Vice President of Marketing and Communication

Location: Valley Forge, PA (Founding Forward, 1601 Valley Forge Road, Phoenixville, PA 19460) – Remote Flexibility

Reports to: Chief Executive Officer

Position Type: Full-Time, Salaried with Benefits

Travel: Occasional travel to Downtown Philadelphia and other event locations

Schedule: Standard business hours with some evening and weekend work required to support programs (compensated time off provided when required)

Compensation: Competitive salary benefits

Founding Forward is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to informing and engaging citizens through transformational educational experiences grounded in American history. These experiences empower students, educators, and communities to understand, appreciate, and practice the principles, rights, and responsibilities of American citizenship. Founding Forward operates from two main locations: the Sir John Templeton Heritage Center, a research, exhibit, and programming space at The Union League of Philadelphia, and an 86-acre educational campus in Valley Forge, PA.

We are seeking an experienced marketing and communications leader to strengthen Founding Forward’s institutional voice, expand awareness of its work, and develop strategies that advance program participation, community engagement, and philanthropic support. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the Vice President of Marketing and Communications develops and leads an integrated marketing and communications strategy that strengthens Founding Forward’s reputation and supports organizational growth.

The role builds upon existing brand work, clarifies institutional positioning and priority audiences, and directs public relations, digital communications, publications, and marketing campaigns. Working closely with Advancement, Engagement, and Programs, the Vice President translates organizational priorities into coordinated plans with clear objectives, budgets, and measures of success.

Beyond directing day-to-day communications and marketing, this leader serves as a trusted advisor to the CEO and senior leadership – helping shape how Founding Forward tells its story, reaches its audiences, builds its reputation, and communicates its impact as a national civic education organization.

• Assess and build upon Founding Forward’s existing brand work, clarifying institutional positioning, differentiators, priority audiences, and messaging to support its mission and growth.
• Lead a comprehensive brand positioning exercise that clarifies Founding Forward’s identity, differentiators, audiences, and institutional voice in service of its mission, vision, and values.
• Translate the outcomes of that work into an integrated marketing strategy that supports organizational growth, strengthens reputation, and expands regional and national reach.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to the CEO and executive leadership on communications, messaging, institutional positioning, and brand risk.
• Develop and manage an annual marketing and communications plan, including campaign priorities, resource allocation, budget, and measurable objectives; report progress to executive leadership and adjust strategies based on results.

• Steward the Founding Forward brand to ensure consistency in messaging, voice, and visual identity across the organization and all channels.
• Guide institutional messaging and storytelling so the organization’s mission, values, work, and impact are communicated clearly to donors, educators, program participants, Union League members, volunteers, community partners, media, and the public.
• Lead public relations…