Design 4 Transformation (D4T) Communications Manager

at  The Biomimicry Institute

QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Marketing, Design or the like and a minimum of five years of experience within website, graphic design and/or communications.
• Experience in storytelling, media relations, and digital amplification of mission based programs is a plus.
• Experience synthesizing and disseminating information through multiple distribution channels.
• Excellent working knowledge of the social media landscape, with an understanding of community activation and engagement.
• Understands branding, marketing, and user-experience design and typography.
• Accurately scoped projects to provide timeline estimates and deliver high quality projects on time, and guiding independent contractors (and resources) to bring projects to completion.
• Have led third-party contractors and resources to bring a project to completion
• Specific knowledge of biomimicry is encouraged; new hires without this experience will be asked to complete training (e.g. fundamentals course) in biomimicry.
• Proven commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion:
• Ability to actively cultivate and develop inclusive and equitable working relationships with coworkers, management, board members and clients.
• Employs anti-racist practices and principles to accomplish work.
• Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Incorporates an anti-racist and anti-oppressive lens into TBI programs.
• Teaches using equitable and inclusive pedagogy.

Skills/Abilities

• Comfortable learning and using the digital tools the Biomimicry Institute uses—with little to no assistance, and willing to try out new technologies and work tools. WordPress, G-Suite, Microsoft Office Suite and proficiency with Excel required. Virtual meeting software, Asana, Box, Slack, and Zoom are helpful. Communications tools such as the Adobe suite, specifically InDesign.
• Highly effective communicator. Can communicate in written and verbal forms and also use visual imagery and websites/social media to effectively communicate.
• Confident, energetic, and dedicated to the mission of the Biomimicry Institute.
• A successful track record in setting priorities; keen analytic, organization and problem solving skills which support and enable sound decision making. Keeps track of responsibilities and meets deadlines and goals.
• Adaptable—manages a constantly changing remote work environment; learns to collaborate with geographically dispersed new team members, etc.
• Clear, direct, and succinct writer.
• Self-sufficient—takes the initiative and completes work without undue supervision
• Strong communication and relationship building skills. Ensures every team member is given a chance to speak. Demonstrates the ability to understand others’ thoughts and feelings (social sensitivity). Respectfully engages in disagreements. Keeps team members informed/updated. Is a good active listener who understands what’s being asked of them and the priorities of various tasks.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands described here are representative of that which an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Activities that occur constantly are communicating effectively with others to exchange information; assessing the accuracy, neatness and thoroughness of the work; repeating motions efficiently that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers; prolonged periods of working at a computer; remaining in a stationary position, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods.
• Activities that occur occasionally are moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another; adjusting or moving objects less than 50 pounds in all directions.

WORK ENVIRONMENT (REMOTE)

The work environment described here is representative of that which an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Duties are performed in a home workspace or co-working space. Employees are expected to maintain their home workspace in a safe manner, free from safety hazards.
• Occasional travel to pilot team locations in Rotterdam, Berlin and potentially Ghana will be required as well as to the US and across Europe as needed for attending events.

This is not necessarily an exhaustive or all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, functions, or working conditions associated with the job. This job description is not a contract of employment, or a promise or guarantee of any specific terms or conditions of employment. The Biomimicry Institute may add to, modify, or delete any aspect of this job (or the position itself) at any time as it deems advisable.
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JOB PURPOSE

Working under the direction of the Institute’s Director of Strategic Communication, who is based in the US, you will deliver a comprehensive global narrative and storytelling program for the Design 4 Transformation project (which aims to understand the potential and limitations of decomposing fashion waste) and work with external communications and PR agencies, as well as the pilot partners and stakeholders in Ghana, Germany and the Netherlands.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Communications:

• Develop a narrative plan and strategy for the project, together with the wider project team, and identify external communications and PR partners to support capacity to amplify the project across three scales; establishing a global Biomimicry/Circular story, communicating the successes and challenges of the three pilot projects across Europe and beyond, and tailoring stories and narratives in each pilots region/country.
• Identify and create the wider three level storytelling sequence in collaboration with the pilot organizations and a communications agency partner while building on the work completed to date.
• Work with D4T pilot teams to capture stories and messaging for their local contexts
• Contract with external PR and communications partners to create narratives and place stories in alliance with the narrative plan.
• Identify external events and opportunities for the wider project team to highlight and amplify the D4T project.
• Develop media assets including blogs, videos, imagery; engagement of media stakeholder to share content to expand reach.
• Work with the Visual Communications and Website manager to develop visual concepts for program marketing.
• Integrate the project into the wider Biomimicry Institute community and team.

Management:

• Creation of scope of services and day to day management of independent contractor services.
• Establish clear work order guidelines for marketing and PR consultants.
• Establish clear work order guidelines for graphic asset creation contractors.
• Ensure completion of all stated objectives prior to invoice approval.

The physical demands described here are representative of that which an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Activities that occur constantly are communicating effectively with others to exchange information; assessing the accuracy, neatness and thoroughness of the work; repeating motions efficiently that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers; prolonged periods of working at a computer; remaining in a stationary position, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods.
• Activities that occur occasionally are moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another; adjusting or moving objects less than 50 pounds in all directions

The work environment described here is representative of that which an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Duties are performed in a home workspace or co-working space. Employees are expected to maintain their home workspace in a safe manner, free from safety hazards.
• Occasional travel to pilot team locations in Rotterdam, Berlin and potentially Ghana will be required as well as to the US and across Europe as needed for attending events