Wildwood Outdoor Education Center | Marketing & Communications Manager

Company: Wildwood Outdoor Education Center

Job Title: Marketing & Communications Manager

Overview: Wildwood is seeking a creative, mission-driven Marketing & Communications Manager to help share our story and expand awareness of our programs. The Marketing & Communications Manager will create compelling content, develop and execute outreach campaigns, strengthen relationships with our community, and promote both mission-driven programs and earned revenue opportunities. From social media and email marketing to storytelling, website updates, and community engagement, this role plays a key part in helping more people discover, connect with, and experience Wildwood.

Responsibilities: Develop and implement marketing strategies that increase awareness, participation, and revenue for Wildwood’s camps, school programs, group rentals, retreats, and special events.

Create and deliver engaging content across digital and print channels, including social media, email marketing, website updates, newsletters, photography/video, and other communications materials.

Develop and execute digital marketing efforts, including social media strategy, website updates, SEO, Google Business Profile, email campaigns, and analytics to evaluate effectiveness and improve outreach.

Maintain consistent branding, messaging, and a strong online presence across all communication channels.

Utilize CRM and marketing tools to support audience engagement, track inquiries, and strengthen communication with prospective participants and supporters.

Build relationships with schools, community organizations, businesses, and supporters through community outreach, events, and authentic communication.

Collaborate with program, development, and administrative teams to promote programs, support organizational initiatives, and manage marketing projects and deadlines.

Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Public Relations, Business, or a related field preferred; equivalent professional experience may substitute. 2–3 years of experience in marketing, communications, digital marketing, nonprofit marketing, or a related field preferred. Experience creating and implementing content across multiple channels, including social media, email marketing, websites, and digital platforms. Working knowledge of marketing and communication tools such as Mailchimp, Little Green Light (or similar CRM), WordPress, Meta Business Suite, and Google Analytics preferred. Strong writing, storytelling, organizational, and project management skills with excellent attention to detail. Ability to work independently, manage priorities, and collaborate effectively with staff, volunteers, vendors, and community partners. Passion for Wildwood’s mission and the ability to communicate its impact in an authentic and compelling way. Must pass pre-employment background and driver record checks.

Salary Information: Annual salary range: $45,000 - $52,500. Full-time, year-round position with a hybrid work schedule, including one day per week in our La Cygne, Kansas office and additional on-site presence for events and programming. Occasional evening and weekend work required for community events, programs, and fundraising activities. Comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, life, and disability insurance and a retirement plan. Flexible work schedule available outside of peak programming and event seasons.

Application website: https://jobs.gusto.com/postings/wildwood-outdoor-education-center-marketing-and-communications-manager-ed6b136b-3c56-4398-9412-4a2c868a7400

Contact name: Stephanie Morrison

Contact email: stephanie@wildwoodctr.org

H&R Block | Manager, External Communications – Reputation & Creative

Company: H&R Block

Job Title: Manager, External Communications – Reputation & Creative

Overview: The Manager, External Communications – Reputation & Creative will shape and amplify H&R Block’s external voice by driving creative storytelling, strengthening brand reputation, and connecting our services to real customer needs. You’ll lead integrated communications strategies across media, social, and owned channels in a fast-moving, high-visibility environment.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute external communications strategies that elevate brand awareness and protect company reputation

• Lead creative communications efforts, including PR initiatives, announcements, and enterprise storytelling across formats (social, video, and digital content)

• Build and maintain strong relationships with media, reporters, and external partners

• Translate complex tax and financial topics into clear, engaging, channel-native content

• Partner cross-functionally to deliver integrated storytelling across owned, earned, and social channels

• Create and support content for campaigns, ensuring consistency with brand messaging and guidelines

• Monitor and evaluate brand reputation across channels, identifying risks and opportunities

• Optimize content and messaging using performance insights to improve reach, engagement, and clarity

• Guide response strategies during reputational or crisis moments in partnership with PR, Legal, and Customer teams

• Manage PR agencies and external partners, including workflow, prioritization, and performance

• Track and analyze campaign performance, ensuring alignment across paid, earned, and owned channels

• Perform other duties as assigned

• Qualifications: 7–10+ years of experience in communications, public relations, or related field Strong experience in media relations, storytelling, and integrated communications campaigns Proven ability to create engaging content across multiple channels and formats Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience simplifying complex topics Collaborative mindset with the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders

Application website: https://careers.hrblock.com/careers-home/jobs/42522

Black & Veatch | Strategic Communications Manager

Company: Black & Veatch

Job Title: Strategic Communications Manager

Overview: We are looking for an experienced communications professional to be a part of our talented, inclusive, and collaborative Employee Communications team. The Strategic Communications Manager position will drive consistent communications strategy, planning and messaging internally across the organization. In addition to strategic messaging and stakeholder engagement, this role will also support content development and editorial planning, coordinate creative assets, and contribute to measurement and reporting efforts. The candidate should be comfortable analyzing communications data and applying insights to improve engagement and effectiveness.

