Senior Communications Manager bei Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity

The Senior Communications Manager is a hands-on leader responsible for creating compelling content and key messages that reflect Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity’s mission to promote affordable homeownership and racial equity in housing. This role blends strategic oversight with active execution—writing and editing content, managing storytelling initiatives, and supporting executive communications. This role leads media relations, supports donor and partner communications, and ensures consistent messaging across all channels as part of the in-house marketing and communications team. This position serves as a key member of the department’s leadership team, which includes leads for Events, Marketing, and Internal Communications/Operations.

Why Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity? We are a well-established nonprofit organization with a strong reputation for its commitment to affordable housing and community development. By joining our team, you would have the opportunity to contribute to a meaningful cause and make a positive impact on the lives of individuals and families in need. Our Mission: Bring people together to create, preserve, and promote affordable homeownership and advance racial equity in housing. 

What it’s Like to Work Here: We offer a supportive and inclusive work environment. They value diversity and provide equal opportunities for all employees. You would have the chance to work alongside dedicated professionals who share a common goal of creating safe and affordable housing for everyone.

Required Qualifications

Education, Credentials, and Experience

• 4+ years of experience in communications, marketing, media relations, or public relations.
• Demonstrated excellence in writing and editing across formats and audiences.
• Experience developing content for executive leaders and donor audiences.
• Valid driver’s license and personal auto insurance compliant with TCHFH policy.
• Demonstrated ability to craft compelling narratives that connect with diverse audiences (local and global).

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Competencies

• Inspires Others: Effectively communicates a vision that motivates people to take action.
• Strategic Mindset: Sees ahead to future possibilities and translates them into breakthrough strategies.
• Planning and Prioritization: Plans, organizes, and adjusts work activities and resources while mitigating risks and issues.
• Content Creation (Marketing): Creation of compelling and engaging content that resonates with the target audience, supports the organization’s marketing objectives, and reinforces brand image.
• Written Communication: Writes clearly and succinctly in a variety of communication settings and styles, getting messages across that have the desired effect.
• Communication: Delivers clear, effective communication and takes responsibility for understanding others.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, Journalism, Marketing, English, or related field.
• Experience working with and writing for external stakeholders to increase support, stewardship, and engagement.
• Previous supervisory experience.
• Experience working with global brands and within in-house marketing and communications agencies. 

Medical, dental, vision, free primary care home visits & virtual healthcare, pet insurance, 401(k) retirement plan with company match, flexible spending accounts, Health saving accounts, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, education assistance, paid parental leave, 20 vacation days in the first year, 12 paid sick days, 2 paid volunteer days. See our careers page for more info.

AA/EOE:

Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity affirms its social and legal commitment to promote an atmosphere and environment that recognizes the principle and practice of equal employment opportunity. As such, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of age, race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, membership in a local human rights commission, or status as a qualified individual with a disability or Vietnam era or other protected veteran. 

Twin Cities Habitat’s policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment. To achieve our goal of equal opportunity, we maintain an affirmative action program through which we take good faith efforts to recruit, hire and advance in employment qualified minorities, women, persons with disabilities, Vietnam era veterans, and other protected veterans.

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