[Hiring] Communications Manager @WomenHeart

Role Description

The Communications Manager manages the day-to-day execution of WomenHeart's communications strategy, amplifying the organization's mission, programs, advocacy efforts, events, and partnerships across external audiences. This role owns WomenHeart's organizational content calendar, website, email communications, social media presence, and digital storytelling efforts. The Communications Manager serves as the organization's primary social media lead, responsible for:

• Developing and executing platform-specific strategies
• Creating engaging content
• Growing online audiences
• Fostering community engagement
• Monitoring trends and analyzing performance to advance organizational goals

Working collaboratively across departments, the Communications Manager develops and executes content that engages patients, supporters, healthcare professionals, corporate partners, funders, and other key stakeholders. The position brings in-house responsibilities currently performed by an external communications consultant and works closely with WomenHeart's Strategic Communications Consultant, who provides strategic brand, messaging, and positioning guidance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Marketing, Journalism, Public Relations, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Three to five years of progressively responsible experience in communications, marketing, digital engagement, or public relations.
• Exceptional writing, editing, and proofreading skills, with the ability to tailor messaging for diverse audiences, from patient-facing communications to corporate partners and funders.
• Demonstrated experience directly managing and implementing social media strategies.
• Demonstrated experience developing and executing integrated, cross-channel communications campaigns with measurable results.
• Hands-on experience managing digital communications across email marketing platforms, content management systems, and social media channels.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across departments and with external partners.
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative, identify communications opportunities, and independently manage projects from concept through execution.
• Excellent judgment and attention to detail, particularly when communicating about sensitive health topics and patient experiences.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently while contributing as part of a collaborative remote team.
• Working proficiency in Canva or similar design tools.
• Commitment to advancing women's cardiovascular health and patient-centered advocacy.

Requirements

• Own the organizational content calendar, coordinating across programs, development, corporate relations, and advocacy.
• Write, edit, and publish content across WomenHeart’s external channels, including web copy, email, social posts, newsletters, blog posts, and program collateral.
• Copyedit and proofread outgoing external materials.
• Draft select executive thought leadership communications, including CEO remarks, statements, and blog posts.
• Maintain editorial workflows that support timely approvals, publication schedules, and organizational priorities.
• Serve as the communications liaison across departments.
• Manage multiple communications projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines and maintaining high-quality standards.
• Support communications needs for organizational events.
• Develop, maintain, and optimize content for WomenHeart.org.
• Create, schedule, publish, and monitor social media content.
• Ensure digital content follows best practices for readability, accessibility, SEO, and user engagement.
• Support media relations activities, including drafting press releases and responding to media inquiries.
• Collaborate with program staff to elevate program milestones and organizational impact.
• Ensure consistent messaging, voice, tone, and visual identity across all external communications.
• Track, analyze, and report communications performance across various platforms.

Benefits

• Salary: $75,000 – $85,000
• Remote work opportunity (U.S Based)