Communications Coordinator

Location: Concord, NH (preferred) with opportunity for hybrid arrangement. Location flexible with regular presence at our Concord office.

Employment Type: Full-time; exempt. 40 hours per week

Reports to: Communications Director

Founded in 1997, the Northern Forest Center works across the 30‑million‑acre Northern Forest region of New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. We advance community economic development and forest stewardship by providing collaborative leadership, innovative ideas, and expertise in program delivery, investment, project management, and public policy. Our work is grounded in strong partnerships with rural communities and a deep commitment to the region’s people, land, and future.

Learn more thernforest.org.

The Communications Coordinator supports the Center’s storytelling and content development. This role is responsible for producing high‑quality content, coordinating story leads with internal and external partners, executing social media and email communications, and tracking and reporting on performance. This is a hands‑on, execution‑focused role that supports an organizational engagement strategy for both Fundraising and Programs and direction set by the Communications Director and Management Team.

• Produces, posts, and updates written, visual, and multimedia content for social media, email, website, and reports.
• Coordinates story leads with external partners and programs staff.
• Conducts interviews, gathers quotes, captures photos and video, produces graphic assets, and packages stories.
• Maintains and organizes shared folders, content libraries, story trackers, editorial calendars, and databases.

• Manages day‑to‑day execution of the Center’s social media presence across key platforms (Meta, Linked In, and others as needed).
• Produces, schedules, and publishes social media content aligned with organizational priorities.
• Monitors platform engagement and supports community management.
• Implements limited paid social boosting to reach target audiences, as directed.

• Assists in drafting and editing press releases, media alerts, pitches, and other earned media materials.
• Supports distribution, list building, and basic reporter research.
• Maintains media coverage archive.

• Drafts, formats, and distributes e‑blasts and e‑newsletters.
• Curates content for biweekly Digest in collaboration with program staff.
• Maintains subscriber list and coordinates with staff for necessary list updates.

• Compiles and summarizes monthly and quarterly analytics for social media (paid and organic), email marketing, website, and earned media to support continual learning and improvement.

Note:

These responsibilities describe the general nature of the role and are not an exhaustive list. Other duties may be assigned as organizational needs evolve.

• 2‑3 years of hands‑on experience in communications, marketing, journalism, or a related field and managing content across multiple channels (social media, email, and web).
• Demonstrated ability to edit and package stories using a mix of writing, photography, video, and basic graphic design.
• Experience executing communications plans or campaigns developed by a supervisor or team (content calendars, newsletters, social media schedules).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to adapt tone and content for different audiences.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities with attention to detail.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams), Canva and/or Adobe Creative Suite, and Asana or other project‑management platform.
• Proficiency with common digital media platforms such as:
  Meta, Linked In, Adobe, bulk email systems and Word Press.
• Willingness and ability to travel throughout the Northern Forest region as needed.

Equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered. Applicants should be prepared to share examples of published or produced work.

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