Communications Coordinator
Position & Program Summary
We are seeking a Communications Coordinator to join our growing Communications team. In this role, you will help bring our community engagement campaigns and priorities to life by connecting with volunteers, donors, and community members through communications, outreach, and event support. Your work will strengthen relationships and expand awareness of our mission, helping more people engage with and support the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust.
This is a collaborative role for someone who is detail-oriented, creative, and energized by both storytelling and community connection. The Communications Coordinator will contribute directly to organizational campaigns and initiatives, carrying out assigned projects and providing hands-on support to ensure communications and events are well organized and effectively delivered. With coaching and guidance from senior staff, you will also have opportunities to share ideas and help shape new ways to engage our community – supporting our growth as we build stronger pathways from awareness to volunteerism and giving.
Organizational Overview
The Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust works to steward a diverse landscape that stretches 100 miles from the shores of Puget Sound across the Cascade Mountains to Central Washington. Designated a National Heritage Area in 2019, the Greenway landscape encompasses two million people, 28 cities, three major river systems, two Interstate highways, and 1.5 million acres (900,000 acres publicly owned). Its working lands support forests and farms on both sides of the mountains. Its waterways provide habitat for salmon. Its protected alpine wilderness includes recovery corridors for wolves, grizzly bears, and other species once hunted to regional extinction. Its expansive access to nature, including 1,600 miles of trails, is the heart of Washington’s $20 billion outdoor recreation economy.
Vast natural resources, the nation’s 15th largest metropolitan area, and many competing interests create the potential for conflicts. Navigating these conflicts, with the goal of conserving that precarious balance between natural and built environments, is the founding and enduring purpose of the Greenway Trust.
An early adopter of “collective impact,” the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust was founded on the belief that to grow in harmony with nature instead of consuming it, the full community must be engaged. The goal of conserving this region’s wild and green character brought together the spheres of government, industry, and conservation and community organizations for the first time. Collaboration, compromise, and common good were the rules of engagement. We are proud to say that, three decades later, they still are.
Responsibilities
Event & Outreach Support (30%)
- Support promotion of organizational events (volunteer and non-volunteer) and campaigns through creating invites, landing pages, social media posts, flyers, etc.
- Maintain the Greenway Trust’s online events calendar, ensuring listings are accurate and designed to support participant recruitment.
- Post events to public calendars and distribute materials in communities.
- Research and pursue opportunities with affinity groups (ex: run clubs, Rotary clubs, etc.) to share Greenway Trust engagement opportunities.
- Respond to outreach/tabling requests by preparing supplies, printing/creating materials, and stocking bins.
- Represent the Greenway at select community events.
- Assist with planning and on-the-ground support for major public Greenway events, including Explore the Greenway Trips, signature volunteer events, fundraising events, and others as needed.
Donor & Volunteer Engagement (25%)
- Support donor and volunteer communications tied to campaigns, appeals, and events.
- Assist with cultivation and stewardship activities by preparing thank-you messages; donor, volunteer, and sponsor recognition pieces; and impact stories.
- Support pre- and post-event communications that build stronger supporter connections.
Content Creation (25%)
- Write and design content for email newsletters, blog posts, social media, and website pages that highlight impact and engagement opportunities.
- Create and update collateral such as posters, flyers, graphics, and promotional toolkits using tools like Canva.
- Capture, edit, and upload photos and videos at events and in the field for use in communications.
Team Support & Process Improvement (15%)
- Track and report on campaign, event, and email performance.
- Collaborate with Operations staff and consultants to keep contact and audience information accurate and up to date in Salesforce
- Contribute ideas for new processes and tools to improve engagement, with coaching and guidance from senior staff.
- Oversee the Greenway Trust’s digital asset management system (Pics.io), ensuring photos and videos are organized, accessible, and up to date; and fulfill photo and video requests.
- Manage the organization’s merchandise inventory, including tracking, restocking, and coordinating orders with staff.
Other (5%)
- Perform other duties as situations require or as assigned by supervisor.
Experience
Please review the complete job description for this posting with additional information on skills, abilities and requirements. This is an entry-level position well-suited for someone with one to three years of demonstrated, relevant experience from internships, extracurricular activities, jobs, etc. We are seeking a candidate with a combination of the following skills:
- Strong writing and editing skills, with the ability to tailor content for different audiences.
- Experience with basic graphic design principles and video editing (Canva, Adobe Creative Suite, or similar).
- Ability to capture appealing photos and video for use in communications.
Pay
Pay range for this position is $52,000 to $70,000. Pay for new hires starts at $52,000 to $60,000. This position has the potential to grow annually with time and demonstrated success.
Benefits
The Greenway Trust offers a generous benefits package to our employees including 100% employer paid health care for medical, dental and vision coverage, employer-matched retirement plan, generous vacation accrual, sick leave, supplemental family leave, public transit pass, and more. A complete list of benefits can be found on the Greenway Trust’s Career page.
Reports To
Senior Communications Manager
Work Schedule
This is a full-time, non-exempt position working Monday through Friday, with attendance and support for occasional evening and weekend events.
Work Location
This position is a hybrid position with consistent office work taking place at the Greenway Trust’s Seattle Office (2701 First Ave, Suite 240, Seattle, WA 98121), an employee’s home, and other meeting locations and occasional fieldwork in local parks and wilderness locations within the Mountains to Sound Greenway NHA. The office work requires consistent computer and meeting time (sitting and standing) and occasional site visits require work in all types of weather and walking (at times for more than one mile) across uneven terrain.
Each employee works with their supervisor to set a schedule of in-office and remote work based on job responsibilities, meeting and event schedules, and other responsibilities. It is anticipated that the Communications Coordinator will meet with the rest of the communications team in-person in Seattle at least one day per week.
Where to Apply
Please send the following to apply@mtsgreenway.org and include Communications Coordinator in the subject line:
- Cover letter describing your interest in this position; any specific experiences or skills that you think are relevant and valuable for this position; and an example of how you’ve incorporated principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion in your personal or professional life (not to exceed two pages)
- Resume clearly identifying how you meet qualifications and summarizing your educational progress and plans, any work experience, and/or any other training, experiences, or activities that you think are relevant to this position
- Two project examples that are relevant to this role – school, work, and personal projects are all welcomed
Finalists will also be asked to provide three references related to previous experience.
We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you’re excited about this role and your experiences do not perfectly align with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to reach out for an informational interview and/or apply and address this in your cover letter. You may be an excellent candidate for this position or for other roles in the future.
Equal Opportunity Provider
The Greenway Trust is committed to providing equal opportunity for all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, ancestry, genetic information, use of a service animal, honorably discharged veteran, military status, political ideology, personal appearance, family responsibilities, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state or local law. Each person is evaluated on the basis of personal aptitude and merit.