Communications Manager

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Communications Director to drive consistent coverage of ACHP, its member companies and initiatives.
• Conduct proactive media pushes, manage incoming requests and facilitate interviews.
• Nurture press relationships, including expanding ACHP’s network of reporter contacts.
• Develop press releases, media statements, op-eds and talking points.
• Manage daily monitoring of news clips.
• Oversee media contact databases including national, trade and digital media.
• Create and design high-quality communications collateral, including advocacy one-pagers, issue briefs, infographics, member communications, e-newsletters and the ACHP annual report.
• Project manage multiple communications endeavors, including major reports and publications. Work closely with vendors and external consultants.
• In partnership with other teams, brainstorm and create new collateral and manage updates to existing collateral.
• Serve as backup for social and website content.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, Journalism, English or related field.
• Three years of communications experience in complex settings; health care, policy and/or nonprofit communications experience a plus.
• Strong project management abilities, capable of advancing multiple communications priorities and working independently with a strong sense of urgency under tight deadlines.
• Strong skills using MS Office applications (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Publisher).
• Experience using social media and digital tools to reach target audiences.
• Exceptional writing and editing skills with the ability to boil down complex issues and data into easy-to-understand, compelling messaging.
• Functional proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Premiere, Photoshop).

Preferred

• Knowledge of federal health policy and/or community health plan business is a plus.
• Significant experience using AI in the communications realm with tools such as ChatGPT, Claude and Granola.
• Experience working with the news media, with a record of print media placement a plus.
• Clear understanding of membership organizations and how to elevate the voice of member companies.