Assistant Director of Strategic Communications and Content

Hybrid (Boston, MA) or Remote

GLAD Law (GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders)

Date Posted: 8/21/2026

About Us

GLAD Law (GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders) has been a leading force in LGBTQ+ rights for nearly 50 years. With deep roots in New England and impact nationwide, we use strategic litigation, legislation, and public education to fight for the civil rights and dignity of LGBTQ+ people and people with HIV. GLAD Law's bold strategy and precedent-setting victories have reshaped the legal landscape, advancing equality for all people facing discrimination and social barriers.

The Opportunity

The Assistant Director of Strategic Communications and Content is a senior member of the communications team responsible for developing and executing strategic communications that advance the organization's legal and policy goals, build public understanding of LGBTQ+ rights including among new and conflicted audiences, and elevate visibility of GLAD Law's expertise as a leading LGBTQ+ legal rights organization. This is an opportunity to make a significant impact on the public's understanding of and support for the rights, dignity, and equality of LGBTQ+ people and people with HIV.

This role requires a skilled writer, strategic thinker, and experienced communications strategist who can translate complex legal and policy developments into clear, compelling narratives across a wide range of formats and audiences. This full-time, exempt position reports to and works closely with the Director of Communications and Public Education, oversees work by communications interns, and works in close collaboration with the Assistant Director of Communications and Public Engagement, the Senior Manager of Digital Media, the Digital Content and Social Media Coordinator, the legal team, and organizational leadership to advance our mission through powerful storytelling and proactive media, storytelling and creator engagement.

Key Responsibilities

Writing and Content Development

Draft, edit, and refine a high volume of written materials, including event remarks and speeches, press releases and media statements, organizational and advocacy emails, newsletter articles, fact sheets and FAQs, blog posts, website copy, and digital media content. Translate legal developments — court decisions, legislative activity, regulatory changes — into accessible, resonant language for diverse audiences. Maintain a consistent organizational voice across all platforms while adapting tone and style to audience and context. Meet tight deadlines without sacrificing quality or accuracy.

Messaging and Strategic Communications

Contribute to the development and ongoing refinement of organizational and issue-based messaging frameworks, narrative strategy, and communications plans to reach and move relevant audiences. Collaborate across departments to ensure communications work supports litigation, policy, and development goals.

Media and Creator Relations

Cultivate and sustain relationships with journalists, editors, creators and content producers across print, broadcast, and digital outlets. Respond to press inquiries; pitch stories; coordinate interviews and prepare spokespeople for media appearances; monitor coverage to identify opportunities and manage the organization's public profile.

Qualifications, Mindset and Core Competencies

Applicants should demonstrate a commitment to civil rights, be self-motivated, and be able to work in a diverse multicultural environment. The successful applicant will be committed to fulfilling GLAD Law's mission and aspire to its organizational values.

There are innumerable ways to learn, grow, and excel professionally. We know people gain skills through various professional, personal, educational, and volunteer experiences. We respect this when we review applications and take a broad look at the experience of each applicant. This said, we are most likely to be interested in your candidacy if you can demonstrate the following qualifications and experiences:

• Six or more years of professional experience in communications, journalism, public affairs, message development or a related field, with increasing levels of responsibility and demonstrated expertise in writing across multiple formats

• Exceptional clear, accessible and engaging writing ability, including under deadline, and strong editing and proofreading skills

• Experience with communications, messaging and narrative strategy that moves people to greater understanding

• Understanding of the evolving media and information landscape, sound media judgement and the ability to move quickly in a fast-moving media environment

• Demonstrated commitment to LGBTQ+ rights and racial justice

• Experience in legal, advocacy, policy, or nonprofit communications strongly preferred

• Demonstrated ability to take initiative, think creatively and strategically, partner across teams, and thrive in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment.

Compensation and Benefits

This is a full-time, exempt position with a salary of $110k - $150k depending on experience. GLAD Law offers competitive benefits including:

• Three weeks of paid vacation

• 18 holidays

• 401k participation and Safe Harbor contribution

• Fully paid individual health and dental insurance

• Long-term disability insurance

• Professional development opportunities

• An opportunity to work with a frontline responding organization in the battle for LGBTQ+ rights across the nation.

GLAD Law has a commitment to justice and lived equality; inclusion, equity, and mutual respect; anti-racism, and collaboration, and has defined these as our core values that are integral to fulfilling our mission. The core values apply to all levels and positions at GLAD Law. Each employee is encouraged to find ways to integrate the core values into their day-to-day work. Learn more about GLAD Law's values.

GLAD Law is an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to non-discrimination on the basis of any characteristic protected by law, including race, sex (including gender identity and expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, religion, marital status, active military or veteran status. To ensure a broad pool, we encourage all applicants who believe they are qualified to apply.

To Apply

Submit a letter of interest, resume, and recent writing sample in one single PDF, by email with AD Communications in the subject line to: ajohnston@gladlaw.org

Attention: Amanda Johnston, Director of Communications and Public Education

Successful candidates can expect an initial screening call, followed by a series of virtual interviews with the GLAD Law team. Finalists will be invited to interview at the GLAD Law headquarters in Boston. The expected start date is November 2026.

Location & Work Arrangement

This is a hybrid or remote-eligible position. Periodic project or event-based travel is required, as well as (for fully remote employees) occasional travel to GLAD Law's main office in Boston, Massachusetts for full team in-person meetings.

Media Relations and Communications Strategist for Lands, Wildlife and Ocean

Hybrid (Washington, DC) or Remote (U.S.)

Earthjustice

Date Posted: 8/21/2026

Earthjustice is the nation's leading environmental law organization. We wield the power of law and the strength of partnership to protect people's health, preserve magnificent places and wildlife, advance clean energy, and combat climate change. We are here because the Earth needs a good lawyer.

Driven by a passion for justice, inclusion, partnership, and excellence, our core values lead us to seek a broad range of perspectives and backgrounds to achieve our mission and maintain an inclusive environment where all staff are valued and respected.

The Media Relations and Communications Strategist for Lands, Wildlife and Oceans will join the Public Affairs and Communications team to develop and carry out earned media and communications strategies for Earthjustice litigation and policy work. This position will report to the Associate Director of Public Affairs and Communications for Lands, Wildlife and Oceans and work under their guidance and strategic leadership to develop communications strategies and deepen and expand press coverage in support of priority issue areas.

