Catchafire seeks a creative, charismatic, entrepreneurial leader to define and shepherd the company’s communications strategy. We are looking for a stellar communicator with a unique voice and style that fits the Catchafire brand. As our first ever Communications Lead you will help us craft the Catchafire voice and manage all external communications.

You will not only develop our storytelling strategy to share the amazing stories that come from Catchafire projects, across multiple digital mediums including print, video, audio and press; but you will also be our chief storyteller -- meaning that you should love representing Catchafire in writing, at events, via the press -- every and all channels of external communication.

Beyond being an excellent communicator, we’re seeking someone who can infuse Catchafire’s personality and charisma into everything they do while maintaining professionalism. Humanity is the central component of our mission, and we’d love to see that reflected in our writing. It will be up to you to convey the value of Catchafire using the diversity of our community as your palette.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Building Catchafire’s storytelling / content creation team
• Participating in leadership-level discussions and strategy
• Creating and maintaining the Catchafire voice across all channels
• Managing all external communication including but not limited to our website, social media channels, blog, press, website, events
• Writing and maintaining copy on our site to ensure a consistent tone
• Writing blog posts, press articles, and newsletters
• Developing pro bono project templates and interfacing with experts to do so
• Interfacing with our users and sharing their stories
• Innovating using a variety of media including print, photos, video, and infographics
• Identifying opportunities and speaking at high level industry events as well as responsibility for planning other lead generation/professional acquisition events
• Monitor our competitive landscape and industry trends to ensure our external messaging positions us for success

Key qualifications:

• Proven track record as a digital writer
• Proven experience as a communications strategist
• Proven experience with the press
• Experience with photography and video
• Obsession with details
• Strong interest in the social good sector with experience to back it up
• At least three references required
• Experience in event planning        

Compensation & benefits:

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience
• Generous benefit package