Communication, Marketing Development Manager

Job Description:

Communications, Marketing, & Development Manager About Ultimate Impact

Ultimate Impact is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, founded in 2016, that empowers youth from underrepresented communities through the sport of ultimate Frisbee. We use the team game as a framework to help young people ages 6 to 18 build confidence, communication, and conflict‑resolution skills — through direct‑service programs, in‑person mentorship, and community development in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Empower youth from underrepresented communities to develop confidence, teamwork, and accountability through the sport and community of ultimate.

Ultimate Impact is growing its team and impact across San Francisco, Oakland, and beyond. The Communications, Marketing, & Development Manager is a full‑time, exempt position based in the San Francisco Bay Area, reporting to the Executive Director.

This is a unique opportunity for someone who is an excellent writer and communicator, enjoys telling compelling stories, and also wants to work directly with young people in the communities we serve. The Manager will play an important role in communicating Ultimate Impact's work, securing resources to support our programs, and staying directly connected to our mission through hands‑on coaching. This is a hybrid role that combines remote work with in‑person coaching across local communities.

We are looking for someone who is creative, hard‑working, highly organized, collaborative, and excited about using their skills to help Ultimate Impact grow.

• Develop and manage a communications strategy that grows Ultimate Impact's audience, visibility, and base of supporters.
• Create compelling stories about Ultimate Impact's youth, coaches, programs, and community partnerships, working closely with program staff to capture stories, photos, testimonials, and other content.
• Write and produce organizational communications, including newsletters, impact updates, donor communications, year‑end appeals, website content, social media, and other external communications.
• Support donor and funder cultivation through targeted communications that strengthen relationships, demonstrate impact, and contribute to Ultimate Impact's fundraising goals.
• Build relationships with Bay Area television, print, radio, and digital media and proactively identify opportunities for earned media coverage of Ultimate Impact's work and impact.
• Grow engagement within the ultimate community—including alumni, adult leagues, clubs, and tournaments—and the broader community, creating stronger pipelines for donors, volunteers, partners, and ambassadors.
• Manage Ultimate Impact's website and social media presence and maintain a consistent organizational voice, messaging, and brand across external communications.
• Develop marketing and communications materials that support fundraising campaigns, events, programs, partnerships, and community outreach.
• Track communications and audience‑engagement performance and use results to strengthen strategy, increase reach, and support fundraising growth.
• Engage Ultimate Impact's Board of Directors as a strategic resource and sounding board for communications campaigns, brand development, audience growth, and community connections.
• Research and identify foundation, corporate, government, and other institutional funding opportunities that align with Ultimate Impact's mission and programs.
• Write compelling letters of inquiry, grant proposals, applications, and other funding requests.
• Manage grant reporting requirements and prepare high‑quality narrative reports for funders.
• Maintain and manage Ultimate Impact's grant calendar, including proposal, reporting, and…