Marketing Manager

About The Food Trust

The Food Trust is a nationally recognized nonprofit working to ensure delicious, nutritious food for all. For over 30 years, we have partnered with communities, schools, retailers, and policymakers to improve access to healthy food and build a more equitable food system.

The Food Trust is seeking a strategic and execution-oriented Marketing Manager to support the development and implementation of integrated marketing initiatives. This role will focus on strengthening brand clarity, advancing corporate sponsorship strategy, and supporting the positioning and launch of key programs, particularly Cooking Matters.

This is a project-based role designed for a marketing professional who can operate at both a strategic and hands-on level, translating insights into actionable deliverables.

What You’ll Do

Branding & Messaging

• Review and refine organizational elevator pitch and value propositions across key audiences
• Strengthen and align core messaging framework to ensure clarity and consistency
• Provide strategic recommendations to enhance brand positioning

Corporate Sponsorship Strategy (in partnership with Development)

• Analyze current corporate sponsorship portfolio to identify gaps and growth opportunities
• Define and package 2–4 high-value investment opportunities aligned with organizational priorities
• Identify and prioritize prospective corporate partners based on strategic alignment
• Develop partner personas for both current and prospective sponsors
• Collaborate with internal teams to create compelling pitch decks for outreach

Program Marketing – Cooking Matters

• Support the marketing strategy and launch of Cooking Matters initiatives
• Define target audiences and develop audience personas
• Articulate clear value propositions and program positioning
• Develop core messaging frameworks and key differentiators
• Create marketing assets including:
  • Program one-pagers (general and audience-specific)
  • Standardized program descriptions
  • Pitch decks aligned with fundraising efforts
  • Impact statements using evaluation data
  • Internal messaging toolkit for staff
• Develop go-to-market strategy including:
  • Audience rollout sequencing
  • Channel strategy (partners, events, digital, etc.)
  • Identification of high-impact launch opportunities

Why You’ll Like Working With Us

• Mission-driven work that directly impacts community health and food access
• Opportunity to shape and influence high-visibility marketing and partnership strategies
• Collaborative team environment with program and development leaders
• Flexible, project-based structure with meaningful deliverables

The Food Trust is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage candidates of all backgrounds and experiences to apply.

What You Bring

• Proven experience in marketing strategy, brand development, and messaging
• Experience supporting corporate partnerships, sponsorship strategy, or revenue-generating marketing initiatives
• Ability to translate complex programmatic work into clear, compelling messaging
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple workstreams
• Experience developing marketing collateral (pitch decks, one-pagers, toolkits)
• Comfort working in a collaborative, cross-functional nonprofit environment