Manager, Strategic Communications & Initiatives

Overview

Salem Media is seeking a highly organized, strategic, and collaborative professional to join its Strategic Marketing Team (SMT).  This position can be hybrid or fully remote.

The Manager, Strategic Communications & Initiatives will help connect people, information, content, and initiatives across Salem's growing media ecosystem. This role serves as a key liaison between divisions, helping ensure important opportunities, communications, and strategic priorities are visible, coordinated, and executed effectively.

Working closely with the Vice President of Marketing & Communications and senior leadership, this individual will support internal communications, strategic initiatives, executive messaging, content integration efforts, and cross-functional collaboration across the company.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of communications, operations, project management, and relationship-building.

Responsibilities

Strategic Communications

• Develop and execute internal communication strategies that improve alignment and visibility across Salem.
• Track delivery of important narratives across multiple personalities and platforms. 
• Draft and distribute executive communications, leadership updates, organizational announcements, and company-wide messaging.
• Support communication surrounding major corporate initiatives, leadership transitions, acquisitions, partnerships, and strategic projects.
• Maintain communication calendars, distribution lists, and internal communication workflows.
• Ensure key information reaches the right stakeholders at the right time.

Strategic Initiatives

• Support planning and execution of cross-functional initiatives led by the Strategic Marketing Team.
• Coordinate communication and collaboration across multiple business units.
• Track project timelines, action items, deliverables, and stakeholder responsibilities.
• Assist in developing initiative roadmaps, presentations, briefing materials, and progress updates.
• Help identify obstacles and ensure initiatives maintain momentum.

Content Ecosystem Development

• Serve as a connector across Salem's broadcast, podcast, digital, video, publishing, and event platforms.
• Identify opportunities for content amplification, cross-promotion, and audience growth.
• Support the development of workflows and SOPs that strengthen collaboration across divisions.
• Help facilitate Salem's vision of operating as one integrated media company rather than a collection of individual business units.
• Coordinate communication around major content launches, company initiatives, and strategic priorities.

Executive Support

• Assist with executive presentations, talking points, leadership communications, and strategic planning materials.
• Support recurring leadership meetings by gathering updates, preparing agendas, documenting action items, and ensuring follow-through.
• Partner with department leaders to improve visibility into ongoing initiatives and opportunities.

What Success Looks Like

Successful candidates will:

• Improve communication and visibility across Salem.
• Strengthen collaboration between business units.
• Help ensure strategic initiatives are executed effectively.
• Increase awareness of opportunities across the organization.
• Support the growth of Salem's integrated content ecosystem.
• Help leadership teams stay aligned, informed, and accountable.
• Reduce organizational silos and improve cross-functional coordination.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in communications, project management, operations, marketing, public relations, agency account management, corporate communications, or a related field.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong project management and organizational abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and stakeholders simultaneously.
• Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally and build relationships across teams.
• Strong attention to detail and follow-through.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.
• Self-starter with strong problem-solving skills and sound judgment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting executive leadership or strategic initiatives.
• Experience in media, broadcasting, digital media, publishing, or content organizations.
• Familiarity with project management systems and workflow tools.
• Understanding of Christian, conservative, or values-based media audiences.
• Experience working in highly collaborative, matrixed organizations.

Application Requirement: Please submit writing samples (press releases, internal initiatives/briefs, etc) demonstrating your professional writing ability. Applications submitted without a writing sample may not be considered. Writing samples may be combined into one document and uploaded in the Cover Letter section of the application. 

Benefits

• Competitive pay structure based on experience
• Health, dental, vision and life insurance
• 401k retirement plan
• Paid holidays and vacation time

EEO Statement

Come see how Salem is DIFFERENT and why we’ve been certified as a “Great Place To Work” and as a “Best and Brightest” equal opportunity employer.

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