At Slipstream, we inspire innovative solutions to big energy challenges.

Slipstream is a national, mission-driven organization that accelerates climate solutions. For everyone. We are seeking a forward-thinking Director of Marketing and Communications who can amplify the organization's mission to external stakeholders, guide program marketing services with modern communication tactics, and help us tell the stories behind our clean energy and equity solutions work.

Do you have demonstrated public relations and media experience? Have you cultivated a team where each person feels seen, heard, and valued, and can contribute their unique talent to our collective effort? Do you have experience in the energy, sustainability, resilience or decarbonization industry? Can you effectively work with a leadership team to align external perception with an internal strategy? Then Slipstream needs you.

We partner with governments, philanthropies, and utilities to discover, test, and scale innovative solutions that save - and decarbonize - energy to make a positive impact on climate change. We support communities of color, rural communities, and Indigenous populations to address historic inequities in the health and economic benefits of clean energy. We are optimistic, inclusive, and ambitious about our impact.

Our ideal Director of Marketing and Communication has experience in proactively maintaining a visible and reputation-building presence in key markets through multiple channels. Our next team member will be passionate about our mission and aligned with our change-maker, collaborator, and equity champion values. Show us how you mentor a team of employees with diverse skill sets and how you uplift solutions by people with non-dominant identities to drive better ideas.

You are collaborative. You have a record of accomplishment of empowering staff. You are driven to accomplish tasks on time and contribute to a greater mission.

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds. While our physical offices are in Madison, WI and Chicago, IL, we have remote staff in many other states and welcome candidates from remote staff in many other states and welcome candidates from Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas or Wisconsin.

What you will do:

• Lead a team whose activities relate to brand awareness, digital communications, external perception, and public relations.

• Collaborate to develop support services that promote the work of Slipstream and processes that enable exceptional service delivery across the organization, to our partners, and to our clients.

• Partner with stakeholders to embed the values of collaboration, sustainability, change agentry and equity, diversity, and inclusion into strategic and day-to-day initiatives.

• Drive quality, innovation, and business results.

• Manage, mentor, coach and develop Marketing Communications Team and building a positive team culture.

• Act as the representative for all marketing teams to the leadership and executive team, Board of Directors, and the organization.

• Develop the Marketing strategy for Slipstream Inc. as an organization (email, social media, white papers, internal and external newsletters, crisis response, conferences).

• Maintenance and strategy for brand look/feel standards.

• Guide the voice of program/service storytelling.

• Direct responsibility to develop, manage and guide the marketing strategy of the leadership team, including the CEO.

• Participate in collaborative and cross-functional operations and teams.

• Represent the organization through outward facing engagement as a leader in the Conferences and Events space.

What you will need:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

• Minimum of 5 years' experience with a background in sustainability/energy/ decarbonization highly desirable.

• Demonstrated ability to co-create with a team of professionals.

• Demonstrated ability to interpret strategic direction and implement effective initiatives.

• Demonstrated organizational skills, utilizing modern technology including project management skills and experience in nonprofit public relations and fundraising/philanthropy.