Communications and Marketing Manager

MISSION

Planned Parenthood of Montana (PPMT) leads by providing, promoting, and protecting sexual and reproductive health care and education for all Montanans.

The Communications & Marketing Manager is responsible for leading affiliate communications work, including developing and implementing communications and marketing strategies to support PPMT’s development strategies and to elevate PPMT’s health care, education, and outreach activities, and providing guidance and strategy for crisis communications.

The Communications & Marketing Manager collaborates closely with executive leadership on development communications as well as brand marketing for health care and education. The Communications & Marketing Manager drives strategy to elevate the profiles of affiliate spokespeople — including the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), providers, patient storytellers, and more; serves as a spokesperson and trains other spokespeople in media and message guidance;

strategically responds to breaking news; formulates plans and initiatives to better support affiliate communications; provides materials and guidance, and executes work in support of PPMT; develops relationships with members of the media; and develops and executes marketing strategies that connect Montanans with PPMT services.

PPMT is offering competitive compensation (entry is $75,000 annually) and exceptional benefits including:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Health Savings Accounts
• Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care
• PPMT pays 100% of the premium for employee Medical!
• 401k Plan with up to 4% employer match of gross pay when the employee contributes.

• In coordination with Development team, draft fundraising communications, including newsletters, appeals,one-to-many communications from CEO and CDO,cases for support,and other campaign materials
• In coordination withthe Development team, supervisedesign andproductionof developmentcommunications materials.
• Develop donor-specific messaging, and in collaboration with the Development team,engagesupportersthrough donor channels.

• As needed, coordinate with PPAMT and PPAMT PACto ensure electoral, legislative, fundraising, and advocacy communications goals are met, including sharing endorsements, updates, and guiding supporters totake action through digital channels.
• Build outreach takingconceptthrough creation,development,and dissemination.
• Developadvocacy messaging and engage supporters through new and existing channels.

• In coordination with department leadership, implement multi-levelproactive communications and marketing strategies to advance access to sexual and reproductive health care services and education programs, and promote health equity.
• Quickly develop and implement crisis communications plans, responses, and materials, and support reactive rapidresponseto breaking news.
• Serve as an internal consultant to teams across the affiliate on strategy and language, to ensure projects communicate appropriately and authentically on sexual and reproductive health issues.
• Draft, review, and approvecommunications materials,includingtoolkits,pressadvisoriesand press releases, talking points, fact sheets, and briefings, in support of PPMT's proactive communications and marketing initiatives.
• Ensure all external facing communications, including those related to partnerships or collaborative efforts,reflectPPMT values and the Planned Parenthood brand.
• Coordinate with PPFA communications, brand & marketing, and digital staff to develop and execute strategic 360 communications plans to promote PPMT’s work as a trusted provider of sexual and reproductive health care, health information, and sex education.

• As needed or directed, serves asmedia contact and point person, and liaison tospokespersons.
• Conduct media and messagetrainingfor affiliate spokespeople, including staff, volunteers, and storytellers.
• Prep and staff spokespeople for media interviews.
• Cultivate andmaintainrelationships with key media contacts.
• Creating content and posting on PPMT social media properties.

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