<div><div>Summary:The Communications Manager supports the Coastal Conservation League’s Advancement team by creating and executing communications that strengthen advocacy initiatives, inspire donor engagement, and highlight the organization’s conservation impact. While the Public Relations Director leads external visibility and media relations, the Communications Manager focuses on advancement communications — blending advocacay and development messages into cohesive storytelling. This role is responsible for donor communications such as appeals, reports, and stewardship materials, as well as managing social media and digital platforms to engage supporters. The Communications Manager works across territories to ensure that conservation priorities are communicated effectively to donors, advocates, and stakeholders. Essential Functions:<ul><li>Develop and execute communications plans in partnership with the Public Relations Director and Advancement team to support advocacy priorities, fundraising, and donor engagement.</li><li>Write and edit compelling content across platforms, including newsletters, fundraising communications, advocacy campaigns, email marketing, social media, and digital storytelling.</li><li>Translate technical conservation and advocacy information into accessible, inspiring narratives for donors and supporters.</li><li>Collaborate with program staff across territories to gather stories, impact updates, and project highlights that can be used in donor and advocacy communications.</li><li>Work with the Conservation Programs team to draft, design, and distribute timely action alerts that mobilize supporters around key advocacy issues.</li><li>Manage the organization’s social media strategy and execution, ensuring alignment with advancement and advocacy goals.</li><li>Create and manage donor-facing communications including special appeals, annual fund, annual report, seasonal campaigns, and stewardship materials.</li><li>Monitor and track performance metrics (email campaigns, appeals, social media analytics) to inform communications strategies.</li><li>Ensure consistent branding, tone, and messaging across all advancement and advocacy communications.</li><li>Support design and layout of marketing materials, including digital and print collateral.</li><li>Work closely with the Public Relations Director to ensure advancement communications are aligned with the organization’s overall communications strategy.</li><li>Proofread and copy edit materials to ensure clarity, accuracy, and professionalism.</li><li>Other duties as assigned.</li></ul> Authorities:<ul><li>Develop and recommend strategies for advancement-related communications that integrate advocacy priorities and donor stewardship.</li><li>Manage the organization’s social media presence, ensuring alignment with advancement goals.</li><li>Ensure consistent branding, tone, and messaging across all donor and advocacy communications.</li><li>Serve as the lead communications partner within the Advancement department, coordinating closely with the Public Relations Director.</li></ul> Competencies:<ul><li>Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling skills, with the ability to craft compelling donor communications, advocacy campaigns, and digital content.</li><li>Ability to translate complex conservation, advocacy, and technical topics into clear, engaging narratives and action-oriented messaging.</li><li>Strong understanding of best practices in fundraising communications, donor engagement, and advocacy outreach.</li><li>Proficiency in managing and creating content for social media platforms, with the ability to track and interpret analytics.</li><li>Creative thinker with the ability to design and adapt communications for both print and digital channels.</li><li>Collaborative team player with strong cross-departmental communication skills.</li><li>Positive, flexible, and resourceful approach to problem-solving and adapting to changing priorities.</li><li>Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and consistently meet deadlines.</li><li>Commitment to conservation and advancing the mission and values the Coastal Conservation League.</li><li>Integrity, credibility, and professionalism in all aspects of work.</li></ul>  Required Education and Experience:<ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, or related field; or equivalent experience.</li><li>3–5 years of experience in nonprofit communications, including donor or advocacy communications.</li><li>Demonstrated success managing social media platforms and creating engaging content.</li><li>Proven ability to translate complex issues into accessible, persuasive messaging.</li></ul> Preferred Education and Experience:<ul><li>Master’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, or related field; or equivalent experience.</li><li>Familiarity with conservation or environmental issues.</li><li>Experience working in Advancement, Development, or Advocacy communications for a nonprofit.</li><li>Knowledge of CRM database systems, email marketing platforms, or digital engagement tools. </li></ul>Work EnvironmentThis position operates in a professional office environment.</div></div>

We work to protect the health of the natural resources of the South Carolina coastal plain and ensure a high quality of life for all of the people who live in and love this special place.
From sandy beaches, healthy marshes, freshwater swamps to pine savannas, we protect natural habitats and the wildlife that depends on them. We support the communities we live in by ensuring we have clean air to breathe, fresh water to drink, and sustainable energy to power our homes and places of work. Most of all, we strive to ensure that future generations will be able to enjoy the same spaces and quality of life here that we do today.
This future includes smart, sustainable, economic growth that maximizes the potential of our community. This future ensures the availability of natural resources and opportunity for our children to enjoy those resources. This future has good policies and protection in place so we do more than fight an endless series of battles against an endless series of threats.

