Manager, Communications

Center for Financial Services Innovation

The Center for Financial Services Innovation (CFSI) is the nation’s authority on consumer financial health. CFSI leads a network of financial services providers, helping them develop and provide high-quality products and services that better meet the needs of consumers – especially those who are struggling. CFSI informs, advises, and connects its network of financial services providers, innovators, and thought leaders to seed the innovation that will transform the financial services landscape. With offices in Chicago, New York, Washington, D.C., and San Francisco, CFSI is a fast-paced, entrepreneurial and highly collaborative environment seeking people who share our values of innovation, passion, excellence, impact and directness.

https://cfsinnovation.org

Position Details

Manager, Communications
Job
Full-time
7/20/2018
Chicago Illinois
Chicago, IL

CFSI is seeking a Communications Manager to join our growing Marketing and Communications team. Reporting to the Director of Communications, the Manager will be primarily responsible for the execution of critical communications deliverables for CFSI’s Financial Solutions Lab (FSL), a partnership between CFSI and JP Morgan Chase which seeks to identify, test and bring to scale promising innovations that can help improve financial health in America. As needed, the Manager will also deliver on the execution of communications deliverables for other CFSI innovations programs.

LOCATION

Flexible: This role will be based in one of CFSI's offices: San Francisco, CA, New York, NY, or Chicago, IL.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Manages the marketing of key communications deliverables for the Financial Solutions Lab, including print and digital marketing collateral, audio and video content, social media, case studies, and profiles. 
  • Supports the FSL program team with day-to-day communications tasks, including media response and outreach, editorial and profile writing, and event coordination. 
  • Works closely with other members of the MarCom team to ensure coordination with CFSI’s broad corporate communications, digital output, social media, events, and network marketing efforts. 
  • Supports content and agenda development for key CFSI and FSL events, including FSL cohort meetings, culmination events, and the annual EMERGE Financial Health Forum and Network Summit. 
  • Serves as a direct marketing liaison to peers at FSL partner organizations, including JP Morgan Chase and the cohort founders/marketing staff, to develop strategic marketing plans and execute on programs. 
  • Works with the Manager, Marketing to ensure the management of the FSL marketing budget.

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • 5-8 years of strategic communications experience, including media outreach, and media figure relationship management. Fintech experience a plus. 
  • Strong writing and organizational/project management skills with ability to set and meet deadlines 
  • Experience with presentation design and execution 
  • Experience managing external design or production vendors preferred 
  • Supervision/management of interns may be required over time

EDUCATION:

  • Bachelor’s degree or comparable experience.

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