Manager of Marketing & Communications at Tennyson Center for Children

Job Summary and Purpose

At Tennyson Center for Children, our core values guide everything we do. We are Joyful, finding optimism and strength even in challenges; Curious, always learning and innovating to provide the best care; Dependable, building trust through reliability; Authentic, celebrating uniqueness and creating safe, inclusive spaces; and Compassionate, deeply caring for our teammates, our clients, and the community we serve. If these values resonate with you, we’d love to have you join our team and help us make a lasting impact on the lives of children across Colorado!

The Manager of Marketing and Communications drives growth, brand awareness, and TCC’s mission by strengthening the agency’s brand and corporate identity in the broader community, with donors, and in the child welfare sector. The Manager is responsible for the development, planning, implementation, and evaluation of all agency marketing, communications, SEO, social media, website, and public relations activities, both internal and external to meet agency objectives. Ultimately, this position helps build and maintain a strong and consistent brand through a wide range of online and offline marketing channels.

Essential Job Functions

• Lead branding efforts to ensure strength and consistency of position and messaging in the marketplace. Create all agency communication materials, including speeches, annual impact reports, newsletters and appeals prepared for public distribution.   
• Lead efforts to pitch TCC success stories to the media and to reinforce positive brand narrative in the marketplace.
• Maximize agency presence and reputation by developing communications to various target groups, generating story ideas, and writing them within the brand and tone of TCC, producing targeted advertising campaigns, managing all social media channels, and building a body of content consistent with the brand to build a well-known, recognizable identity. 
• Create content for marketing initiatives, including fund raising events, to meet overall strategic, revenue, and business objectives.
• Ensure marketing campaigns drive revenue goals for the Marketing and Development team, ranging from one-day fundraising events, donor retention efforts, to larger scale fundraising events.
• Conceptualize, execute, measure, and report from beginning to end of all marketing campaigns and initiatives.

Physical Requirements

• Minimal physical requirements; may lift general office equipment on occasion up to five pounds.

Minimum Qualifications

• BA degree in marketing, journalism, public relations, communications, or related field.
• At least three years of experience in marketing and communications, with demonstrated success.
• Demonstrated skills, knowledge, and experience with writing, SEO, design, social media, email marketing, website management, and project management. 
• Valid Colorado Driver’s License
• All positions require criminal CBI background check, FBI fingerprint check, State of CO child abuse check, DMV driving record check, pre-employment drug test, pre-employment physical, academic credential verification.

Benefits

For employees working 30 or more hours: 

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance Options (United Healthcare for Medical and Guardian for Dental & Vision)
• Health Savings Account & FSA Options 
• Generous PTO + 13 paid holidays
• Paid Mental Health days to regroup and recharge!
• Retirement Plan with the Pension Fund: Tennyson will match up to 4% of annual salary.
• Voluntary Benefits through Guardian: Accident, Critical Illness, Disability, Hospital Indemnity 
• Company paid Life Insurance and AD&D with options to purchase additional coverage 
• Company paid Short Term Disability with options to purchase additional coverage 
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Professional Development Assistance
• Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more information, go to https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhr/student-loan-forgiveness-programs

EEOC

Must demonstrate eligibility to work in the United States in compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. Tennyson Center for Children currently does not sponsor work visas.

Tennyson Center is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer; we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We seek applicants of diverse backgrounds and prohibit discrimination based on race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, disability, military status, conditions relating to pregnancy or childbearing, and/or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws. If you have any questions, please email our team at [email protected]. We appreciate your interest in Tennyson Center for Children.