Responsibilities

• External Communications Strategy and Function Development: Create AHI’s first comprehensive communications strategy, including priorities, audiences, messages, channels, performance measures, and an annual editorial calendar.
• Assess AHI’s existing communications platforms, processes, vendors, and materials and recommend improvements.
• Establish communications policies, approval processes, templates, media protocols, and crisis-response procedures.
• Develop the longer-term structure, budget, technology, and staffing plan for the communications function.
• Digital and Member Communications: Oversee AHI’s website, social media, newsletters, email communications, and other digital channels.
• Develop an integrated content strategy that strengthens engagement and ensures consistent messaging across platforms.
• Work with staff and member companies to identify stories, data, experts, and examples that demonstrate the industry’s value and impact.
• Create communications materials that AHI members can adapt and amplify through their own channels.
• Media Relations and Reputation Management: Develop and maintain relationships with national, trade, policy, scientific, and business media, with a focus on securing high-quality coverage that elevates AHI’s advocacy, innovation, leadership voices, and member priorities.
• Serve as a primary media contact and prepare executives and subject-matter experts for interviews.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, public relations public policy, English, or a related field.
• At least 10-15years of progressively responsible communications experience, preferably in a trade association, regulated industry, scientific organization, public-policy environment, or mission-driven organization.
• Demonstrated experience leading corporate, public affairs, policy, or association communications.
• Exceptional ability to translate scientific, technical, legislative, regulatory, and industry information into clear, accurate, relevant, and compelling messages for varied audiences.
• Significant experience advising executives and developing executive communications.
• Strong media-relations experience, including relationships with national, policy, trade, scientific, or business reporters and a demonstrated ability to secure meaningful coverage.
• Demonstrated ability to manage digital content, vendors, communications platforms, and budgets.
• Ability to work both strategically and hands-on in a newly established function.

Preferred

• Background in journalism, public relations, corporate communications, or executive thought leadership strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated issue management and crisis-communications capabilities.