ROLE
Senior Manager, Marketing & Communications

LOCATION
San Francisco, CA
(Hybrid; team currently works in the office Tuesday–Thursday)

COMPENSATION
$110K – $130K + Annual Performance-Based Bonus

BENEFITS & PERKS

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance

• Retirement plan with employer contribution

• Generous paid time off and holidays

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

A Mission-driven nonprofit strengthening the venture capital ecosystem is seeking a Senior Manager, Marketing & Communications to lead its content, campaigns, storytelling, and day-to-day communications across audiences.

This role will own the organization's marketing and communications calendar, including newsletters, email campaigns, social media, website content, program promotion, event communications, and impact storytelling. The ideal candidate is a strong writer, organized marketer, and thoughtful communicator who can translate the organization's mission, programs, and community impact into clear, compelling content.

This is a highly cross-functional role that works closely with Programs, Community & Engagement, Data & Operations, and the Executive Director to ensure the organization shows up with a consistent voice, polished materials, and timely communications across the venture ecosystem.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Own and manage the marketing and communications calendar across programs, events, fundraising moments, newsletters, and external announcements

• Develop and execute campaigns for flagship courses, bootcamps, office hours, masterclasses, and other initiatives

• Draft and edit emails, newsletters, social posts, website copy, event descriptions, program blurbs, and donor updates

• Build content calendars that balance program promotion, impact storytelling, community updates, and thought leadership

• Strengthen the organization's voice, messaging, and brand consistency across channels

• Translate program outcomes, participant stories, volunteer engagement, and donor support into compelling narratives

• Develop reusable messaging, boilerplate language, templates, and talking points for key audiences

• Partner with the Executive Director on external communications, op-eds, remarks, and presentations

• Own newsletter strategy, production, segmentation, testing, and performance tracking

• Manage program and event email campaigns, including audience targeting, copywriting, scheduling, and analysis

• Own social media planning and execution, with a focus on LinkedIn and other relevant channels

• Keep website content accurate, current, and aligned with campaigns and calls to action

• Track engagement metrics including open rates, click rates, social engagement, web traffic, and registrations

• Partner cross-functionally with Programs, Community & Engagement, and Data & Operations on storytelling and results

• Support fundraising and partnership efforts with sponsor-facing language, donor updates, and campaign assets

WHAT YOU BRING

• 5+ years of relevant professional experience

• Experience in marketing, communications, content strategy, nonprofit communications, venture capital, startups, professional services, education, or related fields

• Excellent writing, editing, and storytelling skills

• Strong portfolio of writing samples across formats and audiences

• Proven experience building and executing marketing campaigns and content calendars

• Experience managing newsletters, email campaigns, social media, websites, and/or content calendars

• Strong project management skills and ability to manage multiple deadlines and channels

• Strong judgment about tone, audience, messaging, and brand consistency

• Detail-oriented, responsive, and highly organized

• Data-informed mindset, with interest in improving communications performance over time

• Collaborative and comfortable working across a small, mission-driven team

NICE TO HAVE

• Experience supporting campaigns, events, programs, fundraising, or stakeholder engagement

• Familiarity with tools such as Mailchimp, Salesforce, WordPress or other CMS platforms, Canva, LinkedIn, event platforms, or analytics tools

• Familiarity with venture capital or a strong interest in the VC ecosystem

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

This role is being promoted in partnership with The VC Shortlist. All applications are reviewed and shared directly with the client. If there is mutual interest in exploring next steps, the client will reach out to schedule an initial conversation.