Manager, Marketing and Communications

About NEEP

Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships (NEEP) is a regional nonprofit that works to accelerate energy efficiency, electrification, and grid-flexibility across Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states as a core strategy to reduce climate pollution and build an affordable, sustainable, just, and resilient energy future. NEEP focuses on the components key to rapid, equitable decarbonization of the regional buildings sector – strong policies and regulations to address building emissions and lower energy bills, market transformation for electric building technologies, community-led solutions, and a diverse and experienced workforce. NEEP supports collaboration among government, industry, community groups, academia, and advocates to drive long-term regional change. Learn more about NEEP at www.neep.org.

Our Culture: Why work with us? Our team is our most valuable resource. We represent a diverse mosaic of backgrounds, ideas, perspectives, and life experiences. The thing that unites us is our common mission to accelerate energy efficiency, electrification, and grid-flexibility across Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states as a core strategy to reduce climate pollution and build an affordable, sustainable, just, and resilient energy future. We've nurtured an environment that values creative thinking and well-informed decision-making, embracing diversity and inclusivity. Our leadership places a strong emphasis on transparency, accessibility, authenticity, and the growth of our employees.

What's In It For You:

NEEP is based in Massachusetts, with staff in locations around the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic region. We are a remote-first organization, which allows our employees to work in any of NEEP's 13 states/jurisdictions in the region. If you are someone who can develop strategic communications, strengthen brand visibility, and craft compelling storytelling that elevates mission-driven work, then please keep reading.

The Manager, Marketing and Communications is responsible for managing NEEP's communications and marketing functions, ensuring clear and consistent messaging, a strong organizational voice, and a unified brand presence across all platforms. This role executes NEEP's communications strategy, oversees publication production, manages media engagement, and coordinates communications across internal teams and external partners. If you possess a knack for both independent work and team coordination, you might be just who we're looking for. If you also have a deep interest in nonprofit work and the passion to champion mission-driven vision and values, we'd love to hear from you. You will thrive in NEEP's collaborative and fast-paced work environment and will respect and uphold our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice.

A Day In The Life Of This Role:

In this role, you will manage NEEP's marketing strategy to strengthen brand visibility and NEEP's organizational voice to position NEEP as a regional thought leader in energy efficiency:

• Develop and execute clear, compelling, and measurable communications plans, across all platforms, to reach key target audiences, in collaboration with program teams
• Create and update communications messaging and talking points for strategic initiatives
• Manage media strategies, including intake of communications requests and proactive outreach to media partners
• Oversee content development and production for NEEP Notes, Allies Intel, and event materials
• Maintain and update NEEP's website, in partnership with program experts
• Manage social media presence with timely, engaging content
• Support storytelling and messaging that inspire engagement among Allies, partners, and stakeholders
• Manage relationships with media, develop media campaigns, etc.
• Coordinate report launches and other project activities with other national and regional efforts, including author participation in selected conferences and workshops
• Ensure internal coordination by aligning communications and materials across NEEP projects; actively contribute to staff meetings and organizational initiatives

Reporting & Accountability

• Use analytics and performance metrics to prepare quarterly and annual progress reports
• Apply data insights to inform communications strategies, adjust tactics, and improve stakeholder engagement
• Ensure accountability for high-quality deliverables that reflect NEEP's mission and values

Project & Staff Management

• Develop and manage communications project timelines, staff milestones, and deliverables
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with NEEP partners, staff, and stakeholders
• Manage subcontractor scheduling to provide timely and effective editorial and design services
• Supervise the Associate, Marketing and External Relations, including oversight of website, social media, Allies membership engagement, and event support
• Consult on engagement opportunities managed by program staff and guide approaches with an organizational lens

Events

• Support marketing and promotion of conferences, webinars, and other events to ensure strong sponsorship materials, consistent branding, high-quality content, and messaging, while contributing to strategy development and implementation across the region

What We Need From You:

• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in marketing and communications; experience with energy policy, clean energy, or climate is preferred.
• Strong writing, editing, and communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly.
• Energetic and self-directed, with strong time management and organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Strategic and creative thinker with experience in organizational storytelling and brand positioning.
• Collaborative, relationship-oriented, and motivated by mission; committed to advancing energy efficiency and sustainability in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, LinkedIn, and project management tools; familiarity with design software and Google Analytics is a plus.

Salary Range: The salary for this role is competitive and commensurate with experience, offering a range of $70,000 to $80,000 annually.

Applicants must reside in one of NEEP's 13 states/jurisdictions in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic region (Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia).

The position is exempt and scheduled 40 hours per week although additional hours including evenings and weekends may be required.

NEEP is a remote office and offers employees a flexible schedule. Our generous benefits package includes health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance coverage; a 401(k)-retirement plan with a generous match; a work from home stipend; accrued paid time off; and 12 paid holidays (four of which are floating holidays – take them whenever you'd like!).

At this point, we hope you're feeling excited about this job opportunity. Even if you don't feel that you meet every single requirement, we still encourage you to apply. We're eager to meet people who believe in our mission and can contribute to our team in a variety of ways – not just candidates who check all the boxes. We want people to feel comfortable expressing their true selves and to come, stay, and do their best work here.

NEEP is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and equal opportunity for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, sex, age, national origin, and physical or mental disability. We apply this policy to assure non-discriminatory practices in recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, compensation, benefits, and all other activities. This also supports our capacity to achieve our mission on a regional scale.