This is a non-supervisory position. The Media Relations and Communications Strategist is expected to work a full-time (37.5 hours/week) schedule. This role will preferably be based hybrid from our Washington, D.C. office. However, we are open to remote candidates within the U.S.

Some domestic travel is required.

What You'll Do

Media Outreach (55%)

• Work with Associate Director of Public Affairs and Communications and communications team, litigators, policy staff, clients and coalition partners to build, shape, and implement media outreach strategies on Lands, Wildlife and Oceans issues.

• Pitch stories to national and regional media outlets including papers, magazines and long-form media outlets, TV and radio stations, online outlets, and other influential news sources.

• Track media narratives, identify and pursue earned media opportunities and build relationships with journalists.

• Write and distribute press releases, talking points, and background materials on cases of interest to national, regional, and online media.

• Occasionally respond quickly to breaking news moments and seize opportunities for coverage when there are unexpected and fast-moving developments.

• Manage media lists and contacts and monitor media coverage.

• May coordinate with vendors for communications content (digital ads, photos, etc.).

• May lead on arranging virtual or in-person press conferences.

• May provide media strategy guidance to team members across Public Affairs and Communications team.

• May conduct media outreach on behalf of clients and partners and contribute to joint media efforts with external partners.

Message Development and Media Training (15%)

• Work with program staff to assess media narratives and develop appropriate messages.

• Develop talking points, quotes, and statements for program teams and assist program staff members in preparing for media interviews.

• Provide media training to program staff.

• In collaboration with Associate Director, work with national and grassroots coalitions to support advocacy efforts and develop messaging and media strategy.

Strategy (20%)

• Implement communications strategies for program priorities under the strategic leadership of Associate Director, working directly with clients, partners, coalitions, communications team members and relevant program staff.

Administrative and Professional Development (10%)

• Attend and contribute to team meetings, support project management, and collaborate across the department on knowledge sharing and content planning.

• Attend events, webinars, trainings and other professional development programs.

• Attend internal DEI learning opportunities to increase awareness and actively contribute to creating a diverse, inclusive and equitable work environment.

Please note that the percentage breakdowns provided above serve as a guideline and that other duties may be assigned as part of the job's requirement

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor's Degree in Journalism, Communications, Political Science, or Marketing preferred.

• At least three years' experience in media relations.

• Experience working with nonprofits, advocacy organizations, government, or political campaigns preferred.

• Experience working on environmental issues preferred.

• Outstanding written and oral communication skills.

• Proven ability to develop relationships with journalists and pitch high-impact media stories to advance advocacy campaigns.

• Proven ability to succeed in a fast-moving environment with tight deadlines.

• Experience using social media, Muck Rack, and/or other media relations software to monitor media narratives, connect with journalists, and amplify earned media placements.

• Demonstrated commitment to the creation of a diverse, equitable and inclusive work culture that encourages and celebrates differences.

• Demonstrated commitment to Earthjustice's values of justice, excellence, inclusion, and partnership.

Please Note: The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. It is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required for personnel so classified.

Salary and Benefits

We offer a competitive salary and excellent, comprehensive benefits. We also offer a casual and congenial work environment.

Salaries at Earthjustice are determined by working location and are commensurate with the experience required.

Salary range in Washington, D.C.: $113,000 - $125,600

Salaries in other locations will vary:

Salary range in San Francisco, CA and New York, NY: $119,000 - $132,200

Salary range in Chicago, IL, Seattle, WA, and Los Angeles, CA: $113,000 - $125,600

Salary range in Denver, CO and Philadelphia, PA : $107,100 - $119,000

Salary range in Miami, FL, Bozeman, MT, and New Orleans, LA: $101,200 - $112,400

Other remote locations: $101,200- $125,600

To Apply

Interested candidates should submit the following materials via Jobvite. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the role is filled. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

• Resume

• Cover letter

• Two brief writing samples (press statement or pitch preferred, 1-2 pages max)

Information about our hiring process and tips for success can be found at https://earthjustice.org/about/jobs/hiring-process. Please reach out to jobs@earthjustice.org if you are having technical difficulties submitting your application.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to employment practices that ensure that employees and applicants for employment are provided with equal opportunities without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information or any other factor that is not related to the position.

For positions located within the City and County of San Francisco: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. For positions located within the City of Los Angeles: We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.

Managing Director of Marketing & Communications

Hybrid (San Francisco, CA)

Futures Without Violence (Courage Museum)

Date Posted: 8/21/2026

About Futures Without Violence and the Courage Museum

Futures Without Violence is a dynamic national organization with more than four decades of leadership in advancing equity and ending gender-based violence throughout the United States and around the world. Powered by Futures Without Violence and opening in 2027, the Courage Museum is a first-of-its-kind educational and cultural institution located on the Main Post of San Francisco's Presidio.

Designed in partnership with the award-winning experience design firm Local Projects, and in collaboration with the award-winning documentary film production company Actual Films, the Courage Museum will use immersive storytelling, education, and public engagement to help visitors understand how and why violence occurs, how it affects individuals and communities, and how each of us can practice courage in everyday life.

The museum is not a traditional institution focused only on the past. It is a forward-looking place of action, reflection, and inspiration. With young people at the center, the Courage Museum will invite visitors to explore empathy, belonging, healing, and responsibility—and to see themselves as capable of shaping a less violent and more connected future.

As the museum prepares to open, Futures Without Violence is building the team and infrastructure needed to bring this bold vision to life. The Managing Director of Marketing and Communications will play a central role in shaping how the Courage Museum is introduced to the Bay Area, to educators and young people, to donors and civic leaders, and ultimately to a national audience.

For more information about Futures Without Violence, visit https://futureswithoutviolence.org/.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Senior Vice President of Futures Without Violence (Founding Director of the Courage Museum), the Managing Director of Marketing and Communications will develop and lead an integrated marketing and communications strategy for the Courage Museum.

Joining at a formative moment, the Managing Director will shape the museum's public identity, institutional voice, audience strategy, and national reputation. They will build on existing brand, messaging, website, social media, risk assessment, and planning work, bringing these efforts together under a clear communications vision.

