Communications Associate at Impact Justice | Los Angeles, CA

Impact Justice

Communications Associate

Los Angeles, CA (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 7 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the coordination and execution of Impact Justice's communications programs, linking strategy to concrete content, media outreach, and multi-stakeholder alignment.

Lead day-to-day tracking of communications workstreams with clear timelines, owners, and dependencies.
Translate program strategy into actionable plans and compelling messaging that reflects mission and values.
Draft and refine email, press, web, and internal communications while maintaining brand voice across channels.

Job Description

Support the development of creative, innovative communications plans in collaboration with the Director of Communications and Marketing and the Associate Director of Communications.
Help clarify communications goals, audiences, and desired impact for priority initiatives.
Coordinate with program leads and internal stakeholders to gather inputs and translate program strategy into an actionable communications work plan.
Contribute ideas for messaging, narratives, and content angles that reflect Impact Justice’s mission and values.
Lead day-to-day project tracking for communications workstreams, including timelines, owners, dependencies, and deadlines.
Maintain project plans and task tracking in tools like Asana (or similar).
Monitor progress across deliverables, flag risks or bottlenecks, and propose adjustments to keep work on track.
Support meeting preparation and follow-through by tracking action items and ensuring next steps are clear.
Draft and edit communications materials, including email content, press releases, media pitches, web copy, toolkits, and internal communications.
Review and refine materials drafted by teammates as needed, ensuring clarity, tone, accuracy, and alignment with organizational goals.

At least 3 years of professional experience in communications, public relations, digital communications, marketing, journalism, or a closely related field.
Strong writing and editing skills, with a demonstrated ability to translate complex, nuanced topics into clear, engaging communications for varied audiences.
Experience supporting earned media work, such as pitching, coordinating interviews, drafting press materials, or tracking media outreach.
Project management and project tracking experience, including maintaining timelines, coordinating stakeholders, and keeping work moving across multiple concurrent deliverables (experience using tools like Asana or similar preferred).
Digital communications experience, including creating and scheduling social media content and supporting email campaigns using platforms like Mailchimp.
Basic design or multimedia skills (e.g., Canva), and comfort working within brand guidelines.
Experience maintaining communications assets and systems, such as updating and managing website content (CMS experience a plus), organizing shared drives and asset libraries (e.g., Google Drive), and keeping templates and key documents current.
Operational strength and follow-through, including attention to detail, good judgment, and the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines with consistency.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to correspond thoughtfully with colleagues and cross-organization stakeholders to coordinate work across teams.
Ability to work independently with general direction, while also collaborating closely with communications leadership and program staff.
Alignment with Impact Justice’s mission and values, including a thoughtful approach to communications in a social justice context.

Comfort using basic analytics and reporting (social insights, email performance, website metrics) to inform improvements over time.
Experience utilizing relevant AI tools to ethically and strategically bolster team capacity and deliverables.
Experience developing and maintaining processes for content development, review, approvals, publishing, and asset management.
Experience in nonprofit or mission-driven communications, especially related to criminal legal system reform, juvenile justice, or adjacent issues.

The benefits that come with working at Impact Justice include medical, dental, and FSA plans, significant vacation and wellness leave, and immediate vesting in our 401K with a generous match.

Impact Justice

With enough imagination, even the toughest problems have solutions.Impact Justice is a group of researchers and innovators who think outside the box about scalable justice solutions. Join us at impactjustice.org.

Founded in 2015

Oakland, California, USA

96 employees (4 in marketing)

impactjustice.org