Supervising Digital Communications Manager

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT Supervising Digital Communications Manager Los Angeles, Fresno or Sacramento, CA (Hybrid) The mission of the California Immigrant Policy Center (CIPC) is to uphold the humanity of immigrant communities in California by transforming systems to achieve racial, social, and economic justice. CIPC is a non-partisan, non-profit statewide organization engaging in advocacy, organizing, and strategic communications to uplift immigrant communities. CIPC was founded in response to the 1996 passage of federal immigrant and welfare laws that profoundly affected immigrants. Today, CIPC advances inclusive policies that build a prosperous future for all Californians, using policy analysis, advocacy, and capacity building. Over the past 28 years, CIPC has led groundbreaking campaigns that have greatly expanded protections, as well as access to publicly-funded services and programs, for California's low-income immigrant populations, including but not limited to the Safe and Responsible Driver Act, the TRUST and TRUTH Acts, CA Values Act, E-Verify Bill, the Health for All campaign, California Earned Income Tax Credit (CalEITC), and One California, the largest investment in legal services protection in the country. POSITION SUMMARY Job Title: Supervising Digital Communications Manager Location: Los Angeles, Fresno, or Sacramento. Hybrid schedule. Requires travel throughout California (vehicle and driver's license required). Term: Full-time, occasional evenings and weekends required Position Status: Exempt Pay Range: $83,000 - $95,000 Reports To: Communications Director The CIPC Supervising Digital Communications Manager builds power through teamwork, strategic communications, managing collaborations with external consultants and powerful relationship-building with coalitions, partners, and advocates to create social change. CIPC's communications plan/strategy is campaign-oriented, collaborative, and well-integrated with organizing and policy. This new team member will be resilient, detail-oriented, creative, and collaborative. The ideal candidate will be deeply committed to developing and advancing a visionary narrative that embraces immigrants' full humanity, building power within impacted communities by uplifting the voices of people directly affected by unjust policies, and activating core values with mass appeal. Partnering with the Communications Director, the Supervising Digital Communications Manager will strategically develop and lead the digital work for CIPC's campaigns and narrative change initiatives inspiring target audiences to take action. The Supervising Digital Communications Manager will collaborate with the Organizing team to build strong virtual communities and advance campaign strategy through online tools, the CIPC website, and social media. The Supervising Digital Communications Manager will also work with the executive and development teams and external consultants to develop and implement effective digital marketing campaigns. The Supervising Digital Communications Manager should have a track record in immigrant rights work, preferably on campaigns for health, economic, or criminal legal reform. This team member will report to the Communications Director and will work closely with the executive team, development team, policy teams, organizing teams, coalitions, partners, and advocates. RESPONSIBILITIES Collaborate with various teams/campaigns to write and create engaging actions for digital communications through EveryAction and social media; Supervise Digital Organizing staff, including mentoring and successfully guiding development and implementation of work plans and professional development; Collaborate with the executive and development teams to create and implement digital marketing campaigns; Manage collaborations with external consultants, including digital marketing consultants, photographers, videographers, digital graphic designers, graphic artists, website developers, digital content creators, etc.; Collaborate with Organizing and Policy teams to create and ensure digital campaign strategy is integrated and effective; Use data-driven insight, strategic experimentation, and engagement analytics to participate on teams and coalitions actively; Manage Wordpress, EveryAction and New Mode (and any other relevant digital tools) to produce digital actions and electronic communications that engage and organize community members, partners, advocates, leadership, and the media; Collaborate with the Organizing and Communications teams to optimize and strategically use digital tools and channels; Develop, manage and implement a year-round social media calendar; Manage and update CIPC's social media channels and website; Measure analytics with digital tools to report and track campaign strategy and engagement; Use analytics to assess narrative and strategies and inform CIPC management and campaign teams; Solicit input from Communications Director, campaign leads, and management team to ensure responsibilities and development are progressing successfully; and Create thoughtful and detailed work plans for check-ins and retreats. QUALIFICATIONS Seven years of experience in digital communications, digital marketing, graphic design, and/or other similar experiences Three years of experience with communications in a nonprofit or similar setting Minimum of two years of supervising experience Demonstrated commitment to values-based messaging Demonstrated commitment to immigrant and racial justice campaigns and movements Demonstrated experience managing digital marketing campaigns Ability to understand the moment, prioritize actions and seize opportunities for building power Experience working on economic, health, or social justice campaigns Proficiency in digital tools including but not limited to EveryAction, WordPress, Social Media Platforms, MuckRack, Adobe Creative Cloud, Canva, etc. Must be innovative, creative and have a growth mindset Proficiency as written and spoken communicator Spanish or second language competency preferred Web design and cyber security experience preferred Photography and videography experience strongly preferred Proficiency in non-English languages spoken by Latinx, Asian, Pacific Islander, African, Caribbean, or Arab communities is a plus Passion for CIPC's mission to uphold the humanity of immigrant communities in California by transforming systems to achieve racial, social and economic justice COMPENSATION & BENEFITS Salary Range: $83,000 - $95,000 CIPC is a unionized workplace and is represented by Immigrant Advocates United-United Auto Workers. This position is not the bargaining unit. CIPC provides a comprehensive benefits package to its employees: Paid medical, dental, vision insurance, and life insurance (100% of the full insurance premium for qualified employees and 75% of the premiums for their dependents) 3% contribution to 401K-retirement plan Commuter benefit or paid parking access Monthly reimbursement for cell and internet usage $1,500 professional development allowance Generous time off policy Up to 26 paid holidays a year (includes summer and winter collective breaks) Vacation: 1st year of service: 10 days, after completion of 1st year: 15 days, after completion of 4th year: 20 days) 6 personal days per year Flexible hours APPLICATION INFORMATION The position is open immediately until filled. Please send a cover letter, resume, and digital design sample. Please note that we will only be able to respond to short listed candidates. Those candidates will be asked to submit 3 references. CIPC is an equal opportunity employer; people of color and individuals from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. CIPC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnic background, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, or disability.

Created: 2024-11-05