Communications Manager

Responsibilities

• Media Relations & Litigation Communications (estimated 50% of time)
• - Serve as the day-to-day lead for media outreach and engagement.
• - Develop and maintain relationships with reporters, editors, producers, and media outlets.
• - Draft and distribute press releases, media advisories, statements, and press materials.
• - Coordinate interviews and attend press briefings.
• - Monitor media coverage and identify opportunities to increase organizational visibility.
• - Provide media preparation and message coaching for organizational spokespersons.
• - Track media placements and maintain media lists and outreach systems.
• - Develop communications strategies for litigation advocacy initiatives.
• - Partner closely with legal teams, coalition partners, and external stakeholders to ensure communications plans align with legal strategy and risk considerations.

Requirements

• 5-7 years of relevant work experience.
• Excellent writing, editing and storytelling skills, with experience producing materials such as press releases, talking points, media advisories, opinion pieces, FAQs, and website content.
• Demonstrated experience managing media relations and proactive press outreach, including pitching reporters, responding to media inquiries, coordinating interviews, and building relationships with journalists.
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex legal, policy, or technical issues into clear, compelling, and accessible language for public audiences.
• Experience developing communications strategies and messaging around time-sensitive, high-profile, or rapidly evolving issues.
• Experience collaborating across departments and with subject-matter experts, organizational leadership, external partners, and coalitions.
• Strong project-management skills, including the ability to manage multiple projects, competing deadlines, stakeholders, and rapid-response needs simultaneously.
• Commitment to ethical and client-centered storytelling, including an understanding of informed consent, dignity, privacy, trauma-informed practices, and the risks associated with public storytelling.
• Experience using communications and digital tools such as media monitoring and PR platforms, Canva and/or Adobe Creative Suite, email marketing or CRM platforms, and analytics tools.

Preferred

• Experience using communications and digital tools such as media monitoring and PR platforms, Canva and/or Adobe Creative Suite, email marketing or CRM platforms, and analytics tools.
• Proficiency or working knowledge of communications tools, including PR and media monitoring platforms; Adobe Creative Suite and Canva; email marketing and CRM platforms; social media management tools; website content management systems; digital analytics and reporting tools; and an interest in learning emerging AI tools for communications.

Benefits

• Benefits: Amica Center offers a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, flexible spending account, life insurance, and pre-tax commuter benefits for those living in the DMV.
• Paid Time Off: Amica Center provides personal, sick and volunteer time off, federal holidays, winter break closure and parental leave.