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Communications Manager

Join 1504 as we build an in-house communications team at the intersection of global humanitarian aid and purpose-driven brands. This is a special role: part writer, part strategist, part relationship-builder.

ROLE

  • Writing

    Lead the day-to-day voice across multiple brands, producing clear, narrative-driven communications

  • Strategy

    Steward messaging through voice standards, editorial calendars, and publishing

  • Engagement

    Support stakeholder communications, activations, and partnerships as the ecosystem expands

RESPOnsibilities

Maintain distinct and consistent voice standards for each brand

Serve as copy lead for ongoing writing: newsletters, social platforms, announcements, and internal updates

Write for multiple audiences: Internal, Ambassadors, Public, and Buyers

Coordinate with media relations and keep press kits current

Support events and activations with strategic communications

Assist with sales enablement through retail and partner toolkits, presentations, and ambassador kits

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FOCUS Areas

Projects may involve:

  • Ongoing communications for mission-driven organizations focused on humanitarian nutrition (public-facing storytelling, partner updates, internal communications, culture moments)

  • Consumer brand communications supporting launch and growth

  • Early-stage brand development for an emerging global health company

  • Internal culture and employee experience touchpoints

  • Occasional studio projects for 1504's brand and select clients

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Qualifications

  • 5+ years of professional communications experience (agency, in-house, newsroom/editorial, nonprofit, or brand)

  • Excellent writing craft and range, being able to shift voice across brands without flattening them

  • Strong editorial judgment: clarity, accuracy, tone, restraint

  • Comfort running publishing operations: calendars, cadence, approvals

  • Experience working alongside designers and content producers

  • Ability to manage stakeholders and keep projects moving

  • Able to work independently as well as part of collaborative team efforts

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APPROACH

  • Full-time, based in Birmingham, Alabama (in-person)

  • Starting at $70,000/year, with flexibility based on experience

  • 40 hours/week

  • Access to 1504 workspace

  • Open to travel as projects require

experience

We value interdisciplinary experience. You might have a background in journalism, marketing, social impact, PR, or community engagement. It’s all magic.

Thank You

We appreciate your interest. This role is difficult to reduce to a checklist, but if asked to describe the person we're looking for, it’s someone with:

  • A love for storytelling that brings people together

  • The idealism to believe that collective action can spark change

  • The ambition to push beyond technical craft into leadership

  • The analytical sensibility to balance both creative and strategic objectives

  • The humility to do high-quality work in service of something bigger than ourselves

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To explore, please send resumé and portfolio to mollie@1504.co. Unsure you’re the right fit for this role but perhaps future collaborations? We’d love to hear from you either way. 

about 1504

1504 is an Emmy-nominated narrative studio that integrates strategic communications with the visual arts. We bridge the gap between strategy and creative to provide the insights of a consulting team with the implementation of a production company. Past collaborators include the Equal Justice Initiative, Columbia Records, American Red Cross, and NPR. As an interdisciplinary practice, our purpose is to foster a more empathetic society through story. To learn more, view our case studies here.