The Managing Director will help the museum build visibility while navigating a complex public and political environment. They will position courage as a universal human theme, develop messages that connect across commonalities, and advise leadership on when and how to pursue public attention.

The portfolio includes brand, marketing, audience development, ticket sales, media relations, internal communications, digital strategy, content, crisis communications, and consultant management. The Managing Director will be accountable not only for building awareness, but for converting that awareness into museum attendance and ticket revenue. Because the museum is still being built, the role requires both senior strategic judgment and a willingness to execute directly.

The successful candidate will be a creative and pragmatic builder who can establish systems, align stakeholders, present clear options, and move work forward in a thoughtful and collaborative culture.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Communications and Narrative Leadership

• Develop an integrated marketing and communications strategy aligned with the museum's mission, opening timeline, educational goals, audience priorities, and fundraising objectives.

• Shape a clear, hopeful, and broadly resonant narrative that makes complex issues accessible and positions the Courage Museum for national and global relevance.

Launch Marketing and Audience Development

• Lead integrated campaigns that build awareness, generate demand, and convert priority audiences into ticket buyers and museum visitors ahead of the 2027 opening and beyond.

• Own audience growth and ticket-sales performance, using data, testing, partnerships, and channel strategy to drive attendance while balancing political, cultural, and reputational considerations.

• Partner with the Museum's Director of Visitor Experience to help shape and support the museum's onsite and online retail strategy, bringing marketing, branding, and audience-development expertise to strengthen product visibility and sales; direct retail experience is welcomed but not required.

Content, Digital Engagement, and Internal Communications

• Oversee content across the website, email, social media, media materials, donor communications, events, and multimedia storytelling, ensuring youth, survivor, and community voices are represented with care.

• Coordinate closely with FUTURES' Vice President of Communications to plan strategic communications that are consistent and support FUTURES institutional priorities, targets, and positioning.

• Strengthen the museum's digital presence and internal communications, using audience insights and data to improve engagement and keep staff, board members, and partners informed.

Media Relations and Thought Leadership

• Build relationships across print, digital, broadcast, radio, podcast, local, and national media, and develop proactive opportunities that elevate the museum, its leaders, and its educational model.

• Prepare leaders for interviews, events, and public appearances, while cultivating credible partners and third-party validators who can broaden the museum's reach.

• Support leadership in preparing for and responding to sensitive issues through sound judgment, clear protocols, rapid-response materials, and coordinated decision-making.

Cross-Functional Leadership and Internal Alignment

• Serve as a central communications partner across the Courage Museum and in tight coordination with Futures Without Violence, aligning priorities, messages, ownership, review processes, and decision timelines.

• Build trust across differing perspectives, present clear options and tradeoffs, and help teams move from ideas to coordinated action.

Agency, Consultant, and Project Management

• Manage external agencies, consultants, and vendors, establishing clear roles, briefs, scopes, workflows, budgets, and timelines.

• Track work across launch planning, media, digital, donor communications, education outreach, and events, while assessing future staffing and resource needs.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will be an accomplished marketing and communications leader with experience shaping the visibility and reputation of complex organizations, institutions, brands, campaigns, or causes.

They will have operated at the Director, Head of Communications or Marketing, Vice President, senior agency, or comparable level. They will bring the judgment to advise executive leadership and the willingness to write, edit, direct, and execute.

The strongest candidates will be energized by building a function and shaping a new institution within an accomplished longstanding organization. They will be comfortable working without a large internal team, managing external partners, and creating systems from the ground up.

They will be highly solutions-oriented, able to present multiple pathways, and skilled at helping stakeholders understand risks and tradeoffs. They will remain calm under pressure and have experience aligning competing perspectives during fast-moving situations.

Candidates may come from nonprofit, cultural, social impact, foundation, agency, media, education, public interest, or mission-driven brand environments. Museum experience is welcome but not required.

The strongest candidates will be confident but not ego-driven, politically savvy but not partisan, strategic but close to execution, and ambitious for the work rather than personal visibility.

Qualifications

The strongest candidates will bring many of the following experiences and qualities:

• At least 12 years of progressively senior experience in communications, marketing, brand strategy, media relations, public affairs, or a related field.

• Experience advising executive leadership and leading integrated strategies across paid, earned, owned, and shared channels.

• Strong audience-development and consumer-marketing experience, with a demonstrated ability to convert awareness and engagement into ticket sales, attendance, participation, or other measurable action.

• Exceptional writing and storytelling skills, particularly with complex or emotionally sensitive subject matter.

• Experience communicating with young people, educators, families, donors, board members, civic leaders, media, partners, and the public.

• Strong media relationships across print, digital, broadcast, radio, podcasts, local, and national outlets.

• Experience with crisis communications, reputational risk, scenario planning, and rapid response.

• Experience leading internal communications and major organizational announcements.

• Success managing agencies, consultants, vendors, and cross-functional teams.

• Strong digital fluency across websites, social media, email, audience analytics, and testing.

• Experience building or strengthening a communications function in a new or changing organization.

• Sound judgment, humility, political awareness, and a deep connection to the mission of Futures Without Violence and the Courage Museum.

Location and Work Environment

This position is based in San Francisco, California, and will work in a hybrid environment with regular in-person presence at the Courage Museum in the Presidio. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required for donor meetings, public events, media opportunities, launch activities, and museum programming.

The role requires flexibility, creativity, and a strong commitment to working collaboratively in a mission-driven setting.

Compensation and Benefits

This is a full-time, exempt position. The salary range is expected to be $180,000 – $230,000. Futures Without Violence offers a competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage; flexible spending arrangements for health care and dependent care; generous sick and vacation benefits; paid holidays; and an employer-contributed retirement plan.

Futures Without Violence's EEO Statement

Futures Without Violence maintains a diverse and dynamic workforce and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment and promotions. FUTURES is committed to strong child safeguarding principles, policies, and actions in response to any violation of its Child Safeguarding Policy.

To Be Considered

Please submit your resume and cover letter expressing your interest in the position and fit for the role via the "Become a Candidate" button on GoodCitizen's website.

For additional questions, please reach out to: courage-marcomm@goodcitizen.com

Applicants applying by Monday, October 5 will be given priority consideration, with the position open until filled. First round interviews with the GoodCitizen team will take place through late October. Three rounds of interviews with the client team will take place from early November through early December. We hope to make an offer in mid-December.

