Job Description:

Senior Strategic Communications Manager, Strategy and Events

Are you a creative thinker with an intense drive for results and impact? Do you have a keen ability to grasp and synthesize complex topics and issues? Are you a highly organized and detailed-oriented communications and events pro who can bring technical subjects to life? Do you thrive on working in fast-paced environments and simultaneously managing multiple projects and priorities? If yes, then join our growing team!

Overview

RMI is seeking an experienced Strategic Communications & Events Senior Manager with excellent project management skills to lead marketing and communications planning and execution for RMI's Strategy team. This role will also coordinate, manage, and execute communications plans for select RMI events and presence at global conferences.

Your passion for RMI's mission will serve you well in telling the story of an accelerating energy transition through multi-channel communications, creative thought leadership, and global conferences. Working across our strategic insights and communications functions, you will be a key connector in our global organization.

You will be a strong team player and manager who works as an integral part of the Strategy team while coordinating and collaborating with multiple other RMI programs, our central Influence Team, and external partners. As the Strategic Communications & Events Manager, you will use data-driven insights about our audiences and their motivations to provide communications and marketing guidance to our sectoral experts, develop and execute strategic campaigns, and coordinate communications and events efforts with other RMI programs to inform and influence key stakeholders and decision makers. This role requires someone with experience at the intersection of events and communications and will report to the Strategic Communications Director of Strategy and Planning.

Your Key Roles and Responsibilities:

Communications and marketing planning and execution for RMI's core strategic functions: strategic insights, strategic planning and growth, energy equity, and collaborative practices

• Provide guidance to senior leaders to position, frame, and develop narratives from an audience-centric perspective
• Develop, coordinate, and deliver audience-centric communications plans and marketing campaigns that leverage diverse channels, including earned media, social/digital, web/owned content, partnerships, and events.
• Assist senior leaders and spokespeople in thought leadership, including social media, media opportunities and speaking engagements, and support Strategic Communications Director in elevating thought leadership tactics across the organization.

Coordination and execution of strategic programmatic events for RMI's diverse audiences, both owned and externally-hosted where strategic presence is essential

• Work closely with the Events and Conferences Manager to advise on and execute promotion and production of RMI's webinars and hosted events, using tools such as Monday.com, Salesforce, and Pardot.
• Support the creation and execution of a coherent, centralized event strategy across RMI, developing a consistent and clear narrative about RMI's efforts to advance the energy transition through owned events.
• Own the cross-organization coordination and communications planning for select global conferences where RMI shows up, such as New York Climate Week and Davos. Proactively track conference opportunities where RMI is not already attending and pitch speakers.
• In partnership with the Events and Conferences Manager, develop and maintain a speakers bureau for new website (in development) featuring select thought leaders.

Internal and External Coordination

• Collaborate with and leverage RMI in-house communications capabilities (i.e., editorial, design, web, traditional and social media) and third-party agencies.
• Coordinate communications efforts with other RMI programs and manage internal processes to efficiently deliver relevant thought leadership, stories, and insights to targeted audiences.

Manage Execution

• Proactively leverage news-making moments, milestones, outcomes, and impacts to drive awareness and interest in the program with target audiences, influencers, donors, policymakers, and decision-makers.
• Develop in-depth understanding of audience(s) and familiarity of technical content for owned impact areas.
• Develop and report against metrics of success and track activities against outcomes and impact.
• Other responsibilities as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in journalism, public relations, communications, marketing, or related field and/or appropriate combination of education and significant experience.
• 5 years' experience in marketing and communications disciplines, preferably in the energy, international policy, and/or climate fields, with clear experience in developing strategies and leading successful global communications campaigns.
• Must have experience working on conferences and event planning.
• Ability to manage multiple relationships and complex projects.
• Tight project and task management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience juggling conflicting priorities is ideal.
• Interest in climate change, climate policy and action, or the broader energy transition.
• Experience marketing to diverse channels, including marginalized communities most affected by climate change.
• Relevant Graduate Degree.

Compensation:

RMI compensates based on the level and requirements of the role. Salary within our ranges may also be determined by your education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as required by the role, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. The salary for this role is in between $107,000 to $132,000.You would also have an additional 10% bonus target!

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Medical, dental, vision insurance
• 403b retirement options (up to 5% match immediately)
• Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability
• Professional and personal development
• Generous paid time off and sick leave
• Parental leave
• Flexible working hours
• Commuter and work from home stipends

Diversity

Increasing the diversity of thought, perspectives, ideas, and opinions within RMI is a critical change element supporting our long-term sustainability and mission to build a clean, prosperous, and secure energy future.

We strive for a level of diversity that reflects the communities we serve. Achieving this-regardless of ability, race, ethnicity, ancestry, age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, veteran status, socioeconomic class, educational attainment, or other social identities-is critical to the success of eachRMIerand collectively as an organization. This ensures that we:

• Have the different array of thinking that comes from diverse backgrounds and cultures, enabling us to solve some of the world's greatest challenges.
• Strive for a culture of inclusion and belonging by treating others with dignity, respect and appreciation enabling them to feel welcomed, supported and valued.
• Effectively connect, communicate and build long-lasting relationships with decision makers, stakeholders and constituents within diverse communities.

Rocky Mountain Institute is an Equal Opportunity Employer.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

About Rocky Mountain Institute

Rocky Mountain Institute transforms global energy use to create a clean, prosperous, and secure low-carbon future. That is our mission. That is our passion. And every day, every member of our team of nearly 250 works relentlessly to achieve it. We are driving the global energy transition from fossil fuels to efficiency andrenewableby working in partnership with businesses, communities, institutions, and entrepreneurs to advance market-based solutions. We achieve this by developing breakthrough ideas, testing and refining them, reshaping markets, and bringing solutions to scale. RMI is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with an annual budget of $70 million and offices in Basalt and Boulder, Colorado; New York City; Oakland, California; Washington, D.C.; and Beijing, China.

RMI is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.