Director of Communications & Marketing

About the role

TASC (Treatment Alternatives for Stronger Communities) is a social impact organization founded in 1976. Our mission is to empower individuals and strengthen communities through impactful services. We advocate for recovery, justice, and empathy, aiming to create thriving communities where health, safety, and justice are synonymous with hope.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Prioritizes and sets direction for agency messages and communication activities based on TASC’s strategic initiatives, external factors, and internal resources.
• Provides counsel and collaborates with TASC executive and leadership staff on external communications and marketing strategies and deliverables.
• Develops and implements action plans related to assigned priorities on TASC’s strategic plan.
• Works in close partnership with senior leadership over policy, consulting, and operations on collaborative strategies and initiatives to meet agency priorities.
• Led multifaceted communications strategy across multiple channels (print, online, social, etc.).
• Collaborates with senior leadership to develop and execute strategies to market TASC’s services to the criminal-legal system, child welfare, health, and other stakeholders.
• Promotes consistency of TASC brand voice and visuals.
• Guides the creation of digital, visual, and print materials.
• Oversees tracking of engagement across various platforms.
• Serves as a member of the Management Council.
• Leads the standards of TASC’s online visibility and interactivity, including oversight of website and social media content.
• In partnership with other leadership staff, utilizes the TASC website, blog, and other social media and online tools as strategically appropriate to advance the agency’s mission.
• Provides overall guidance and assignments regarding content development for print, online, video, and other products.
• Handles crisis communications.
• Serves as a member of the Management Council.
• Ensures standards for the appearance of agency branding materials.
• Develops press releases, slide decks, blog posts, talking points, fact sheets, brochures, award nominations, and other materials that promote TASC’s expertise.
• Revises/rewrites/edits key materials produced by colleagues (e.g., policy briefs, reports).

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or equivalent experience in communication or journalism from an accredited college/university or related field.
• At least three years of management experience.
• Knowledge of and interest in TASC-related issues (e.g., social justice, criminal justice, addiction recovery, etc.) as well as governmental affairs and social policy.
• Ability to prepare written materials for various audiences, including reports and correspondence.
• Ability to work collaboratively with stakeholders, a diverse staff, colleagues, and partners.
• Demonstrated knowledge of systems and client populations related to TASC programs.
• Ability to work with a diverse population.
• Ability to represent TASC in a positive and professional manner.
• Good computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and the Internet.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Paid Leave - Short-term Disability (STD)
• Paid Time Off/Sick Time/ Floating Holiday
• Tuition Reimbursement
• 403 B (retirement plan)