• Creates and directs implementation of communications initiatives that successfully define and promote the foundation and its mission. • Leads and coordinates internal and external resources to implement communications initiatives. • Manages freelance/agency resources and/or writes newsletters, brochures, press releases, and other communications and media materials items. • Oversees the foundation website and social media strategy including audience targeting, content strategy, and search engine optimization. • Engages with media, external partners, physician experts and other important stakeholders to educate, influence and drive interest in the organization’s mission. • Performs complex and strategically critical assignments in their functional area such as issue management guidance and communications counsel for leadership. • Makes decisions that impact the organization at large, consults with executives on all high risk/ high impact decisions. • Works with key decision makers on issues that shape broad design matter and future process improvements. • Collaborates with team-members across the organization to deeply understand organizational operations and shares expertise to shape broad design matters and future process improvements. • Contributes to strategic changes with organization-wide impact, recognized internally as a leading expert in their field. • Owns the budget planning process for the Communications functional area. • Manages entry and mid-level team members, and oversees the work of consultants. • Builds influential relationships with The Max Foundation partners and has built a network of people in peer organizations.