Responsibilities

• Develop and execute communications strategies that support Justice Team priorities, advocacy initiatives, campaigns, and engagement efforts.
• Create and manage content across multiple channels, including email, newsletters, social media, websites, toolkits, and other communications materials.
• Translate complex policy, legislative, and advocacy topics into clear, accessible, and compelling messaging for diverse audiences.
• Develop and maintain communications calendars aligned with campaigns, legislative actions, and key engagement opportunities.
• Collaborate closely with the Institute Communications team to ensure consistent messaging, branding, and communications practices.
• Support audience outreach by using segmentation and data to tailor communications and strengthen engagement.
• Track and analyze communication performance, including engagement, reach, and action rates, and use results to improve future communications.
• Support education, advocacy, public engagement, and solidarity efforts related to the Justice Team's priorities.
• Facilitate awareness and engagement around the Sisters of Mercy's Critical Concerns, including Earth, immigration, nonviolence, racism, and women, as well as emerging legislative and social justice issues.
• Build and maintain relationships with internal teams, working groups, committees, and external organizations with shared purposes.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in communications, marketing, public relations, or a related field and/or 3–5 years of relevant communications experience.
• Strong writing, editing, and storytelling skills, with the ability to adapt messaging for different audiences.
• Experience developing and managing multi-channel communications strategies and content calendars.
• Experience creating communications for digital platforms, including social media, email, web, or newsletters.
• Ability to translate complex information into clear, accessible, and engaging content.
• Ability to use data and communication metrics to evaluate effectiveness and improve engagement.
• Strong organizational, project management, and collaboration skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and projects in a dynamic team environment.

Preferred

• Experience supporting advocacy, legislative engagement, public policy, or social justice campaigns.
• Familiarity with email marketing and customer relationship management (CRM) tools.
• Experience working in nonprofit, advocacy, faith-based, or other mission-driven organizations.
• Understanding of social justice, community engagement, or coalition-based work.
• Familiarity with faith-based messaging and communications.
• Experience working within a religious organization, preferably a Catholic organization.
• Bilingual English/Spanish skills.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 403(b) retirement plan
• Three floating holidays per year (prorated based on start date during your first year of employment)
• Vacation time
• Sick time