Responsibilities

• Support the creation of compelling storytelling content that highlights our mission and impact, such as drafting social media content and blogs, creating reporter lists, helping pitch outlets
• Create graphics for the Civic Engagement and Communications teams following the Common Justice Brand Guidelines.
• Assist the Comms team with planning, execution and analysis of media and communication strategies and campaigns.
• Research relevant topics to discuss in our weekly news meetings.
• Work closely with the Communications and Civic Engagement teams.

Requirements

• Must be pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Communications Design, Graphic Design, or other related field or have equivalent vocational/trade school experience.
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to convey complex ideas in a clear and concise manner.
• Must be comfortable working with Canva and/or Adobe Creative Cloud.
• Experience with web design is a plus.
• A deep understanding of race, criminal justice, and social justice is a major plus.
• Formerly incarcerated people are strongly encouraged to apply.