Director of Marketing & Communications at Foundation… · Central…

Foundation for Blind Children is currently seeking qualified applicants for a full time Director of Marketing & Communications to join our Leadership Team. This position is based at our Central Campus in Phoenix. FBC offers a full benefits package including paid time off, paid holidays, medical, dental, and vision insurance, life and disability insurance, employer-paid Health Savings Account, retirement contributions, employee activities, and more! Apply today to join our team and make a difference in your community.

Foundation for Blind Children (FBC) is a high profile, nationally recognized nonprofit organization headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. FBC serves blind and visually impaired individuals of all ages through family and infant support, college and career readiness, adult transition services, a braille and large print library, a prison braille program and one of the largest preschools of its kind in the country. As a well-established leader in the visually impaired community, FBC emphasizes innovation and solutions, empowering all people we serve to achieve greater confidence and independence. FBC’s workplace culture consistently ranks in the top 10% of nonprofits in the country with 95% of employees recommending the organization as a great place to work. Join FBC and help ensure that every person with a visual impairment in Arizona has access to quality services and resources.

The Director of Marketing and Communications provides strategic leadership for FBC’s marketing, communications, public relations, brand management, digital presence, and organizational storytelling. This position is responsible for developing and executing an integrated marketing and communications strategy that increases awareness of FBC, supports program growth and fundraising efforts, and effectively communicates FBC’s mission and impact to diverse audiences.

Job Duties include:

Marketing Strategy and Leadership

• Develop, implement, and evaluate FBC’s comprehensive marketing and communications strategy in alignment with the organization’s mission and strategic goals.
• Develop strategies to increase awareness of FBC’s programs, services, and community impact.
• Identify emerging communications opportunities, audience trends, and marketing approaches that can strengthen FBC’s visibility and engagement.
• Use data and analytics to evaluate marketing effectiveness and make recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Manage marketing and communications projects from strategy through execution, ensuring appropriate timelines, priorities, and quality standards.
• Serve as a collaborative member of FBC’s Leadership Team.
• Work collaboratively across departments to advance FBC’s mission and strategic priorities.

Development Partnership and Fundraising Support

• Partner with the Development Department to plan and execute marketing and communications strategies that support FBC’s fundraising goals and donor engagement.
• Create compelling campaign messaging, content, and materials for annual giving, major gifts, events, and other fundraising initiatives.
• Collaborate with Development staff on donor communications, including appeals, newsletters, acknowledgments, stewardship materials, and impact reports.
• Support fundraising events and campaigns with promotional planning, event marketing, digital outreach, and media coordination.
• Provide stories, data, photography, and messaging that demonstrate FBC’s impact for use in proposals, sponsorship requests, and donor presentations.
• Coordinate marketing and development calendars to align timelines, priorities, and campaign schedules.

Brand Management and Organizational Storytelling

• Serve as the steward of FBC’s brand, ensuring consistency in organizational voice, messaging, visual identity, and positioning.
• Develop compelling stories that demonstrate FBC’s mission, impact, innovation, programs, and outcomes.
• Collaborate with staff throughout the organization to identify stories, achievements, participant successes, and program developments that should be shared with external audiences.
• Maintain consistency in organizational messaging across departments and audiences.
• Oversee the development of FBC publications and marketing collateral, including newsletters, annual reports, program materials, brochures, presentations, digital content, and promotional materials.

Digital Marketing and Communications

• Provide strategic oversight of FBC’s website, social media platforms, email marketing, digital campaigns, and other online communications.
• Develop digital content strategies designed to increase awareness, engagement, and action among FBC’s key audiences.
• Oversee development and maintenance of website content to ensure information remains accurate, engaging, accessible, and aligned with organizational priorities.

Public Relations and Media

• Serve as a primary organizational resource for media relations and coordinate media inquiries and interview opportunities.
• Develop and distribute press releases, media pitches, talking points, organizational statements, and other external communications.
• Proactively identify opportunities for positive media coverage related to FBC programs, accomplishments, and events.
• Support leadership in preparing for interviews, presentations, public appearances, and other external communications.
• Assist with communications planning and response during sensitive, urgent, or high-profile organizational situations.

Qualifications

• Required:
  • Five or more years of progressively responsible experience in marketing, communications, and public relations required.
  • Demonstrated experience developing and implementing integrated marketing and communications strategies.
  • Strong writing, editing, storytelling, presentation, and verbal communication skills.
  • Experience managing organizational brands and developing communications for multiple audiences.
  • Experience with digital marketing, websites, social media, email marketing, content strategy, and analytics.
  • Experience with media relations, public relations, and executive communications preferred.
  • Strong project-management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
  • Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card or ability to obtain within 90 days

• Preferred:
  • Experience working in a nonprofit, education, disability-services, healthcare, or mission-driven organization preferred.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Business, or a related field preferred.
  • Previous leadership or supervisory experience preferred.

Salary Range

$85,000.00 - $95,000.00 Salary/year