Senior Manager, Communications and Public Relations-Remote at Autism Speaks | New York City, NY | $75K/yr – $95K/yr

Senior Manager, Communications and Public Relations-Remote

New York City, NY (Remote)

$75K/yr – $95K/yrSenior Level6+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

Job Summary

Own media relations and external communications with a focus on proactive storytelling, newsroom partnerships, and rapid response in advocacy and mission-driven contexts.

Media Strategy and Storytelling: Align proactive media plans with campaigns, partnerships, and major announcements to build visibility.
Reporter Relationships and Exec Readiness: Build reporter networks and prep executives for interviews to land high impact coverage.
Cross-Org Collaboration: Coordinate with internal teams and external partners to ensure consistent messaging and fill gaps in available voices or topics.

Job Description

Responsibilities

Align proactive media strategies with organizational priorities, campaigns, partnerships, advocacy initiatives, and major announcements.
Pitch, secure, coordinate, and staff national, regional, local, and trade media opportunities.
Build and maintain relationships with reporters, producers, editors, and freelance writers.
Draft and edit press releases, media advisories, talking points, briefing materials, statements, FAQs, and messaging documents.
Support media interview preparation for executives, spokespeople, families, researchers, partners, and ambassadors.
Monitor news cycles and identify timely opportunities for engagement; support rapid-response communications as needed.
Collaborate across internal teams to identify stories, spokespeople, and community perspectives; identify gaps in available stories or voices.
Maintain consistency across external communications materials and public-facing messaging.
Manage media lists, coverage tracking, reporting, and communications resources.
Coordinate with external PR agencies, consultants, partners, vendors, and other stakeholders as needed.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in communications, Public Relations, Journalism, or related field preferred.
6-8 years of experience in public relations, communications, media relations, journalism, or related role.
Track record of pitching and securing media coverage.
Experience drafting and editing media materials such as press releases, media advisories, talking points, briefing materials, statements, FAQs, and messaging documents.
Experience working with media monitoring, distribution, or reporting platforms.
Strong writing, editing, proofreading, and storytelling skills with ability to translate complex topics into clear messaging.
Strong news judgment and ability to identify timely story opportunities.
Ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines and communications needs in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
Experience using new tools and technologies, including AI, to improve workflow, efficiency, and productivity while maintaining confidentiality.

Preferred

Experience in nonprofit, advocacy, healthcare, disability, and mission-driven communications environments (preferred).
Availability for occasional travel, generally a few times per year and time-sensitive evening or weekend assignments.

Benefits

Autism Speaks offers a competitive compensation, benefit and vacation package.
We also provide flex work hours, weekly training sessions, tuition reimbursement and summer bonus Fridays in addition to a creative, innovative, collaborative, inclusive, kind and fun work environment.

Autism Speaks

Autism Speaks is dedicated to promoting solutions, across the spectrum and throughout the lifespan, for the needs of individuals with autism and their families.Our vision is a world where all people with autism can reach their full potential.

Founded in 2005

Princeton, New Jersey, USA

608 employees (46 in marketing)

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