Head of Marketing

Remote (UTC+2 to UTC-4; U.S. & select countries)

Wikimedia Foundation

Date Posted: 8/21/2026

Reports to: Senior Director of External Communications

Summary

The Wikimedia Foundation is looking for an experienced Head of Marketing to help establish and oversee a new function responsible for product and integrated marketing.

The Wikimedia Foundation is the non-profit that hosts Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects. Product marketing is a new function being established at the Foundation, and the Head of Marketing will help build it from the ground up. They will bring our existing integrated marketing work together with this new capability into one unified function that will help ensure Wikipedia remains visible and relevant to generations of readers around the world.

Positioned within the External Communications team, the Head of Marketing will collaborate with Foundation stakeholders to shape our go-to-market approach. While the primary audience focus for the role is readers, they will also help develop a unified view of audience engagement across the Foundation's external audiences.

This role is remote and open to candidates across UTC+2 to UTC-4 (Central European through Eastern Time). Given the globally distributed nature of the team and role requirements, flexibility outside standard hours should be expected.

Key responsibilities will include:

Product marketing leadership

• Work with the Senior Director of External Communications to help establish product marketing as an emerging function, developing the processes and go-to-market approach needed to engage new external audiences.

• Recruit and lead team members overseeing product marketing, ensuring alignment with strategy and organisational needs.

• Lead coordination with Foundation departments to establish a shared approach to external audience engagement, and campaign planning.

• Bring a retention and lifetime-engagement lens to product marketing planning.

• Develop a foundation for product marketing metrics including audience growth, campaign impact, adoption/retention improvement, stronger brand awareness, or clearer GTM process.

• Establish strong commercial judgement within the audience and competitive landscape, able to identify and prioritise market needs and balance that with corresponding product features.

Brand and channel marketing

• Partner with the Brand Studio and Brand Management team to develop a shared global brand marketing approach.

• Line-manage team members responsible for integrated and performance marketing, including paid media and owned digital experiences.

• Collaborate with Insights and Brand Studio on developing new marketing briefs, staffing for new projects, and development of campaigns and activations that grow global brand visibility, likeability, and awareness.

• Ensure strategic alignment between the briefs product marketing produces and how the wider marketing and communications team adopts them.

• Oversee the development and execution of the Foundation's web, SEO/GEO, and app store strategy as core organic growth channels.

• Architect and oversee decisions on marketing technology and tooling, ensuring seamless data integration between CRM platforms, martech systems, product analytics tools, and communication channels.

• Stay at the forefront of trends, platform shifts, emerging channels, and marketing tools.

Team leadership

• Experience leading and line managing a multidisciplinary marketing team.

• Actively managing priorities across the dual remit of product marketing and integrated marketing, ensuring sufficient attention is directed to both.

• Overseeing and managing relationships with external agencies.

Skills and experience

• 12+ years of marketing experience, including significant knowledge of product marketing (at least 5 years in a b2c setting), and line management of multi-disciplinary teams.

• Experience at a major website, online publisher/platform, growing and engaging audiences at scale globally.

• Experience building product messaging and value propositions, with global audience segmentation and lifecycle marketing experience.

• Ability to adapt tone, voice, and message across different cultural contexts.

• Experience in agile, fast-paced, complex, and ambiguous marketing environments, comfortable balancing both a hands on and strategic approach, while handling long-term strategy building with short-term performance demands.

• Experience in leading through influence and collaboration to drive alignment across teams and departments.

• Experience developing and overseeing a multichannel strategy across paid, owned, and earned media.

• Ability to operate as a peer with internal stakeholders.

• Experience with campaign analytics, with the ability to translate data into shared strategic decisions.

• Direct experience evaluating or implementing marketing technology, such as CRM or audience and campaign data platforms.

• Experience working remotely and across multiple time zones and emerging markets, including leading a distributed team.

• Budget management experience.

We'd also love it if you have

• Curiosity and enthusiasm for the Wikimedia mission.

About the Wikimedia Foundation

The Wikimedia Foundation is the nonprofit organization that operates Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia free knowledge projects. Our vision is a world in which every single human can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. We believe that everyone has the potential to contribute something to our shared knowledge, and that everyone should be able to access that knowledge freely. We host Wikipedia and the Wikimedia projects, build software experiences for reading, contributing, and sharing Wikimedia content, support the volunteer communities and partners who make Wikimedia possible, and advocate for policies that enable Wikimedia and free knowledge to thrive.

The Wikimedia Foundation is a charitable, not-for-profit organization that relies on donations. We receive donations from millions of individuals around the world, with an average donation of about $15. We also receive donations through institutional grants and gifts. The Wikimedia Foundation is a United States 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization with offices in San Francisco, California, USA.

As an equal opportunity employer, the Wikimedia Foundation values having a diverse workforce and continuously strives to maintain an inclusive and equitable workplace. We encourage people with a diverse range of backgrounds to apply. We do not discriminate against any person based upon their race, traits historically associated with race, religion, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy or related medical conditions, parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristics.

The Wikimedia Foundation is a remote-first organization with staff members including contractors based 40+ countries. Salaries at the Wikimedia Foundation are set in a way that is competitive, equitable, and consistent with our values and culture. The anticipated annual pay range of this position for applicants based within the United States is US$143,478 to US$217,585 with multiple individualized factors, including cost of living in the location, being the determinants of the offered pay. For applicants located outside of the US, the pay range will be adjusted to the country of hire. We neither ask for nor take into consideration the salary history of applicants. The compensation for a successful applicant will be based on their skills, experience and location.

Please note that we are currently able to hire in the following:

US States: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming

Countries: Brazil, Canada, Colombia, France, Germany, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Italy, Kenya, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Our non-US employees are hired through a local third party Employer of Record (EOR) and must have current work authorization in their location.

We periodically review this list to streamline to ensure alignment with our hiring requirements.

All applicants can reach out to their recruiter to understand more about the specific pay range for their location during the interview process.

If you are a qualified applicant requiring assistance or an accommodation to complete any step of the application process due to a disability, you may contact us at recruiting@wikimedia.org or +1 (415) 839-6885.

Principal, Executive Communications

Remote (U.S. & select countries; ET hours)

Wikimedia Foundation

Date Posted: 8/21/2026

The Wikimedia Foundation seeks a senior communications professional to lead our executive communications across a growing, global portfolio.

