Marketing and Communications Manager, Southeast Europe

Springer Nature Limited

Job Overview

Location

Albania

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• The Marketing and Communications Manager, Southeast Europe will advance The Nature Conservancy’s conservation impact across the Western Balkans by supporting freshwater protection and nature-positive renewable energy initiatives through strategic communications.
• This role is critical to raising awareness, influencing decision-makers, and supporting fundraising efforts that drive real-world environmental outcomes in a high-impact, mission-driven organization.
• Day to day, the manager will co-create and lead the implementation of the Southeast Europe marketing and communications strategy aligned with TNC’s brand and conservation priorities.
• They will develop and execute communications plans for freshwater conservation and renewable energy programs, including campaign support, milestone announcements, and fundraising objectives.
• The role involves managing media engagement across the region—cultivating journalist relationships, drafting press materials, and preparing spokespersons for interviews and public appearances.
• They will plan, create, edit, and distribute high-quality content across websites, newsletters, donor reports, blogs, fact sheets, and social media platforms.
• The manager will oversee digital platforms relevant to Southeast Europe, ensuring content accuracy, engagement, and brand consistency.
• They will lead communications for the United for Rivers campaign, coordinating digital content, partner outreach, and reporting.
• Supporting TNC’s renewable energy program in Southeast Europe, they will identify storytelling opportunities, develop materials, and assist with events and partnership building.
• The role contributes to fundraising through proposal inputs, donor reports, presentations, briefings, and site visit materials.
• Regular coordination with Europe and Global Marketing and Communications teams ensures alignment on messaging and participation in pan-European and global campaigns.
• They will track progress against communications objectives, prepare reports and insights for internal stakeholders, and manage multiple projects within timelines and budgets.
• While not managing staff directly, they may coordinate peers, consultants, or external vendors as needed.
• The role offers the opportunity to work within a matrixed, multi-country organization, collaborating with conservation teams, global communications, and external partners across Southeast Europe.
• The person in this role will gain deep experience in mission-driven communications, environmental storytelling, and stakeholder engagement in a culturally diverse and politically nuanced region.
• They will develop expertise in integrating communications with conservation goals, influencing policy and public opinion, and supporting nature-based solutions to climate and water challenges.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 5 years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Proven experience writing, editing, and proofreading high-quality communications materials in English, with proficiency in Serbian and Croatian; knowledge of Macedonian and Albanian is beneficial.
• Experience managing digital platforms and social media channels, including content planning, creation, and analytics.
• Media relations experience, including pitching stories to journalists and supporting spokesperson preparation.
• Experience supporting fundraising communications and donor reporting, including proposal inputs and impact reporting.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple competing priorities across projects and timelines.

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive, comprehensive benefits package including health care benefits, flexible spending accounts, and a 401(k) plan with an 8% employer match.
• Parental leave, accrued paid time off, life insurance, disability coverage, and employee assistance program.
• Flexible work environment supporting health and well-being, with remote work options available.
• Opportunity to work with a mission-driven organization impacting global conservation through science-based solutions.
• Access to professional development and career growth within a diverse, inclusive, and values-led workplace.

Skills & Technologies

Remote

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Springer Nature Limited is a global academic and professional publisher formed in 2015 through the merger of Nature Publishing Group, Palgrave Macmillan, and Springer Science+Business Media. It produces journals, books, databases, and services across science, technology, medicine, humanities, and social sciences, including flagship titles Nature and Scientific Reports. The company is headquartered in London, operates worldwide, and is majority-owned by Holtzbrinck Publishing Group. Its products serve researchers, clinicians, students, educators, and professionals, supporting discovery, learning, and decision-making through peer-reviewed research, reviews, news, and educational content.

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