Communications Specialist - University Communications and Marketing
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA (Hybrid)
$5K/mo - $7K/moIn-houseFull-timeMid level2+ years exp.
1 hr ago
Communications Associate
New York City, NY (On-site)
$80K/yr – $100K/yrMid Level3+ years expFull time
Posted 2 days ago
Job Summary
The role owns external communications for the Audacious Project, leading writing, media outreach, and cross‑team storytelling on climate, health, and social justice initiatives.
- Develop and pitch compelling narratives across formats
- Manage media relations and press outreach
- Collaborate across teams and external partners to move fast-paced campaigns
Job Description
Requirements
- 3–5 years of communications experience, with a strong background in or meaningful exposure to philanthropy, collaboratives, nonprofit or social impact organizations
- Exceptional writing and editing skills across formats — from punchy social copy to long-form narrative storytelling
- Experience with media relations, including developing pitch angles, pitching journalists and managing press outreach
- Strong collaboration skills and a genuine enjoyment of working across teams and with external partners
- Highly organized and proactive, able to manage a fast pace of work, multiple workstreams, deadlines and priorities with care and attention to detail
- A creative thinker who brings fresh ideas and follow through
- Deep curiosity about and commitment to the issues Audacious grantees are working to solve — from climate to global health to social justice
Preferred
- Direct experience working with or supporting philanthropic organizations or family offices on communications and storytelling
- Familiarity with social media platforms (YouTube, IG, LI) and analytics tools
- Experience crafting communications for or in partnership with grantee or partner organizations, with an eye towards about voice and narrative
- Comfort navigating a small, fast-moving, mission-driven team
TED Conferences, LLC
4.4 Glassdoor
TED’s mission is to discover and champion the ideas that will shape tomorrow. Powerful ideas, powerfully presented, can move us to feel something, to think differently, to take action and create a brighter future.TED finds these powerful ideas across disciplines and around the globe, from people who passionately seek a deeper understanding of the world and want to make a difference in it. TED’s spotlight, and its engaged, open-minded audience, help these ideas to create real impact: to shift one person’s perspective, to make a difference within a community or to spark global transformation. Ideas change everything.
Founded in 1984
New York, New York, USA
16K employees (2,575 in marketing)
97% recommend to a friend
63% CEO approval
Salaries
Posted range
$80K/yr – $100K/yr
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Communications median pay in the United States
Most pay falls between $70K and $138K. Based on 5,880 salaries.
Marketing Team
Marketing Team Size
2,018 (13% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1
Traffic Signals
Monthly Visitors
5M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$113.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
34.4%
Direct
52.3%
Referral
11.1%
Social
1.7%
Paid
0.4%
Headcount Trend
Current headcount: ~15.5K
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