Communications Manager

<div><div>Summary:The Communications Manager supports the Coastal Conservation League’s Advancement team by creating and executing communications that strengthen advocacy initiatives, inspire donor engagement, and highlight the organization’s conservation impact. While the Public Relations Director leads external visibility and media relations, the Communications Manager focuses on advancement communications — blending advocacay and development messages into cohesive storytelling. This role is responsible for donor communications such as appeals, reports, and stewardship materials, as well as managing social media and digital platforms to engage supporters. The Communications Manager works across territories to ensure that conservation priorities are communicated effectively to donors, advocates, and stakeholders. Essential Functions:<ul><li>Develop and execute communications plans in partnership with the Public Relations Director and Advancement team to support advocacy priorities, fundraising, and donor engagement.</li><li>Write and edit compelling content across platforms, including newsletters, fundraising communications, advocacy campaigns, email marketing, social media, and digital storytelling.</li><li>Translate technical conservation and advocacy information into accessible, inspiring narratives for donors and supporters.</li><li>Collaborate with program staff across territories to gather stories, impact updates, and project highlights that can be used in donor and advocacy communications.</li><li>Work with the Conservation Programs team to draft, design, and distribute timely action alerts that mobilize supporters around key advocacy issues.</li><li>Manage the organization’s social media strategy and execution, ensuring alignment with advancement and advocacy goals.</li><li>Create and manage donor-facing communications including special appeals, annual fund, annual report, seasonal campaigns, and stewardship materials.</li><li>Monitor and track performance metrics (email campaigns, appeals, social media analytics) to inform communications strategies.</li><li>Ensure consistent branding, tone, and messaging across all advancement and advocacy communications.</li><li>Support design and layout of marketing materials, including digital and print collateral.</li><li>Work closely with the Public Relations Director to ensure advancement communications are aligned with the organization’s overall communications strategy.</li><li>Proofread and copy edit materials to ensure clarity, accuracy, and professionalism.</li><li>Other duties as assigned.</li></ul> Authorities:<ul><li>Develop and recommend strategies for advancement-related communications that integrate advocacy priorities and donor stewardship.</li><li>Manage the organization’s social media presence, ensuring alignment with advancement goals.</li><li>Ensure consistent branding, tone, and messaging across all donor and advocacy communications.</li><li>Serve as the lead communications partner within the Advancement department, coordinating closely with the Public Relations Director.</li></ul>&nbsp;Competencies:<ul><li>Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling skills, with the ability to craft compelling donor communications, advocacy campaigns, and digital content.</li><li>Ability to translate complex conservation, advocacy, and technical topics into clear, engaging narratives and action-oriented messaging.</li><li>Strong understanding of best practices in fundraising communications, donor engagement, and advocacy outreach.</li><li>Proficiency in managing and creating content for social media platforms, with the ability to track and interpret analytics.</li><li>Creative thinker with the ability to design and adapt communications for both print and digital channels.</li><li>Collaborative team player with strong cross-departmental communication skills.</li><li>Positive, flexible, and resourceful approach to problem-solving and adapting to changing priorities.</li><li>Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and consistently meet deadlines.</li><li>Commitment to conservation and advancing the mission and values the Coastal Conservation League.</li><li>Integrity, credibility, and professionalism in all aspects of work.</li></ul>&nbsp; Required Education and Experience:<ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, or related field; or equivalent experience.</li><li>3–5 years of experience in nonprofit communications, including donor or advocacy communications.</li><li>Demonstrated success managing social media platforms and creating engaging content.</li><li>Proven ability to translate complex issues into accessible, persuasive messaging.</li></ul>&nbsp;Preferred Education and Experience:<ul><li>Master’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, or related field; or equivalent experience.</li><li>Familiarity with conservation or environmental issues.</li><li>Experience working in Advancement, Development, or Advocacy communications for a nonprofit.</li><li>Knowledge of CRM database systems, email marketing platforms, or digital engagement tools. </li></ul>Work EnvironmentThis position operates in a professional office environment.</div></div>

Communications Manager

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