Position: Strategic Communications and Marketing Manager

Location: Bangalore

About Chimple:

Chimple is an award-winning EdTech social enterprise, empowering children from low-income communities to build strong foundational literacy and numeracy skills through an open-source app. Chimple is a finalist in the competitive Global Learning XPRIZE, which challenged teams worldwide to develop open-source and scalable software that will enable children in developing countries to teach themselves basic reading, writing and arithmetic within 15 months.

Chimple is a grantee of Central Square Foundation. Our 2022–23 impact evaluation (RCT) in Haryana showed just 10 minutes of daily usage equals one additional academic year of learning. As we aim to reach 1 million children across India in three years, we’re looking to elevate our storytelling to match our impact.

Position Summary:

We are seeking a creative, strategic and mission-driven Manager who knows how to create crisp, audience-ready content for various kinds of audiences.

YOU will be the voice of Chimple! We’re looking for a creative and strategic person who can enhance Chimple’s brand visibility and communication effectiveness, driving our narrative through strategic content planning, writing, and social media management.

Responsibilities:

1. Lead development and implementation of Chimple’s overall communication and marketing strategy.
2. Manage Chimple’s social media channels (LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook), driving follower growth, engagement, and strategic storytelling.
3. Collaborate with the Fundraising team and Leadership team to develop strategic, persuasive fundraising collateral.
4. Execute content calendar aligned with campaigns.
5. Develop and execute platform-specific social media strategies aligned with Chimple product objectives to increase awareness, engagement, and conversions.
6. Collaborate with product and strategy teams to align content, messaging, and campaigns with product marketing goals, while tracking performance through analytics.
7. Develop and write high-quality, engaging content including blogs, newsletters, press releases, impact stories, and website copy.
8. Track, analyze, and report performance using tools like Meta Insights, Google Analytics, etc., and continuously optimize content and campaigns based on insights.
9. Design and refresh investor pitch decks, grant proposals, annual reports and other strategic documents.
10. Develop polished event and donor reports, brochures, infographics, and one-pagers for external stakeholders.
11. Ensure consistency of messaging and branding across all channels and materials.
12. Work closely with Program & Fundraising teams to translate information into narratives.
13. Serve as a thought partner in campaign ideation.

Skills and Qualifications:

Must-haves:

1. Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Communications, Marketing, Journalism, or related fields.
2. Minimum 5–7 years’ experience in strategic communications, content writing, and social media management.
3. Strong experience in SEO, keyword research, and social media campaign management (paid and organic) with demonstrated impact on engagement or conversions.
4. Familiarity with digital marketing tools (e.g., Google Analytics, Meta Ads Manager) and a working understanding of EdTech consumer audiences (parents, learners, educators).
5. Outstanding storytelling, writing, and editing skills in English (Hindi/regional languages a plus).
6. Experience in education, EdTech or social impact sectors preferred.
7. Proficiency with MS Office Word and Powerpoint, Prezi or equivalents.
8. Strong project management skills, able to work across teams.
9. Organized, self-driven, and excited by the idea of scaling impact

To Apply, please submit form here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSenlwtft6yMyBdc0OYkjKI4vfCJ0fw5WvkhvefeQCB5ZRIbLw/viewform