Girls Run Worcester County: Engagement & Communications Manager

Girls on the Run Worcester County:
Engagement & Communications Manager

Final date to receive applications: 10 October 2026

Department: Community Engagement

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Girls on the Run Worcester County

Reporting To: Karen Spencer, Executive Director

Compensation: $43,680 - $49,920 / year

Organizational

Summary:

Girls on the Run Worcester County is a local nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a world where every girl knows and activates her limitless potential and is free to boldly pursue her dreams. We inspire participants to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running. As a physical activity-based positive youth development program, our evidence-based curriculum is designed to enhance girls’ social, psychological and physical skills and behaviors to successfully navigate life experiences.

Girls on the Run Worcester County believes that all girls and communities should have access to our programs. We commit to eliminate barriers to participation, to continue creating programming that engages all communities, to be intentional about staff and volunteer diversity and to promote a culture of inclusion across the organization.

Girls on the Run Worcester County serves more than 1,500 girls across Worcester County MA annually. To learn more about our program and impact, please visit: www.gotrworcester.org.

Position Summary: The Engagement & Communications Manager is a creative, relationship-focused professional responsible for increasing awareness, engagement, and community connection for Girls on the Run Worcester County. Working closely with the Executive Director and the program team, this position leads the organization’s day-to-day communications and engagement efforts, helping build awareness of the Girls on the Run mission, increase participation and community visibility while creating meaningful opportunities for people to connect with the organization.

The Engagement & Communications Manager will develop and implement engaging communications across digital and traditional platforms, coordinate community outreach and engagement initiatives, support fundraising and special events, and help tell the stories that demonstrate the impact of Girls on the Run. This is an ideal role for a highly organized, enthusiastic communicator who enjoys building relationships, creating content, coordinating events, and working in a mission-driven environment.

Communications & Storytelling

• Develop and implement an annual communications and engagement plan aligned with organizational goals.
• Manage day-to-day communications across social media, email, website, newsletters, and other channels.
• Create compelling content that highlights participant experiences, program impact, volunteers, coaches, donors, sponsors, partners, and organizational accomplishments.
• Gather stories, testimonials, photos, and other content that demonstrate the impact of Girls on the Run.
• Maintain consistent messaging, voice, and visual identity across communications.
• Coordinate website updates, email campaigns, newsletters, social media, and organizational materials.
• Support media outreach and opportunities to increase awareness of Girls on the Run throughout Worcester County.
• Ensure communications reflect the organization’s commitment to inclusion and accessibility.

Community & Volunteer Engagement

• Build and maintain relationships with schools, businesses, community organizations, volunteers, families, alumni, donors, sponsors, and other partners.
• Identify opportunities to expand the organization’s visibility and community presence.
• Develop strategies to engage families, alumni, volunteers, coaches, and community members…