Associate, Digital Communications

For 25 years, the Building Movement Project (buildingmovement.org)has cultivated the potential for nonprofit organizations to effectively partner with movements for progressive social change. We learn by listening to groups and leaders about what it takes for organizations to align their social justice principles with their operating practices. Our research and practical resources help organizations innovate to meet the needs of the communities they serve and face the challenges of the external environment.

BMP concentrates on the following three main areas to accomplish our goals and advance social change:

• Leadership: Analyzing how organizations can do their best work, encourage diverse leaders at every level, and promote the most effective and inclusive practices;
• Service and Social Change: Developing the capacity of organizations to engage constituents in changing the systems that impact their lives;
• Movement Building: Acknowledging and building on the distinct role of nonprofit organizations in advancing movements for social change.

Building Movement Project is fiscally sponsored by TSNE (tsne.org) and is a remote organization with a nationally distributed team.

BMP’s Digital Communications Associate works as part of a growing, fast-paced remote national staff team, with key functions in implementing and executing BMP’s overall communications strategy. The position works in partnership with the Senior Manager, Strategic Communications to support the needs of various internal project teams to bring about alignment and cohesiveness in both external and internal messaging. 

The Communications Associate will report to BMP’s Senior Manager, Strategic Communications and is responsible for working with and supporting staff members in the following Essential Functions.

Essential Functions

Digital Communication  

• Oversee and maintain all BMP social media platforms.
• Create and manage posting of engaging content for social media, including copy and visual media (i.e. videos, stories, graphics, etc.) that make BMP’s research, written materials and training content accessible to a wide variety of constituents.

• Under the direction of the Senior Manager, Strategic Communications, implement the monthly newsletter publication process by drafting an outline, sourcing content from staff, writing copy, and developing supportive content to engage followers and promote the organization’s work.
• In partnership with the Senior Manager, Strategic Communications maintain and execute a monthly editorial calendar for outreach and engagement of BMP content, including emails and social media posts, organizational events, ensuring brand and voice integrity across all organizational communications and platforms.

• Serve as the point of contact for all BMP website needs across program teams. Work with website consultants to assign projects and tasks for each BMP-affiliated site on an as-needed basis. Draft website copy and blog posts, edit staff posts, publish posts and make updates to the main BMP website as needed. Maintain TSNE compliance for websites, informing senior leadership of changes and updates.
• Monitor and respond to general requests and inquiries sent to the info@buildingmovement.org account, social media inboxes for HubSpot, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. 
• Serve as a line of defense in identifying digital security threats that may arise in online platforms and via general email queries.
• Maintain BMP’s email database to ensure accurate, up-to-date contacts; develop targeted distribution lists; and support email marketing campaigns that expand the reach and impact of BMP’s programs.

Internal Communications 

• Partners with program leads to support virtual event project management, marketing, registration and technical support during webinars and other online events.
• Support BMP’s monthly strategic communications program and internal meetings .
• Respond to ongoing communication needs and support from BMP’s program teams.
• Support monthly BMP staff meetings by facilitating the distribution of the recording, transcript, and supporting documents to staff. 
• Maintain HubSpot communications technology including Marketing Hub systems, data and contacts, as well as lead capture infrastructure required for external event promotion
• Track BMP presentations, media, inquiries, etc., particularly to demonstrate the reach of BMP’s work for periodic reports to funders and donors.
• Partner with Operations Team to support special, occasional in-person events.
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Design and Production

• Lead the design and production of content including visual graphics, videos, photos to support BMP digital programs.
• Develop toolkits and graphics for report and resource outreach for external partners.

Other duties as assigned.

We will consider exceptional candidates who demonstrate a strong combination of the specific qualifications and skills described below.

• Bachelor’s Degree is preferred but not required. 
• Minimum of three years of relevant nonprofit work experience is required.
• Demonstrated prior graphic design experience using Canva or similar tools is a necessity. 
• Meticulous organizational skills, including attention to detail, ability to manage multiple priorities and a wide range of tasks simultaneously, and interest in both designing and executing detailed plans that ensure excellent implementation. 
• Outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal, as demonstrated by professional writing to communicate with internal and external audiences, knowledge of and experience with  social media networks (including but not limited to Facebook, X, LinkedIn, etc.), along with basic proof-reading and telephone communication skills. 
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to work well with multiple colleagues having differing work styles, courteousness and a customer-service orientation. 
• The ability to maintain a professional work style when under pressure. 
• Self-management skills, as demonstrated by follow-through and initiative, motivation to meet deadlines, and the ability to work independently. 
• Clear alignment with organizational mission and strong interest in gaining experience working in a social justice-oriented nonprofit. 

Physical Demands/Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those for this position. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. Work is performed in an office environment and in close proximity to other workers.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is required to:

• Talk, hear and see in the normal range with or without correction;
• Use hands or fingers, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls;
• Move, Traverse; sit (usually for longer periods of time); Reach with hands and arms; occasionally Ascend/Descend, and position self (to), move;
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds;
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate;
• Job is not subject to significant occupational or environmental hazards;
• Likelihood of personal injury would be relatively slight;
• Environmental and work hazards are not present to a measurable degree.
• Travel occasionally for special events, including team meetings and annual staff retreats, approximately three times per year.

Application Information

Timeline: Application reviews will start Jan 5, 2026, with the expectation that screening interviews will begin mid-January. This anticipated start date for this position is March 2026.

Application Requirements: Interested applicants must include cover letter and resume with the application.

In the cover letter, please describe a time when you built and executed a project plan or process for a communications task (such as a newsletter, social media campaign, virtual event, or website update).

• • What steps did you take?
  • How did you stay organized and self-motivated?
  • What was the outcome?

Compensation and Benefits

Location: Work will be primarily performed remotely from anywhere in the United States. Occasional travel for special events, including team meetings and annual staff retreats.

Schedule: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week. Regular office hours are Monday – Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST.

Compensation: The starting salary for this position is $65,000 - $71,000/yr.

Benefits: This position is eligible for a full benefits package including:

• Generous Paid-Time-Off (PTO): twelve paid holidays, three weeks of vacation, one week of personal holiday, and ability to accrue up to 487.5 hours of health leave time for benefited staff.
• 80% Employer-paid, offering some $0 deductible Health Insurance through Harvard Pilgrim along with several low-deductible plans;
• Low-cost Harvard Pilgrim/Point32Health Dental and Vision.
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for Health and Dependent Care.
• Employer-paid Life, Long- and Short-Term Disability Insurance.
• Employer-paid Pension and Employee-paid 403b plan through TIAA.
• ...and more!

TSNE/BMP strives to achieve excellence through a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work environment that embraces all of our individual and collective differences. Black, Indigenous, People of Color, Middle Eastern and North African, Bilingual and/or Bicultural candidates, and LGBTQ2SIA+ candidates are encouraged to apply. We value and honor the unique talents, learning styles, and lived experiences of each individual that enrich and strengthen our workplace culture, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

All employment conditions are based on an individual’s performance and job qualifications. TSNE/BMP prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, creed, color, religion, native language, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, parental status, pregnancy, race-based hairstyles, or any other protected characteristic stated by federal and state law. Regardless of any class’ protection under the law or lack thereof, TSNE/BMP celebrates diversity and values the strengths that come with having a diverse team of employees. It is represented in our workplace culture, and it is who we are.

TSNE/BMP's EEO statement extends to volunteers, interns, contractors, vendors, and clients.