This person's main responsibility is to serve as a primary communications partner to the Foundation's CEO, providing strategic counsel and direct support across internal and external communications. This includes building a comprehensive engagement strategy spanning multiple and complex stakeholder groups. In close collaboration with colleagues on the Foundation's media relations and internal communications teams, and with the Foundation's Chief of Staff, this person will develop, shape, and implement a strategy for the CEO to communicate and advance the vision of the Wikimedia Foundation. In addition, they will support external communications for other members of the Foundation's executive team and the Board of Trustees.

The person in this role will be responsible for proactively identifying, shaping, and executing opportunities to build the thought leadership platforms for the CEO and other Foundation executives, including securing and preparing leaders for public speaking and media engagements. This role will regularly develop communications materials for the CEO, such as speeches and remarks, talking points, social media posts, internal communications, briefing documents, and blogs. They will also develop key narratives and messaging strategies that increase the awareness and understanding of how Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects work and their value in the world, in alignment with the communications objectives of the Wikimedia Foundation.

This role requires a candidate with previous experience supporting C-level executives; the ability to work autonomously to develop thought leadership strategies and excellent written materials; and the ability to thrive in a highly collaborative environment by creating connections across departments and teams within a globally-distributed, remote, matrixed organization.

Working hours: This role requires regular working hours aligned with the Eastern Time (ET) time zone, with flexibility to work across time zones as needed to support global stakeholders and executive communications.

The ideal candidate is:

• An executive communications expert. You have written for CEOs and executives before; you are comfortable working directly with senior-level stakeholders to understand their priorities and translate them into a communications strategy. You are not just a communications expert; you are a strategic partner and advisor to the principals that you support. You are responsive and curious, with a high degree of executive presence. You are able to anticipate tough questions and think strategically about messages that resonate across multiple audiences.

• Highly collaborative. You will be part of an international communications department that works to reach and engage numerous stakeholders through a range of global channels, including earned media, social media, and channels reaching Wikimedia volunteer and affiliate communities and Foundation staff. You can develop and integrate executive communications tactics into the overarching communications strategy of the Wikimedia Foundation. You will proactively develop relationships throughout the organization and broader volunteer communities to understand and surface trends to include in communications.

• An experienced storyteller. You will develop written materials that capture the tone and voice of different executives, often working under tight deadlines. This can include writing and ghostwriting speeches, op-eds, quotes, external statements, and blog posts that have a clear point of view; guiding social media strategy that captures the tone and style of our executives; and creating a consistent internal communications strategy including regular staff emails from the CEO.

• Enthusiastic about proactive external opportunities. In a swiftly evolving news and public engagement landscape, you will raise the profile of Wikimedia Foundation leadership by proactively seeking out earned media opportunities and speaking engagements, as well as co-creating thought leadership and building public presence for our leadership team. You will leverage relationships with reporters and conference organizers to identify new and compelling publications and venues for Foundation leaders to speak to key audiences. You love following technology trends and other public narratives that are relevant to our work, and you identify proactive opportunities to increase awareness about the Wikimedia projects.

Skills and Experience:

• 10+ years of professional experience in communications, with several years supporting C-level executives.

• Excellent verbal communication and writing skills, including ability to adapt communications for different stakeholders.

• Unflappable composure and ability to engage with senior leadership-level presence; ability to communicate the work of the Wikimedia Foundation at multiple levels.

• Experience navigating crisis communications, including preparing executives to respond to sensitive or rapidly evolving situations in partnership with wider Communications teams.

• Proven ability to pitch stories, engage press, and manage key relationships to drive results. Experience and comfort working with reporters, staffing media interviews, and shaping articles.

• Experience developing a social media strategy customized for specific channels (LinkedIn, TikTok, etc.) in collaboration with the organization's larger social media strategy and social media team.

• Strong project management skills and experience managing multiple projects and deadlines at once, as well as an interest in both independent and collaborative work.

• Detail-oriented with experience maintaining systems and documentation for projects with multiple moving parts and stakeholders.

• Willingness to travel as needed (potential for 3 - 5 trips per year) and work across time zones.

Additionally, we'd love it if you have:

• Ability to work with colleagues who do not have English as their primary language.

• A commitment to consistently modeling the Wikimedia Foundation's organizational values.

• Preference for candidates based in the Eastern Time time zone.

• Preference for candidates with involvement or experience within Wikimedia communities and/or editing the Wikimedia projects.

About the Wikimedia Foundation

The Wikimedia Foundation is the nonprofit organization that operates Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia free knowledge projects. Our vision is a world in which every single human can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. We believe that everyone has the potential to contribute something to our shared knowledge, and that everyone should be able to access that knowledge freely. We host Wikipedia and the Wikimedia projects, build software experiences for reading, contributing, and sharing Wikimedia content, support the volunteer communities and partners who make Wikimedia possible, and advocate for policies that enable Wikimedia and free knowledge to thrive.

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As an equal opportunity employer, the Wikimedia Foundation values having a diverse workforce and continuously strives to maintain an inclusive and equitable workplace. We encourage people with a diverse range of backgrounds to apply. We do not discriminate against any person based upon their race, traits historically associated with race, religion, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy or related medical conditions, parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristics.

The Wikimedia Foundation is a remote-first organization with staff members including contractors based 40+ countries. Salaries at the Wikimedia Foundation are set in a way that is competitive, equitable, and consistent with our values and culture. The anticipated annual pay range of this position for applicants based within the United States is $144,765 to $220,063 with multiple individualized factors, including cost of living in the location, being the determinants of the offered pay. For applicants located outside of the US, the pay range will be adjusted to the country of hire. We neither ask for nor take into consideration the salary history of applicants. The compensation for a successful applicant will be based on their skills, experience and location.

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We periodically review this list to streamline to ensure alignment with our hiring requirements.

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External & Media Relations Lead

Hybrid (Seattle area) or Remote (MT, ID, WA)

Legal Voice

Date Posted: 8/21/2026

Legal Voice fights for gender justice across the Northwest. From courtrooms to the court of public opinion, we create pathways to justice. Legal Voice works in state and federal courts in the Northwest, and advocates for legislative change at the local and state level in Idaho, Montana, and Washington.

