Director of Communications

The Math Learning Center (MLC) is a non‑profit education organization dedicated to inspiring and enabling all individuals to discover and develop their mathematical confidence and ability. We develop high-quality mathematics curriculum and resources, including Bridges in Mathematics,that engage students, promote classroom community and discourse, and support effective instruction. Our work reaches more than 80,000 elementary teachers across the country.

We’re looking for an experienced, hands‑on marketing and communications leader who can turn organizational priorities into effective campaigns, compelling content, and meaningful customer engagement. As Director of Communications
, you’ll lead MLC’s communications team and work across the organization to strengthen our brand, connect educators with our products and services, and expand our reach.

This role combines strategic direction with direct execution. You’ll develop and deliver integrated marketing campaigns, shape messaging and content, oversee marketing technology and analytics, and lead our conference, trade show, and event marketing strategy. You’ll also build the processes and partnerships that help MLC communicate consistently and work effectively across teams.

If you enjoy turning ideas into action, finding better ways to reach audiences, and helping a mission‑driven organization grow, we’d love to hear from you.

This position is based in Oregon. In this hybrid or fully onsite role, office days are in our Portland office.

Translate organizational priorities into coordinated marketing campaigns that build awareness, engage customers, and support MLC's growth and impact.

• Develop and execute integrated marketing campaigns that support customer acquisition, engagement, retention, and business development.

• Partner with colleagues across MLC to promote products and services and coordinate marketing activities around organizational priorities.

• Develop audience‑specific messaging that helps educators understand MLC’s offerings and take meaningful next steps.

• Manage campaign plans, timelines, and deliverables to ensure work is focused, coordinated, and completed on schedule.

Make MLC’s value clear to educators and other stakeholders through compelling storytelling, accessible messaging, and consistent brand expression.

• Translate MLC’s educational philosophy, products, and expertise into clear, engaging content that resonates with customer audiences.

• Guide brand strategy and maintain consistent messaging, voice, tone, and visual standards across communications and marketing channels.

• Lead MLC’s conference, trade show, and event marketing strategy, including event selection, audience priorities, objectives, messaging, and evaluating results against marketing and organizational goals.

Strengthen MLC’s marketing capabilities by improving the tools, processes, and insights that support audience engagement.

• Manage and optimize Salesforce and Salesforce Marketing Cloud to support campaigns, audience segmentation, automated communications, lead nurturing, and customer retention.

• Use campaign performance, customer data, and other relevant measures to evaluate results, identify opportunities, and recommend improvements.

• Develop efficient workflows and use marketing technology to improve coordination, consistency, and the effectiveness of marketing investments.

Provide direction and support that enables the communications team to deliver high‑quality work and advance MLC’s organizational priorities.

• Set team priorities and translate organizational goals into a focused work plan that…