Executive Director-Scenic Jacksonville

Scenic Jacksonville, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non‑profit advocacy organization working to ensure the city’s natural and built environments continue to be both beautiful and resilient for citizens, businesses, and visitors alike. The organization hosts the annual Great Cities Symposium and Scenic Visions program, and is a founding member of both the Riverfront Parks Now coalition and Jacksonville Climate Coalition.

Focus areas include: protecting and expanding tree canopy, ensuring responsible commercial signage, minimizing visual impacts of utilities and cell towers, and elevating the design of streetscapes, parks and public spaces, and urban development.

Scenic Jacksonville is a non‑partisan, nonprofit organization whose mission is to preserve, protect and enhance the character and scenic beauty of Jacksonville’s natural and built environment. For this executive position, Scenic Jacksonville seeks a dynamic, mission‑driven professional with experience in strategic management, advocacy and community outreach, program/event management, marketing communications, and fundraising. Scenic Jacksonville is looking to take a more visible and active role in the design of our natural and built environment.

This person will have the opportunity to grow the organization and their team.

• Develop program, organizational and financial plans aligned with short‑ and long‑term strategic objectives established by the Board.
• Serve as a primary ambassador and spokesperson for the organization, building relationships with key stakeholders including peer nonprofit leaders, city officials, donors and community partners.
• Working with the Board, assure that the organization has and uses a long‑range strategy or roadmap that achieves its mission and goals.

• Assess legislative and city plans that may impact citizens and areas within Scenic Jacksonville’s mission.
• Develop organizational and advocacy positions and professionally represent Scenic Jacksonville in public situations (hearings, meetings, press, etc.).
• Cultivate opportunities to publicly advocate in forums across the city.
• Plan and implement specific advocacy strategies and tactics.
• Build positive relationships with key city political and civic leaders, and their appointed Boards and Commissions.
• Identify and engage nonprofit peers, community organizations & business leaders to collaborate towards common goals and implement initiatives.

• Develop program and event strategies to support scenic Jacksonville’s mission.
• Lead the management, marketing and administration for the planning and implementation of the signature programs such as the Great Cities Symposium program and Scenic Visions Programs, or other programs.
• Manage the event communications and promotion, sponsorship and ticket sales administration, speaker support, tracking and follow‑through.

• Lead the communications strategies and tactics across digital, print and website, email marketing (Mailchimp), social media, and partnerships.
• Ovesee and manage the marketing agency resources for external support such as graphic design, website development.
• Ensure consistent messaging, branding and positioning according to the strategic goals of the organization.
• Plan and implement the communications and promotion including email marketing, social media, workshops, community meetings, or speaking opportunities.

• Plan and implement fundraising strategies, programs and campaigns to support the financial sustainability of the organization, working in conjunction with the Board of Directors Marketing & Development Committee.
• Manage the annual fund campaign and other programs to increase and maintain financial support.
• Provide donor acknowledgements and ensure the recognition of sponsors, donors and supporters.

• Recruit, hire and manage vendors or contract staff in accordance with agreed upon external resource needs.
• Support the Treasurer on financial practices and budget management, including development of the annual budget…