POSITION SUMMARY

REPORTS TO: Executive Director

LOCATION: Hybrid (Seattle area) or Remote (MT, ID, WA)

POSITION STATUS: Full-time, exempt

The External & Media Relations Lead is responsible for shaping and elevating the public voice of the organization. This strategic leader develops and executes integrated communications, media, and public engagement strategies that advance the organization's mission, strengthen its reputation, increase visibility, and inspire action. The title and level of this position may be adjusted to Manager or Director based on the candidate's experience and qualifications.

Working closely with the Executive Director, legal staff, development team, and program leaders, this position serves as Legal Voice's primary communications strategist and media expert, translating complex legal and policy issues into compelling stories that resonate with diverse audiences.

Focus on Racial Equity: Legal Voice is developing internal and external structures to responsibly and meaningfully center racial equity in our work. The ideal candidate for this position will have a well-developed equity framework that includes an understanding of systemic racism and oppression and will be self-reflective and willing to grow and learn around these topics.

Salary & Benefits: This full-time position has a salary range of $95,000–$105,000, depending on experience. Benefits include medical, mental health, dental, vision, and life/AD&D coverage as well as a wellness stipend; 45 days PTO per year (self-determined holidays, vacation, and sick leave) plus two one-week office closures in summer and end-of-year; 401(k) eligibility after six months of employment with a possible employer contribution; flexible and generous family leave; professional development opportunities; and technology stipend.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS

• Develop and implement a comprehensive external communications strategy aligned with organizational priorities.

• Create annual communications plans with measurable goals and key performance indicators.

• Ensure consistent messaging across all public-facing platforms.

• Manage the organization's brand identity, voice, and messaging framework.

MEDIA RELATIONS

• Serve as the organization's primary media contact.

• Build and maintain relationships with local, regional, and national journalists.

• Develop media strategies around litigation, policy advocacy, legislative priorities, research, and organizational announcements.

• Draft press releases, media advisories, talking points, and statements.

• Coordinate interviews, editorial board meetings, and media briefings.

• Prepare organizational leadership and subject matter experts for media appearances.

• Monitor media coverage and identify proactive media opportunities.

• Manage crisis communications and rapid response messaging.

EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS

• Serve as communications advisor to the Executive Director.

• Draft speeches, keynote remarks, op-eds, blogs, letters to the editor, and public statements.

• Prepare briefing materials for press conferences, interviews, board meetings, and public events.

• Help position organizational leadership as trusted experts on gender justice and public policy.

DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS

• Oversee, develop and integrate digital communications campaigns across platforms.

• Collaborate with designers and digital consultants to produce compelling multimedia content.

• Analyze digital engagement and optimize communications strategies based on performance.

CONTENT DEVELOPMENT

• Collaborate with staff, partners, community, and clients to elevate stories while protecting confidentiality and dignity.

• Translate litigation, policy victories, and research into accessible public narratives.

• Produce collateral including development and marketing campaign materials.

• Ensure all communications reflect equity-centered practices.

PUBLIC AFFAIRS & PARTNERSHIP

• Collaborate with coalition partners on coordinated communications strategies.

• Represent the organization at public events, conferences, and media opportunities as appropriate.

• Identify opportunities to expand the organization's influence among policymakers, funders, and community stakeholders.

BRAND STEWARDSHIP

• Maintain brand standards and messaging consistency.

• Ensure organizational materials reflect professionalism, accessibility, and inclusivity.

• Manage relationships with external communications vendors, public relations consultants, photographers, videographers, and designers.

QUALIFICATIONS

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, public relations, marketing, political science, or related field (or equivalent experience).

• At least 7 years of progressively responsible communications and media relations experience.

• Demonstrated success securing earned media coverage.

• Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling skills.

• Experience translating complex legal, policy, or public affairs issues for broad audiences.

• Strong strategic thinking and project management abilities.

• Experience working under tight deadlines and managing multiple priorities.

• Commitment to equity, inclusion, and social justice.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in nonprofit advocacy, legal services, public policy, or government.

• Existing relationships with regional and national media.

• Crisis communications experience.

• Familiarity with digital analytics, SEO, and email marketing platforms.

• Experience supervising communications staff or consultants.

• Understanding of gender justice, civil rights, or constitutional law issues.

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Strategic communications planning

• Media relations and press outreach

• Executive communications

• Crisis communications

• Public speaking and presentation coaching

• Exceptional writing and editing

• Brand management

• Digital communications

• Relationship building

• Project management

• Political judgment and discretion

• Collaborative leadership

SUCCESS IN THE FIRST YEAR

The successful candidate will:

• Increase earned media coverage by developing proactive media strategies.

• Establish the organization as a leading voice on gender justice issues.

• Build a communications calendar aligned with litigation, legislative, and fundraising priorities.

• Expand executive thought leadership opportunities.

• Strengthen organizational public engagement.

• Improve digital engagement and audience growth.

• Develop systems and processes that support timely, coordinated communications across the organization.

WHY JOIN US?

This is an opportunity to help shape public understanding of some of the most important gender justice issues of our time. The External & Media Relations position will play a central role in influencing public dialogue, amplifying community voices, and advancing meaningful legal and policy change through strategic communications.

TO APPLY

Your application must include a cover letter, resume, and writing sample, such as a press release or op-ed where you were primary author and produced at least 90% of the original content. Generic applications will not be accepted.

Submit your application to info@legalvoice.org. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, with priority given to applications received by September 15, 2026. References will be requested from finalists later in the hiring process.

Accessibility & Accommodation: Legal Voice is committed to making our hiring process accessible and welcoming to all applicants. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in any part of the application or interview process, please contact Operations at cphalan@legalvoice.org.

Non-discrimination: As an organization committed to prioritizing reproductive justice, economic justice, and racial justice, Legal Voice believes in fostering the leadership of all women, particularly those from underrepresented and marginalized communities. Legal Voice follows an equal opportunity employment policy and employs personnel without regard to race, creed, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, physical or mental ability, veteran status, and marital status.

