Communication Manager- Eastern Bank Foundation

Job Description

The Communications Manager will help to lead and implement communications for the Eastern Bank Foundation, translating its mission and impact into compelling communications that engage employees, nonprofit partners, and community leaders.

Position Summary

• Strategic Communications: Shape the Foundation’s communications strategy to highlight its theory of change, impact of investments, role in the local community, and commitment to drive economic mobility.
• Systems Change Storytelling: Translate complex community and systems change work, including around workforce development, early childhood development, safe and affordable housing, and advancing small businesses, into accessible stories for different audiences.
• Community Visibility and Engagement: Spotlight the Foundation’s community contributions, sponsorships, awards, and Eastern Bank employee volunteerism (30,000+ annual volunteer hours).
• Employee Communications: Assist with internal communications to connect Bank and Wealth employees with Foundation-related opportunities around volunteering, grantmaking, board service, and community engagement.
• Public Relations: Support media relations, thought leadership, and press events to elevate the Foundation’s leadership, work, and expertise.
• Communications-Related Operations: Maintain communications processes, such as managing and creating: photography; editorial calendars; graphics; measurement dashboards; presentations; and reports.

Job Requirements

• Seven-plus years of experience in communications, public relations, employee engagement, corporate social responsibility, or related fields (corporate and/or nonprofit).
• Comfortable balancing hands-on implementation and tactical work, including around message development, content creation, media relations, event support, and measurement, with strategy.
• Familiarity with philanthropy, community-based organizations, and systems change work. Financial services experience a plus.
• Strong writer with outstanding written, verbal, and relationship-building skills.
• Flexible, and comfortable adapting to changing priorities and circumstances. Ability to move fluidly between big-picture thinking and day-to-day execution in a fast-moving environment.
• Collaborative, and able to work independently and with cross-functional teams.
• Intellectually curious, sound business judgment, and a proactive approach to taking ideas from concept to implementation.
• Proficient with Microsoft 365 tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, AI), media monitoring and reporting tools, and digital communications.

Benefits

Eastern offers a robust benefits and retirement package. Please see the description of benefits included with this job posting for additional information.

Work Schedule

This position follows a hybrid work schedule.