At New Story, we pioneer solutions to end the global housing crisis by empowering families to become land and homeowners in thriving communities. For the first 10 years of New Story, we’ve been communicators with a small c. We’re very proud of our brand, PR placements in prestigious places (Apple TV+, NYT, WSJ, etc.) and how we’ve communicated to our audiences, but we know there’s potential for so much more. Couple this with our organizational evolution from traditional charity-based model to market-based model over the last two years, and you start to see a massive opportunity to own and lead our space as one of the world’s top social enterprises. It’ll require a communication strategy with a capital C to open these big doors.
That’s where you come in. Starting with this role, we’re establishing a new intentionality around our story, brand awareness, external engagement, and positioning for the next 10 years. You’ll oversee all marketing, public relations, and external communications to further the organization’s objectives and campaigns. You’ll be both strategic and tactical in your efforts, pointing the organization in the right direction, starting small, testing, iterating and building on your efforts. You won’t be alone. You’ll work closely with our CEO, CDO and creative team to support your ideas, campaigns, and communications.
What You'll Do
Drive New Story’s narrative and influence, shaping our point-of-view on social entrepreneurship, impact investing, market-based solution, and philanthropy.
Partner with internal leaders to build New Story’s strategic communications plan in alignment with mission, vision, strategy, and programs.
Expand New Story’s reach and impact through strategic branding and messaging of the organization, its leaders, and its programs.
Build and maintain relationships with key editors and influencers in top-tier media, especially in our networks and communities.
Work with internal leadership to develop their platforms and messaging via media training, developing content, securing interview opportunities and speaking engagements.
Design and roll out cross-functional campaigns to build New Story’s profile and reputation for our impact forward, innovative market-based solutions.
Who You Are
10-20 years of experience in corporate communications, marketing, and/or public relations.
Experience creating and executing on corporate communications strategies.
Stellar written and verbal communication skills.
Extensive experience collaborating with C-level leaders and other senior executives on challenging corporate issues, and a proven track record of resolving them successfully.
Strong relationships with key media editors, influencers, allies, and related industry organizations in the U.S. and internationally.
Demonstrated experience tailoring communications plans to a variety of audiences, experience working with nonprofits audiences including high-networth individuals, foundations, and impact investors preferred.
An innovative approach to corporate communications, exploring the breadth of today’s media environment.
A strong track record of hiring the best talent and building highly efficient teams.
REPORTING STRUCTURE
This individual will directly manage the Director of Creative Operations who manages New Story’s Creative Team including copywriter, designer, and external contractors.
LOCATION & COMPENSATION
We are prioritizing candidates in the United States (remote welcome). Our range for this role is $140,000 - 220,000 USD to provide flexibility for candidate across the entire US and at varying levels of experience. See our Careers page job posting for a breakdown of compensation by Zone. Our offer will be commensurate with experience and location.
Benefits
Health & Wellness. We believe in thriving communities and that starts with our team being happy and healthy. We offer generous medical, dental, and vision benefits alongside an optional FSA and Dependent Care FSA. We also provide company paid Short-term Disability and Life Insurance to provide additional peace of mind.
Unlimited Vacation after the 1st Year. We believe you should have a flexible schedule that makes space for family, wellness, and fun. For the first 12 months, you'll have 12 days of PTO, 11 paid holidays, and YOUR birthday off. After year one, you can enjoy an unlimited vacation policy.
Summer and Winter Time Off. We believe rest is critical to getting results. We intentionally pause as a whole company twice per year. Team member enjoy July Fridays off as well as a Winter Week closure between December 24 and January 1.
5-Week Sabbatical after 5th Year. At the 5-year mark, we celebrate your hard work and dedication with a sabbatical. Team members take 5 weeks off fully paid to rest, recharge, and reflect.
Paid Parental Leave. Primary caregivers are given 12 weeks paid time off. Secondary caregivers are given 6 weeks paid time off.
Adoption Reimbursement. For families who are willing to adopt, thank you! New Story will reimburse eligible team members up to $10,000 for adoption related expenses.
401k Investment Plan. New Story offers 401k investment plan so you can save money for the long-term.
Intentional Gatherings. As a remote team, we recognize how valuable and rejuvenating in-person time can be. Whether it’s an all-company Team Summit, Fun Camp for fundraisers, or spontaneous department gatherings, we set aside budget to gather in-person to have fun, reflect, and plan together.
Improve Thru Learning. We believe in always learning and leveling up our skills. Whether it's paying for a conference, an online course, or books, an internal Hackathon, a Tea(m) Talk, or a lunch and learn, we invest in each team member so they can be the best at their craft.
Trips to the Field. It’s amazing to meet the families we help and see the homes up close and personal. You'll get to visit the work first hand in either Mexico or El Salvador. Prioritization will vary by role.
About New Story
We pioneer solutions to end global homelessness. We work with local organizations around the world to build successful, thriving communities, and we are fully committed to researching and developing new ways of building better and faster. Since New Story started in 2014, we have built over 38 communities across 4 countries resulting in over 14,000 lives impacted through safe housing.
We’re a vibrant and energetic team based in Atlanta and Mexico City. Usually, you can find us drinking coffee or bubble tea and eating churros wherever we can find them.
About Our Culture
Culture is #1 for us. We invest significant time, focus, and resources to building the best environment possible. Why? Over the course of the year we spend a large chunk of our time at work. So at New Story, we want our team to find fulfillment, autonomy, mastery, and joy at work. A workplace where you can bring your whole self.
At New Story, you can expect to find a culture that reflects our values:
Humble Pursuit Of Excellence. A combination of personal humility and intense professional will.
Express Gratitude and Empathy. How would you like to be treated? That’s how we strive to treat others. Always go above and beyond to do for others what you'd like them to do for you.
Improve Through Learning and Feedback. Learn why something worked or didn't work, then implement the learning into future actions.
Team of Founders. An extreme ownership mindset where you see a problem, take action, and go above and beyond to help the team.
Think Big, Breakdown, and Execute. Set big measurable goals, formulate a plan, then execute the plan with relentless focus.
Simplify. Do more with less. This applies to everything: marketing, design, team meetings, writing, operations, and beyond.
A WELCOMING PLACE FOR ALL
New Story strives to nurture a welcoming culture of shared values and radical candor for everyone. We welcome all applicants, regardless of background, to submit an application. Black, Indigenous, and people of color are especially encouraged to apply! We know we will only succeed if we have a team who brings a wide variety of perspectives and backgrounds.
As an equal opportunity employer, our hiring decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time of hire. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization.
Our goal is to impact 1 million people by 2030. Join us.
Compensation Range: $140K - $220K
Seniority level
Director
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing
Industries
Non-profit Organizations
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