Manager, Strategic Business Communications

Job Details

Description

About Us

The Colorado Rockies Baseball Club is embracing the climb, committed to building a championship-caliber organization on the field, in the clubhouse, and throughout our business operations. Playing at altitude presents unique competitive challenges and opportunities, and we embrace innovation, collaboration, and evidence-based practices to support elite performance. Rooted in the traditions of America’s pastime, we operate with integrity, service, quality, and trust while striving to create an exceptional experience for our players, staff, and fans.

Position Summary

The Manager of Strategic Communications is responsible for guiding and aligning the Colorado Rockies’ organizational voice, messaging, and identity across all business departments and public-facing platforms. This role combines elements of business communications, strategic storytelling, and brand stewardship. They will serve as a cross-functional liaison, ensuring consistency in how the Rockies brand is represented—visually, verbally, and culturally, through every business campaign, initiative, and communication.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Support the Vice President in executing cohesive communications plans that reflect the organization’s baseball, business, and brand messaging.
• Lead the development of strategic messaging for non-baseball initiatives (e.g., ticketing, sponsorship, community impact, events).
• Develop and implement strategic communications plans for campaigns and brand storytelling efforts.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to align messaging and lead coordinated cross-functional communications, supporting departments through organizational change.
• Draft and edit press releases, talking points, and other external communications tied to business priorities.
• Identify and shape organizational stories that reinforce brand values and engage fans, partners, and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with baseball communications to ensure consistent messaging across baseball and business initiatives.
• Serve as the internal brand guardian, ensuring all communications and creative outputs align with brand standards and tone.
• Act as the primary communications and branding liaison across all departments, ensuring consistency in voice, visuals, and messaging.
• Partner with marketing, digital, sponsorship, community, and ticketing teams to align messaging and streamline execution.
• Supervise assigned communications staff, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and responsiveness.
• Provide editorial guidance and content support to internal team members as needed.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with media, including traditional press and emerging outlets.
• Serve as a core member of the crisis communications team, contributing to real-time messaging, internal guidance, and holding statements during sensitive situations.
  
  

Other Duties/Responsibilities

• Assist with organizational events, including offseason activities and in-season promotions, coordinating communications and logistics as needed.
• Contribute to social media content creation and manage ongoing story development, ensuring that content aligns with current team happenings and branding.
• Engage with various departments, such as Marketing and Community Relations, to ensure cohesive messaging and support for internal initiatives.
  
  

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Currently an individual contributor, may assume leadership responsibilities as the function evolves.
  
  

Job Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations, sports management, or a related field.
• Minimum 5-9 years of experience in media relations or communications, preferably within professional sports.
• Strong understanding of the local, national and international media landscape.
• Strong writing and editing skills; proficiency in platforms and tools like Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Excel, and Word; ability to multitask, prioritize, and manage time effectively.
• Proven ability to lead direct reports and manage projects on a deadline.
• Demonstrates high standards of integrity, work ethic, and interpersonal skills.
  
  

Work Schedule

• Standard business hours with flexibility for nights, weekends, and event coverage.
• On-site presence required during major campaigns, events, or home games tied to business activations.
• This is a full-time in office role
  
  

Physical Job Requirements

• This role operates in a professional office and stadium environment. Occasional exposure to crowd noise, outdoor weather conditions, and extended hours during homestands, promotional events, or special functions may be required.
• Must be able to remain in a stationary position for extended periods (e.g., sitting at a desk, attending meetings).
• Occasionally moves about the office, stadium, and event spaces to access equipment, vendors, and staff.
• Frequently communicates via phone, video conference, and in person; must be able to exchange accurate information.
• Ability to lift up to 15 pounds occasionally (e.g., promotional materials, laptop bag).
  
  

Compensation & Benefits

• Annual Salary Range: $65,000 - $80,000. This is a regular-status, full-time, Exempt position.
• As a candidate for this position, your salary and related elements of compensation will be contingent upon your work experience, education, job-related skills, and any other factors the Colorado Rockies consider relevant to the hiring decision for this position.
• In addition to the base salary, the Club believes in providing a very competitive and generous compensation and benefits package for its employees. Benefits include but are not limited to Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k) with employer match, generous vacation and holiday program, employee parking, employer-provided game tickets to home games, onsite fitness classes and experiences, employee discounts on merchandise, and so much more! All benefits are subject to eligibility requirements and the terms of official plan documents, which may be modified or amended at any given time.
  
  

Application Process

• Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis but must be received by April 23rd, 2026. Please note that this is just an estimate, and the posting may be removed or extended at any time.
• The estimated time to complete the recruitment process will be by May 29th, 2026.
• A note for Colorado Rockies employees: Please apply via the internal job board in UKG by following these prompts: MENU > MYSELF > MY COMPANY > VIEW OPPORTUNITIES > select the position > CONSENT > APPLY NOW
• If you cannot access UKG, please list your most recent Manager as an Employee Reference on your application.
  

Equal Opportunity Employer

Rockies baseball is for everyone! We pride ourselves on hiring, developing, and promoting talent as an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants and employees will receive consideration for employment or promotion without regard to race (including, but limited to, traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture and length and/or protective hairstyles), color, national origin, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, familial status, marital status, ancestry age (40 ), creed, religion, disability, veteran status, pregnancy/childbirth and related conditions, or any other category or activity protected by law. In addition, we will endeavor to provide reasonable accommodation to otherwise qualified job applicants and employees with known physical or mental disabilities in compliance with the ADA. All employment and promotion decisions will be decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business needs.

The Colorado Rockies participate in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the United States.