Communications Associate

Responsibilities

• The Communications Associate reports to the Communications Director and collaborates across departments to:
• Communications Strategy
• - Support dissemination of narratives and messaging to guide campaign work
• - Collaborate with other departments to review, and design content, including newsletters, impact reports, legislative agendas, and other documents
• Press & Media
• - Build and maintain strong relationships with press, social media influencers and editorial boards across our three key media markets, and garner press coverage for the organization
• - Assist with pitching stories, op-eds, and press releases to local and statewide media, and publish press materials to our website
• - Support media training for staff and members
• - Monitor and analyze news clips and share with team where appropriate
• Translation (if applicable)

Requirements

• Minimum three years work experience in communications
• Fluency in Spanish (written and spoken) strongly preferred
• Some graphic design experience and familiarity with Adobe Creative Cloud or Canva
• Strong writer and editor
• Deep understanding of news cycles and reporter relationship-building
• Experience with collaborating across departments