Marketing and Communications Manager

About NEEA 

The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) is an alliance of more than 140 electric and natural gas utilities and energy efficiency organizations working on behalf of Northwest energy consumers to increase the adoption of energy-efficient products services and practices. Since 1997, the region has achieved the equivalent to enough energy to power more than 700,000 Northwest homes each year.   

NEEA welcomes individuals from all backgrounds and fields of expertise, with or without previous experience in the energy industry. 

Follow this link to our website and learn more about the organization. 

This position is based in the Portland, OR, metro area, with a hybrid work location. We are looking for candidates who can meet the requirement of working at least two (2) days per week onsite at NEEA’s office location.  Finalists must have eligibility to work in the US as NEEA is not able to provide VISA sponsorship or have remote work outside of the US. 

Position Summary 

The Marketing and Communications Manager supports, creates, and implements corporate, stakeholder, funder and market-facing communications both internally and externally to support the organization’s business goals. They will lead cross-functional teams and projects, and consult with management and staff in meeting their goals through strategic communications.   

This position is responsible for providing dedicated marketing support for NEEA’s Commercial Whole Buildings Special Project as well as providing content development and external communications support for NEEA’s corporate communications.  

The Marketing and Communications Manager will work closely with multiple teams at NEEA, as well as with creative and technical contractors. Budget management responsibility for projects and programs is expected. 

Salary range: $80,000 - $95,000, exempt 

• Salary is based on the applicants Experience, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. 

The Typical Day May Include… 

• Leading and executing the Commercial Whole Buildings Special Project marketing strategies to drive the commercial building sector to undertake deep energy efficiency retrofits. 
• Collaborating with project team to develop vision and strategy and define market research needs for market-facing tools, resources, and communications. 
• Hiring and managing consultants to support project marketing activities, as needed. 
• Overseeing the creation of a centralized landing page for whole building upgrade resources—e.g., case studies, articles, guides, videos, other relevant assets—in alignment with the BetterBricks brand. 
• Directing the creation of original whole building content, as well as consulting with industry experts and influencers to identify existing external resources. 
• Leading exploration and development of an industry recognition program. 
• Building and maintaining relationships with relevant partners at NEEA’s funding and industry stakeholder organizations. 
• Aligning communication strategies to ensure consistency and accurate messaging across outward communications.  
• Managing and executing NEEA’s Corporate Communication strategies.  
• Ensuring stakeholders have accurate information about NEEA through the distilling and synthesis of activities and performance for the various target audiences.  
• Providing vision and gaining internal alignment on look and feel of communications for a wide range of external audiences, such as NEEA’s Board and stakeholders.  
• Managing NEEA’s external content strategy including data visualization, digital communications, reporting, and process development in alignment with overall organizational positioning strategy.   
• Managing the end-to-end production and project management of NEEA’s highly visible corporate events, conferences, and high-profile communications, on time and on budget.  
• Supporting NEEA’s executive communications function, including providing speaker and communications support, developing speaking platforms and messaging, and delivering on visual communications challenges.  
• Supporting employee engagement by developing and executing messaging for internal communications and alignment. 

Supervisory Responsibilities: 

This position currently has no direct supervisory responsibilities but may provide oversight, direction, guidance and coaching to staff and contractors. 

What Are You Good At? 

A top performer in the role of Marketing and Communications Manager at NEEA would be a strategic and creative communicator with a strong ability to lead cross-functional teams and projects. This individual wo