Senior Communications Manager

🕒 June 30

🌐 United States, Canada – Remote

🇺🇸 United States – Remote 🇨🇦 Canada – Remote

💵 $85k - $90k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🗣️ Communications

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Mercy For Animals

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 1999

🍽️ Food & Beverage

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

Food & Beverage • Consulting • Healthcare

Mercy For Animals is a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending cruelty to farmed animals and building a compassionate, just, and sustainable food system. For over 25 years it has used undercover investigations, corporate and policy advocacy, public campaigns, outreach to normalize plant-based eating, and volunteer and donor mobilization to expose abuse, win protections for animals, and reduce demand for animal products globally.

📋 Description

• Lead and execute integrated communications strategies across public relations, social media, and rapid-response communications for the United States and Canada • Oversee media relations efforts, including press strategies, media outreach, spokesperson preparation, and relationship management with journalists, producers, and influencers • Manage and mentor communications staff across public relations and social media functions, providing strategic guidance, feedback, and workflow oversight • Collaborate closely with volunteers, celebrity relations, marketing, and creative to amplify campaigns, fundraising initiatives, and cultural visibility • Partner cross-functionally with the CEO office, fundraising, government affairs and public policy, investigations, and corporate engagement teams to support organizational priorities • Oversee the development and editing of communications materials, including press releases, statements, talking points, op-eds, blog posts, media pitches, and social content • Lead rapid-response communications tied to breaking news, investigations, industry trends, and cultural conversations • Monitor media coverage, social trends, and communications performance, providing strategic insights and recommendations to leadership • Serve as a spokesperson and media liaison for Mercy For Animals in the United States and Canada • Ensure all communications activities align with organizational messaging, values, and strategic priorities • Perform any other duties assigned

🎯 Requirements

• Five to seven years of experience in communications, public relations, social media, advocacy communications, or related fields • Demonstrated experience leading integrated communications strategies across earned and digital media • Experience managing communications campaigns, media relationships, and cross-functional projects within nonprofit, advocacy, mission-driven, or related environments • Strong leadership and team-management experience, including mentoring staff and overseeing workflows • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex issues into compelling narratives • Strong understanding of media relations, social media trends, rapid-response communications, and reputation management • Experience serving as a spokesperson or preparing spokespeople and executives for media opportunities preferred • Excellent organizational, project-management, and strategic-thinking skills • Proficiency with communications and project-management tools such as Muck Rack, Meltwater, Asana, Slack, Airtable, and Sprout Social • Familiarity with The Associated Press Stylebook and strong editorial judgment • Interest in animal protection, food systems, sustainability, public health, or related issues • Ability to work collaboratively across departments, regions, and leadership levels • Willingness to travel one to three times annually for conferences, campaign activities, or organizational retreats

🏖️ Benefits

• Commitment to Mercy For Animals’ mission, values, and diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice principles