Associate Director of Technology Communications

Hybrid (Seattle, WA)

University of Washington (UW Medicine)

Date Posted: 8/21/2026

UW Medicine Strategic Marketing and Communications has an outstanding opportunity for an Associate Director of Technology Communications to join their team. At UW Medicine, we work to improve health for all people through excellence in clinical, research, and education and training programs. As the only comprehensive clinical, research and learning health system in the five-state WWAMI (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, Idaho) region, UW Medicine provides the most up-to-date care for each individual patient, leads one of the world's largest and most comprehensive medical research programs, and provides innovative learning programs for students, trainees, and practitioners in the health professions. The UW Medicine's Strategic Marketing and Communications (SMC) team plays a unique and vital role in advancing UW Medicine's mission to improve the health of all people. We advance UW Medicine's mission by creating connections to the discoveries, knowledge, and care that improve people's lives. Our team is comprised of 50+ dedicated professionals who work across a variety of marketing and communications disciplines for both the health system and UW School of Medicine, including brand and marketing strategy, news and media relations, internal and crisis communications, web development, UX/DX strategies, social media, writing, and graphic design. Our success lies in our core values: respect, teamwork, creativity, continuous improvement, and focus on diversity, equity and inclusion, that are reflected in all that we do.

Reporting to the Director of Internal Communications, the Associate Director of Technology Communications holds a critical and strategic role within the Strategic Communications team, responsible for the creation, delivery and management of employee-facing communications associated with UW Medicine IT Services and Innovation Core. The Associate Director of Technology Communications serves as a strategic leader and hands-on practitioner responsible for developing, executing, and measuring an integrated internal communications program for IT Services and Innovation Core. The Associate Director will work closely with IT and Innovation Core leadership, project teams, and communications partners to create communications strategies and plans that ensure the delivery of right-time, right-place, clear, compelling messages that support change initiatives, reinforce strategic priorities, and promote a strong internal brand for the value that IT Services and Innovation Core provide the organization. This position proactively interacts with IT Services, Innovation Core and other UW Medicine leadership, project teams, employees and partners across multiple UW Medicine entities, including Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, UW Medicine Primary Care, UW Physicians, Airlift Northwest, and the UW School of Medicine. The position collaborates closely with members of the strategic communications, information technology and Innovation Core teams as well as clinical and operational leaders. This position requires a deep understanding of communications, information technology and technology change management strategy; internal, employee-facing content; and executive and strategic communications needs.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Technology Communications Development, Strategy & Planning (50%)

• Build and lead an integrated communications strategy that elevates understanding of IT Services and Innovation Core-related products, platforms, and long-term technology enablements, communicates the value of these efforts across UW Medicine (and with executives, operations, partners, and IT Services employees) and demonstrates alignment with and support for UW Medicine objectives.

• Partner with IT and Innovation Core leadership to identify key priorities, audiences and desired outcomes for communications initiatives.

• Identify critical, impactful initiatives and their significance to UW Medicine's mission, values and strategic direction, and report on these to other leaders in UW Medicine via the President's Report.

• Create communications plans, including messaging frameworks.

• Develop, lead and execute communications strategy and planning around product innovation and launches, customer-facing processes to ensure awareness, change management, and also convey customer benefit and value of these to the organization.

• Identify, evaluate and manage budgets associated with communications deliverables, such as those that are part of product innovation and launches, employee awareness campaigns and change management.

• Lead and partner on executive and operational messages for IT Services and Innovation Core as part of technology implementations.

• Lead communications for large-scale technology projects.

• Lead communications for major IT crisis situations.

• Consult on large, impactful projects to support implementation and approach.

• Understand and work to incorporate the University's long-standing commitment to diversity, ensuring access and opportunity for all individuals in all projects, products and interactions.

• Integrate change management principles into communications planning for major IT and Innovation Core initiatives.

• Develop standard templates and processes, along with editorial guidelines.

• Serve as a trusted advisor to leadership on message development and delivery.

• Oversee and guide appropriate uses of internal communications infrastructure and standards for IT Services and Innovation Core communications (e.g., via Vitals, email or Marketo-based newsletters) to maximize engagement and clarity, reduce duplication, and ensure high-quality and effectiveness.

• Ensure coordination and alignment with UW Medicine communications strategies, messaging in partnership with Strategic Marketing and Communications.

• Establish metrics to assess communications effectiveness (open rates, engagement, feedback, etc.).

• Continue to refine strategies for increasing employee awareness, understanding and adoption of new and changing technologies.

Communications Execution (35%)

• Write, edit, and produce a range of internal (and, occasionally, external) communications, including leadership messages, Vitals intranet news content, talking points, FAQs, strategic outreach emails and more.

• Solicit and research information and ensure the highest standards of accuracy.

• Adhere to editorial guidelines, submission processes, and content production workflows, including reviews and approvals.

• Work cross-functionally to ensure all content adheres to legal, brand and security guidelines.

• Ensure messaging is consistent, inclusive, and accessible across major channels and audiences.

Outreach, Collaboration & Engagement (10%)

• Support monthly Site Executive meetings.

• Foster and build relationships with managers, IT and Innovation Core project teams, partners and leaders to identify communications needs and opportunities, and understand factors that influence successful implementation, including gathering and facilitating awareness, sharing, and feedback from partners and customers so these can be considered in technology implementations.

• Build avenues for multi-directional communications.

• Identify and attend regular IT and Innovation Core meetings to understand opportunities and discover information that will benefit internal audiences.

• Identify opportunities to provide coaching and resources on developing and executing effective internal communications.

• Collaborate with internal communications, HR, UW-IT and other partners to align messages, avoid duplication and use central platforms and infrastructures to communicate effectively.

Other Duties (5%)

• Ultimately support and advance the mission of UW Medicine.

• Related duties as assigned.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT

Ability to occasionally work outside of typical business hours as needed to address urgent situations. As an essential and hybrid position, the individual is required to work remotely when the University is under suspended operations due to inclement weather, etc. Hybrid – Approximately one day per month at South Lake Union office (with the option for more days in-office as desired) and minimum one day per month at UW Tower with ITS leadership. This position may need to sometimes be onsite locally for interviewing, reporting, and/or multimedia creation.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree in communications, public relations, marketing, journalism, English, Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.

• At least five years of progressively responsible technology communications experience, with at least 3 years in a management role leading internal communications strategy and planning for an IT organization.

• Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Demonstrated success in developing and implementing communications strategies for technology organizations.

