Responsibilities

• Lead strategic communications planning and execution, including designing and executing a 12-month communications strategy that elevates our brand beyond individual events.
• Shape and elevate organizational brand and messaging, establishing Teach Plus PA, its teacher leaders, and its coalitions/ staff as recognized, trusted voices statewide and in key geographies
• Translate complex policy and advocacy work into compelling narratives and ensure alignment across Teach Plus PA's strategic initiatives, goals, programs, campaigns, and advocacy efforts
• Manage relationships with external communications firm(s), including direct supervision, ensuring high-quality, on-time delivery and consistent, high-quality media coverage.
• Contribute to meaningful policy wins and stronger programmatic reach through strategic communications, aligning activities to key policy and program moments, and increasing public and policymaker engagement.
• Own the end-to-end production of our external and internal newsletters. You won't just "load the software"—you’ll write the hook and choose the stories.
• Manage Teach Plus PA’s social media channels, creating and posting content that communicates who we are, what we do, and why it matters
• Drive social media and digital engagement strategy, strengthening audience engagement across digital platforms and newsletters
• Create audience-centered messaging and storytelling for donors, legislators, partners, and community stakeholders
• Edit and sharpen copy for grant proposals and annual appeals in collaboration with the Development Director

Requirements

• Experience developing communication strategies and managing multi-channel communications, including newsletters, email campaigns, social media, and digital engagement.
• Exceptional writing, editing, and verbal communication skills, with the ability to tailor messaging for a variety of audiences and stakeholders.
• Ability to translate complex ideas, policy issues, advocacy efforts, and programmatic work into clear, compelling stories and communications that resonate with educators, donors, policymakers, partners, and community members.
• Strong media instincts and understanding of how to engage target audiences.
• Experience creating digital content, including social media and visual assets.
• Strong project management and collaboration skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, communicate proactively, and keep work moving across teams and timelines.
• Ability to work independently and strategically in a fast-paced environment, with flexibility, initiative, and a strong focus on execution.
• Experience using communications systems and tools, including CRM platforms such as Salesforce, to support audience engagement, segmentation, and relationship management.
• Location, Travel, and Commitment: remote position; willing to travel regularly for regional events (Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Pittsburgh), in-person team convenings, and collaborative work sessions (approximately two times per month); occasional evenings/nights/weekends.

Preferred

• Familiarity with Pennsylvania’s education, advocacy, media, and/or political landscape, particularly in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Harrisburg, is a plus.

Benefits

• Our benefits include generous paid time off, shared summer and winter breaks, Summer Half-Day Fridays, comprehensive health coverage, retirement contributions with immediate vesting, paid parental leave for all caregivers, and a four-week paid sabbatical after five years of service. See Teach Plus’ Benefit Summary for more information.