Senior Manager, Communications & Media Relations Senior Manager, Communications & Media Relatio

Position: Senior Manager, Communications & Media Relations Senior Manager, Communications & Media Relatio[...]
Senior Manager, Communications & Media Relations

Peninsula Open Space Trust

2 days ago

Job Description

Senior Manager, Communications & Media Relations

If you believe powerful storytelling can protect land, shape public understanding, and bring more people into the conservation movement, this role is for you.

As Senior Manager, Communications & Media Relations reporting to our Chief Marketing Officer , you will lead POST’s media and communications strategy—crafting clear, compelling narratives that advance land conservation, support policy and project goals, and reflect our commitment to equity, inclusion, and public access. Partnering closely with senior leadership and cross-functional teams, you will guide how POST communicates in moments of opportunity and urgency, ensuring our mission, values, and impact are represented with clarity, credibility, and purpose.

Why You’ll Love This Role

You’ll operate at the intersection of strategy, storytelling, and impact—shaping how a mission-driven organization shows up in the world. You’ll have a seat at the table with senior leadership, the autonomy to lead bold communications strategies, and the opportunity to translate complex land, policy, and equity work into stories that resonate with diverse communities. If you thrive on trust, collaboration, and high-stakes moments—and you’re energized by turning big ideas into clear, compelling narratives that advance conservation and belonging—you’ll find this role both challenging and deeply meaningful.

Workplace

POST is currently a hybrid workplace . Our hybrid work policy supports work schedule design for time in the office, field, or remote that optimizes individual and team performance based on specific job requirements. The successful candidate for this job should expect to be in the office several days per week and must live within a reasonable driving distance to POST ’s Palo Alto office, to its lands on the San Francisco Peninsula and in the South Bay .

Responsibilities

• Build and execute proactive and reactive media communications strategies and tactics that support land projects and transactions, local, state and federal policy work when needed, and general POST corporate activities using messaging that effectively communicate s our mission, vision, strategic plan directions and values. Weave separate initiatives into a comprehensive narrative when possible.

• Lead the process to define, coordinate and disseminate high-impact messages across internal teams, including subject matter experts, content, digital, fundraising and executive teams.

• Collaborate with external partners, legal counsel, and other relevant parties as necessary for coordination and alignment .

• Work to incorporate POST’s three pillars of building climate resilience, enhancing biodiversity and expanding equitable public access to nature into messaging content, media relations, and activities in a way that makes POST ’s brand accessible, welcoming and friendly to all the communities we serve.

• Develop relationships with and act as the central point of contact with media contacts that focus on land conservation, land use, local climate change - related issues, and other stakeholders while managing and optimizing our PR agency relationship.

• Engage and align POST staff and board with messaging initiatives including public - facing assets like media statements, blog posts, communications plans, briefing materials for spokespeople and more.

• Prepare and train spokespeople both internal and external to POST as appropriate.

• Advise POST leadership on media strategy, and clearly communicate various campaign goals and performance metrics .

• Support crisis communications when necessary and quickly drive cross - functional team alignment ; regularly anticipat e reputational risks and develop appropriate communication actions.

• Manage in-bound press inquiries on a range of time-sensitive issues and other mid- and longer-term opportunities .

Job Requirements

• 7 + years of professional experience in corporate communications including media relations.

• A strong understanding of the Bay Area land conservation industry, players, practices and norms.

• A…