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:
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Develop and execute internal communication strategies that improve alignment and visibility across Salem.
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Track delivery of important narratives across multiple personalities and platforms.
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Draft and distribute executive communications, leadership updates, organizational announcements, and company-wide messaging.
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Support communication surrounding major corporate initiatives, leadership transitions, acquisitions, partnerships, and strategic projects.
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Maintain communication calendars, distribution lists, and internal communication workflows.
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Ensure key information reaches the right stakeholders at the right time.
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Support planning and execution of cross-functional initiatives led by the Strategic Marketing Team.
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Coordinate communication and collaboration across multiple business units.
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Track project timelines, action items, deliverables, and stakeholder responsibilities.
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Assist in developing initiative roadmaps, presentations, briefing materials, and progress updates.
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Help identify obstacles and ensure initiatives maintain momentum.
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Serve as a connector across Salem's broadcast, podcast, digital, video, publishing, and event platforms.
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Identify opportunities for content amplification, cross-promotion, and audience growth.
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Support the development of workflows and SOPs that strengthen collaboration across divisions.
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Help facilitate Salem's vision of operating as one integrated media company rather than a collection of individual business units.
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Coordinate communication around major content launches, company initiatives, and strategic priorities.
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Assist with executive presentations, talking points, leadership communications, and strategic planning materials.
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Support recurring leadership meetings by gathering updates, preparing agendas, documenting action items, and ensuring follow-through.
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Partner with department leaders to improve visibility into ongoing initiatives and opportunities.
Successful candidates will:
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Improve communication and visibility across Salem.
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Strengthen collaboration between business units.
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Help ensure strategic initiatives are executed effectively.
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Increase awareness of opportunities across the organization.
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Support the growth of Salem's integrated content ecosystem.
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Help leadership teams stay aligned, informed, and accountable.
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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.
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Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
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Strong project management and organizational abilities.
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Ability to manage multiple projects and stakeholders simultaneously.
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Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally and build relationships across teams.
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Strong attention to detail and follow-through.
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Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.
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Self-starter with strong problem-solving skills and sound judgment.
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Experience supporting executive leadership or strategic initiatives.
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Experience in media, broadcasting, digital media, publishing, or content organizations.
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Familiarity with project management systems and workflow tools.
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Understanding of Christian, conservative, or values-based media audiences.
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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
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Health, dental, vision and life insurance
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401k retirement plan
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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.
Compensation: $80,000.00 - $110,000.00 per year depending on experience
