Vice President of Marketing and Communications

The client is seeking a Vice President of Marketing and Communications to serve as its most senior brand and narrative leader and chief storyteller. Working closely with the President/CEO and senior leadership, the role elevates how The client tells its story, communicates its impact, and engages donors, community partners, civic leaders, media, and the broader public. This position is expected to bring clarity, cohesion, strategy, and brand discipline to ensure communications consistently reflect The client’s mission, values, and distinctive role in the region. The Vice President will have enterprise-wide responsibility for institutional voice, messaging, and brand strategy across channels, audiences, and high-profile moments. Leading a multidisciplinary team spanning earned media, brand and digital marketing, and storytelling, the leader will develop and execute integrated strategies to amplify The client’s mission, strengthen its value proposition, maintain brand continuity, and deepen engagement across diverse constituencies. The VP is also expected to act as a trusted advisor in moments of opportunity and complexity, helping shape timely, nuanced, and compelling messaging while ensuring communications remain proactive, aligned, and connected to the broader institutional vision. Key responsibilities include serving as the primary communications advisor and thought partner to the President/CEO, supporting speeches, public remarks, op-eds, and other high-visibility messaging. The role will extend executive communications support beyond the Office of Philanthropy by partnering with senior leaders to ensure consistent voice, framing, and quality across CEO- and senior leadership-facing communications. The VP will also counsel senior leaders across divisions on positioning, audience, and messaging risk for initiatives, launches, and public-facing moments, with an emphasis on building trust, strengthening institutional identity, and inviting people into the work.