Responsibilities

• Social & Digital Strategy: Help develop and execute digital strategies that elevate organizational experts, ideas, initiatives, and content and connect them with priority audiences.
• Platform Management: Own day-to-day publishing, programming, and optimization across platforms including X, LinkedIn, Instagram/Threads, TikTok, Bluesky, Facebook, and YouTube.
• Rapid Response & Content Development: Move quickly when news or organizational priorities require it, translating established messaging and complex topics into compelling social posts, graphics, threaded content, short-form video, and other platform-specific formats.
• Writing & Editing: Draft sharp, engaging social copy and adapt longer-form organizational content for different digital audiences and platforms.
• Visual Content Creation: Design and produce social graphics, promotional assets, thumbnails, lower-thirds, and other visual materials consistent with organizational branding.
• Video & Audio Content: Edit and optimize video and audio clips from podcasts, interviews, events, and other content for social and digital distribution.
• Community Engagement: Help build an active online community by monitoring conversations and engaging appropriately with followers, partners, journalists, organizations, and other relevant audiences.
• Analytics & Optimization: Monitor performance, audience behavior, engagement, and digital trends and use those insights to continually improve content and platform strategy.
• Digital Infrastructure & Workflow: Maintain content calendars, digital assets, workflows, deliverables, and performance metrics and help improve digital operations as client needs evolve.

Requirements

• At least two years of professional experience in digital media, social media management, digital communications, or a closely related field.
• Strong, platform-native understanding of social media, online culture, audience behavior, and engagement dynamics.
• Excellent writing and editing skills, with the ability to produce sharp, compelling copy quickly and under deadline.
• Strong digital content creation skills and a good eye for visual design.
• Experience creating and editing short-form digital video.
• Ability to translate complex topics and messaging into accessible, engaging digital content.
• Sound judgment and professionalism when communicating publicly on behalf of an organization.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage changing priorities and deadlines.
• Ability to work collaboratively with senior leaders, communications professionals, and subject-matter experts.
• Proficiency with digital, creative, and organizational tools such as Canva, CapCut, Adobe Creative Suite, Google Workspace, WordPress, Substack, Discord, and Zoho Social Media.

Preferred

• Fluency in short-form video strategies across TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts.
• Experience working in nonprofit, public affairs, advocacy, government, policy, national security, civil liberties, civil rights, or political environments.
• Prior nonprofit, legislative, executive branch, political campaign, or public affairs experience.
• Familiarity with the Washington, D.C. media and policy ecosystem.
• Experience supporting organizations operating in fast-moving news environments.