizational culture and clarity for employees. Leading initiatives to enhance engagement and communication within the nonprofit sector.

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.
• 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

Requirements

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

Benefits

• 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