Responsibilities: Key Responsibilities
Develop and lead the implementation of internal communications strategy and messaging aiming to increase employee engagement and message clarity.
Create and deliver internal communications content across multiple channels, including email updates, newsletters, intranet content, videos, and presentations.
Proactively work with key stakeholders, including executives, across the organization to ensure that all internal communication is aligned with business objectives and supports the company’s culture and values.
Identify and implement innovative communications tools and techniques to enhance internal communications effectiveness.
Monitor and measure the effectiveness of internal communications and make recommendations for improvement based on feedback and data analysis. This includes gathering engagement data, analyzing trends, and reporting insights to communications leadership.
Maintain an enterprise content calendar to ensure that internal communications are timely, relevant, and efficiently organized.
Collaborate with business enablement function leaders including HR and Marketing for planning and content development for meetings and other internal events.
Partner with all members of the Employee Communications team to proactively identify, create, and publish content, while also supporting editorial planning and long-term scheduling of communication initiatives.
Support critical organizational change initiatives, leading development of multichannel campaigns to boost engagement and adoption

Qualifications: 7+ years relevant experience Understand and be able to communicate strategy, tools, processes and concepts, making complex technical information understandable to diverse audiences. Strong written and verbal communications skills including strong editorial skills. Strong knowledge of communications strategy and channels. Proven ability to develop consistent messaging aligned to business strategy. Skilled at engaging in cross-functional teams and in working collaboratively with diverse stakeholders. All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations. Preferred work location: Overland Park, KS with consideration for candidates in locations where Black & Veatch has an office presence.

Application website: https://careers.bv.com/job/Overland-Park-Strategic-Communications-Manager-KS-66062/1417836833/

Black & Veatch | Strategic Communications Director

Company: Black & Veatch

Job Title: Strategic Communications Director

Overview: We are looking for an experienced communications professional to be a part of the leadership team for our talented, inclusive, and collaborative Employee Communications team. This role leads the Business and Execution communications workstream, providing strategic counsel, planning and execution support for BV Operations, Infrastructure Advisory and Black & Veatch’s market sectors. The Strategic Communications Director will translate enterprise strategy, business priorities, and operating model evolution into clear, consistent and measurable communications that build understanding, engagement and connection among employee-owners. This role works closely with executives, Chiefs of Staff, business leaders, marketing partners and Employee Communications team members to develop proactive communications strategies, message platforms, editorial plans, leader communications, internal campaigns, town hall support, storytelling and content across multiple channels. In addition to strategic messaging and stakeholder engagement, this role will ensure governance around systems, processes and tools optimizing them for continuous improvement. The ideal candidate brings strong business acumen, executive presence, editorial judgment and the ability to connect enterprise priorities to practical, audience-specific communications for corporate, operational, field and construction audiences.

Responsibilities: Guide capacity management of direct reports while leading a workstream focused on aligning communications with business needs for the company’s sectors, client segments, regions and operations groups.
Proactively engage in team strategy and development developing and leading the implementation of internal communications strategy and messaging to increase employee engagement and message clarity.
Create and deliver internal communications content across multiple channels, including email updates, newsletters, intranet content, videos, events and presentations.
Proactively work with key stakeholders, including executives, across the organization to ensure that all internal communication is aligned with business objectives and supports the company’s strategy, culture and values.
Strengthen storytelling across the business by identifying project stories, client wins, field-focused content, leader visibility opportunities and examples that reinforce strategy, culture, collaboration and employee ownership.
Monitor and measure the effectiveness of internal communications and make recommendations for improvement based on feedback and data analysis. This includes gathering engagement data, analyzing trends, and reporting insights to leadership.
Partner with all members of the Employee Communications team to proactively identify, create, and publish content, while also supporting editorial planning and long-term scheduling of communication initiatives.
Guide critical organizational change initiatives, leading development of multichannel campaigns to boost engagement and adoption.

Qualifications: Preferred Qualifications A bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations or related field Strong experience in internal, employee-facing enterprise communications within a large corporation with emphasis on business strategy and execution; experience in the Engineering & Construction industry or B2B space Significant experience in employee communications, internal communications, executive communications or corporate communications within a large, matrixed organization Fluency in leveraging AI platforms such as Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude etc. for communications activities Demonstrated experience managing and maintaining internal communication tools = (Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Teams, Viva Engage, Workshop, Divvy HQ) Minimum Qualifications 10+ years relevant experience Demonstrated ability to serve as a strategic communications advisor to senior leaders, including experience developing leader messaging, executive talking points, town hall content and business updates Understand and be able to communicate strategy, tools, processes and concepts, making complex technical information understandable to diverse audiences. Strong written and verbal communications skills including strong editorial skills. Strong knowledge of communications strategy and channels. Proven ability to develop consistent messaging aligned to business strategy.  Skilled at engaging in cross-functional teams and in working collaboratively with diverse stakeholders. All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations. Preferred work location: Overland Park, KS with consideration for candidates in locations where Black & Veatch has an office presence.

Application website: https://careers.bv.com/job/Overland-Park-Strategic-Communications-Director-KS-66062/1417837233/