The Marketing and Communications Manager plays a critical role in advancing the Climate Equity Fund's mission, visibility, and strategic influence through integrated marketing, communications, storytelling, and brand management. Working cross-functionally across the organization and in partnership with external consultants and strategic communications firms, this role manages the Equity Fund's external-facing communications infrastructure, digital presence, messaging systems, and collateral development to strengthen engagement with funders, partners, grantees, and broader stakeholder audiences. The Marketing and Communications Manager serves as a strategic storyteller and project manager who translates complex climate, racial equity, and clean energy initiatives into compelling and accessible narratives that elevate the organization's impact and thought leadership. This role supports organizational growth through content strategy, communications planning, digital engagement, brand stewardship, and production oversight while ensuring consistency in messaging, visual identity, and compliance with organizational communication standards across all platforms and materials. This position also supports the development and execution of communications strategies that strengthen donor engagement, amplify grantee partner impact, support fundraising and strategic partnerships efforts, and reinforce the organization's values-centered voice and mission.
Position Responsibilities:
Other Duties: Travel approximately 10–15% annually to offsite meetings, conferences, convenings, retreats, and other Equity Fund events. Participate in organizational meetings, cross-functional initiatives, and strategic planning activities. Perform other duties as assigned.
Education: Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, English, or a related field preferred. Equivalent combinations of education, training, certifications, and experience demonstrating the ability to successfully perform the essential functions of the role will also be considered.
Experience and Skills: At least 3 years of experience working within nonprofit, philanthropic intermediary in both 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) fundraising, climate justice, racial equity, advocacy, or mission-driven organization utilizing a brand voice to create content, messaging, and market programmatic work to engage donors, and foundations. Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in marketing, communications, brand management, strategic storytelling, or related communications functions. Minimum of 5 years of content creation experience to market programmatic work, ideally with at least 2-3 years of that experience engaging investors, donors, and foundations. Demonstrated experience developing and implementing communications strategies, editorial calendars, messaging frameworks, and brand management systems. Exceptional writing, editing, storytelling, and verbal communication skills with the ability to tailor messaging for varied audiences and platforms. Demonstrated experience translating qualitative and quantitative data into compelling narratives and impact-driven communications. Experience managing websites, social media platforms, email communications systems, and digital engagement strategies. Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and stakeholder relationships simultaneously. Experience collaborating with consultants, creative vendors, communications agencies, and cross-functional internal teams. Demonstrated ability to facilitate collaborative editing and approval processes involving multiple contributors and stakeholders. Strong relationship-building skills with the ability to work collaboratively across teams and with external stakeholders. Demonstrated track record of writing and excellent editing skills, including managing multiple rounds of editing across multiple staff. Comfort using Adobe Suite, Canva and other tools for basic design work/edits. Commitment to and experience in successfully fostering a working environment that supports the well-being of staff and recognizes that valued and supported staff are better able to serve others. Demonstrated commitment to equity-centered communications practices and the ability to apply an anti-racist and anti-oppression lens to communications work.
Technical Competencies:
Location: Remote within the United States
Behavioral Competencies:
Benefits: The Climate Equity Fund (Equity Fund) offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, dental, and vision insurance for employees and their families. We offer a retirement plan with employer match and generous vacation and sick time policies.
Compensation: The base pay salary range for this position is $125,000 - $140,000, based on our DC office location and may vary based on cost of labor in each respective geographical market. Actual compensation is based on cost of labor in each respective geographical market and job-related skills and experience, as evaluated throughout the interview process. Initial base salary for new hires are targeted at or near the range midpoint, reflecting full proficiency and solid directly-related experience. Salary offers are made in consideration of our internal pay equity and external pay equity with competitive markets.
About the Organization: The Equity Fund is a trusted and strategic collaborative funder and movement-builder whose focus is to lift up the leadership and organizing of multiracial, working-class communities to drive equitable climate action and clean energy policy. The Equity Fund's work is grounded in climate equity, strategies that mitigate climate change, rectify racial and economic injustices, and thereby create the political will needed to propel the transition to clean energy. The Equity Fund is strategically building power by: Investing in the leadership and organizing of diverse communities (Black, Latinx, AAPI, Indigenous people, and communities bearing the brunt of climate change); Engaging voters in these communities through nonpartisan civic engagement campaigns; and Winning climate and clean energy policy solutions that reflect the priorities of communities and advance racial, economic, and environmental justice.
Hiring Statement: The Climate Equity Fund is an independent 501(c)(3) public charity, committed to attracting, developing, and retaining exceptional people and to creating a work environment that is dynamic and rewarding. Our work environment is safe and open to all applicants, respecting the full spectrum of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, national origin, political affiliation, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and all other classifications protected by law in the locality and/or state in which you are working.
Equal Opportunity Employer Statement: The Equity Fund is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religious creed, national origin, caste, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions such as pregnancy loss and reproductive and sexual health decisions), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, status as victim of domestic violence, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law (such as cancer), genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances. The Equity Fund is dedicated to this with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities, access to facilities and programs and all other terms, conditions and privileges of employment.
Sponsorship: Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis. Employment-based visa sponsorship (including H-1B sponsorship) is not available.
Reference and Background Checks: All selected candidates will be expected to align with our key behavioral competencies and organizational values of racial equity, excellence, service and stewardship, integrity, and collaboration, as well as uphold our high-performance culture. Therefore, all selected candidates will consent to reference and background checks as part of the hiring process.
To Apply: Submit your resume and cover letter using our online portal. Your cover letter must include your salary requirement, an overview of your relevant experience and qualifications, and your interest in both the Equity Fund and the position. Due to the pace of this search, candidates are strongly encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
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