Our available salary range for this position is in the range of $60,000 annually. ESA has an excellent benefits package that includes employer-paid medical and dental, and low-cost vision coverage; cell phone allowance; life, AD&D and disability insurance; and generous retirement contributions.
Additional Information:
Hybrid/Remote is allowed.
The Ecological Society of America invites applications for a new Marketing and Communications Manager to join our Member Services team beginning in July 2026.
This is a new position that will work across the organization to help us grow and nurture our audiences, compellingly tell the story of ecology and ecologists, effectively communicate with our members and community, and market our expanding suite of products. It is designed to grow along with our programs, ideal for someone seeking the next step up in responsibility.
Key activities include:
Contributing to our overall marketing and communications strategies across several communities and business lines
Marketing events, education and training, and membership; working with partners to align with strategies for our journals
Social media and web content management
Developing visual and multimedia collateral appropriate to each campaign and platform
Membership and community communication—newsletters, online community and listserv, social, web
Working across staff and volunteer teams to ensure that we are telling the stories we want to tell, using the appropriate voice, to the audiences we most need to reach
Travel to the ESA Annual Meeting and other business events.
Interested applicants should submit a resume, a 1-paragraph statement of interest, and 3-5 examples of recent past work (links are fine) *to include some combination of writing, visual design and social content* to resumes@esa.org with the subject line “Marketing and Communications Manager.”
The priority application deadline is June 12, but applications may be received until the position is filled. Initial interviews will be scheduled the week of June 15. Our preference is for a start date in early July; note that travel to the ESA Annual Meeting will be optional for this year. This is a hybrid position located in Washington, DC, with some required in-office commuting.
We seek a person with:
At least 5 years of experience in communications and marketing
Ideally working in an association or professional society or advocacy organization
Experience with design and marketing automation tools—we specifically use Hootsuite, Canva and Feathr—and ethically and responsibly employing generative AI
A creative bent and talent for solving problems
Motivation to continuously seek new ways to do work well
We envision a future where people embrace science to understand and foster a thriving planet. Our members are researchers, educators, practitioners, policymakers, business leaders and students from across North America and around the world, all passionate about understanding life on earth. We advance the science and practice of ecology and support ecologists throughout their careers through some of the finest journals and conferences in the science.
