Marketing and Communications Specialist

Who We Are and What We Do

Save The Bay’s mission is to protect and restore the Bay for people and wildlife. We are the only regional organization that integrates political advocacy, wetland restoration, and education to shape a healthy and resilient region. We are a team of passionate, creative, strategic and collaborative people, dedicated to the urgent work of building Bay Area resilience and hope in the face of the escalating impacts of climate change.

Over two decades, Save The Bay has become a Bay Area leader in the science and practice of habitat restoration, focused on tidal marsh transition zone habitat at landscape-scale for recovery of endangered species, and for ecosystem resilience in the face of climate change. We enlist thousands of volunteers annually to restore the shoreline and educate Bay Area students to be the next generation of Bay stewards through hands-on experiential education and online learning.

Position Summary

The Marketing & Communications Specialist advances Save The Bay's mission by developing the stories, messaging, and campaigns that connect the organization's programs to the people who need to hear about them – volunteers, donors, event attendees, petition signers, and dedicated community members. This role is central to growing Save The Bay's constituency and building the support-to-donor pipeline.

The right candidate brings a strong visual eye, a clear narrative voice, and comfort working across multiple platforms and tools – from social media and Asana to CMS and CRM systems. This position reports to the Director of Communications.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Storytelling, Narrative, & Communications – 40%

• Implement the marketing and communications strategy, developing stories and campaigns that support program impact, fundraising, and audience engagement
• Collaborate across teams to identify stories and develop communications that convey impact, mobilize supporters, and deepen engageme...