• Familiarity with IT concepts, systems and services, including ITIL, COBIT, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, enterprise applications, digital transformation, AI, generative AI, machine learning, natural language processing, Enterprise AI applications, and ethical and compliance considerations of AI.

• Prior experience in change management related to technology rollouts.

• Knowledge of accessibility standards and inclusive communications practices.

• Excellent writing, editing, and presentation skills with ability to translate technical concepts into accessible language.

• Creating and managing key business partner engagement plans.

• Prior experience working in a large, complex organization.

• Prior work in an academic or health system setting.

• Familiarity with the AP style.

• Experience with Simpplr and SharePoint or ServiceNow or another content management system.

• Experience with email marketing platforms like Marketo or Eloqua.

• Demonstrated and outstanding organizational and project management skills.

• An authentically and consistently good listener.

• Exceptional skills in relationship building and collaboration.

• A strong writer, able to quickly and accurately write and edit clean and compelling content.

• An effective public speaker who can manage and lead meetings related to large, impactful communications projects.

• Experience using analytics to assess the impact and effectiveness of content.

• Proven ability to work in a fast-paced, high-change environment with demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and have the flexibility to perform within an environment of changing needs and priorities.

• Ability to anticipate program needs, discern work priorities, and work cross-functionally.

• Ability to occasionally work outside of typical business hours as needed to meet deadlines and address urgent situations.

• Ability and willingness to create strong results with limited resources.

• High level of computer literacy skills, including experience with MS Office Suite, intranet platforms and key project management and presentation tools.

• Demonstrated commitment to integrity.

• Excellent research, writing and editing skills.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master's degree in strategic communications, business administration (MBA), information management or related field.

• 7-10 years of progressively responsible technology communications experience, with at least 5 years in a management role leading internal communications strategy and planning for an IT organization.

• Proficiency with intranet content management systems, email marketing platforms, and collaboration tools (e.g., SharePoint, Teams, Slack).

Compensation, Benefits and Position Details

Pay Range Minimum: $115,008.00 annual

Pay Range Maximum: $132,000.00 annual

Other Compensation: -

Benefits: For information about benefits for this position, visit https://www.washington.edu/jobs/benefits-for-uw-staff/

Shift: First Shift (United States of America)

Temporary or Regular? This is a regular position

FTE (Full-Time Equivalent): 100.00%

Union/Bargaining Unit: Not Applicable

Senior Energy and Climate Analyst

 Hybrid (Warrenton, VA)

Piedmont Environmental Council

Date Posted: 8/21/2026

Supervisor: Ashish Kapoor – Senior Energy and Climate Advisor

Office Location: Warrenton, VA

Job Classification: Full-time Exempt

About PEC

The Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC) conserves and restores the lands and waters of the Virginia Piedmont, while building stronger, more sustainable communities. Founded in 1972, PEC is a locally based, community-supported 501(c)(3) nonprofit and accredited land trust. At the core of PEC's approach is a focus on educating, engaging and empowering people to effect positive change in their communities.

Your Role

PEC is seeking an enthusiastic and passionate individual to join our team and advocate for sustainable energy solutions in PEC's nine-county region and the Commonwealth. The Senior Energy and Climate Policy Analyst will report to the Senior Energy and Climate Advisor and work in coordination with PEC's Land Use and State Policy staff to represent the organization in energy policy matters at the local, regional and state level.

The analyst will further develop positions on significant areas of energy policy that impact our region and work with PEC staff to ensure those positions are consistently and accurately represented.

Other responsibilities include participating in the Virginia Conservation Network's working groups related to energy matters and collaborating with individual partners on statewide and regional campaigns and legislative efforts that further the mission of the organization. This includes developing and advancing policy solutions on key energy/climate related issues (e.g., distributed generation development, utility-scale solar siting, agrivoltaics, storage, etc.) for our region and assisting in the identification and development of legislation that may be necessary to accomplish organizational goals.

A strong applicant will communicate effectively (written and verbally) with all levels throughout the organization and beyond. They must have a technical background in energy and climate policy with a commitment to advancing sustainable and clean energy policy solutions and environmental justice rulings, while keeping energy providers accountable. Familiarity with all aspects of energy production, transmission, distribution and regulation at state and federal levels is required. A working knowledge of land use planning and land conservation would be beneficial.

Key Responsibilities

Activities and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Serving as a technical resource, providing guidance and recommendations to local land use representatives and management on local energy and climate-related issues, including, but not limited to, advising local zoning and ordinance development related to clean energy, providing input on energy projects, and assisting with implementation of local policies that encourage distributed generation.

• Facilitating the development of pilot projects and working with the PEC Communications team to highlight key distributed generation projects in the Piedmont region.

• Developing shareable metrics and data analysis for distributed generation projects (i.e., graphs highlighting data from PEC's agrivoltaics project, solar energy savings charts/calculators, etc.)

• Assisting with research related to the development of legislative priorities and legislative language.

• Monitoring energy generation, transmission, transport and extraction trends and regulatory matters at the regional and state levels in anticipation of future challenges.

• Working with the President, Senior Energy and Climate Advisor, and Director of Land Use to evaluate and demonstrate the potential for distributed energy resource investments in our region (i.e., parking lot and rooftop solar, agrivoltaics, virtual power plants) and working with stakeholders to advance those projects.

• Staying apprised of and weighing in on energy plans, climate policy and related legislation.

• Assisting the President, Senior Energy and Climate Advisor and other relevant staff in the development of PEC responses to energy projects or issues of local, regional or statewide import.

• Updating staff regularly on energy matters.

• Representing the organization on technical advisory committees and workgroups (distributed generation, agrivoltaics, storage, etc.) at the state level and in regional energy discussions as needed.

• Working directly with Senior Energy and Climate Advisor and allied organizations to organize the public around campaigns, policies and outcomes supportive of the PEC mission, such as Solarize Piedmont, our annual Solar on the Farm events and certain legislative and regulatory actions.

• Developing summaries and reports for PEC's website, online alerts, newsletters and fundraising materials.

• Analyzing the impact(s) of energy policy on meeting climate objectives both locally and statewide.

• Collaborating with Senior Energy and Climate Advisor, Communications and Advancement staff to secure appropriate funding, highlight the benefits of PEC's energy work in the region, and mobilize supporters and the public at large.

• Representing PEC at public events and community functions, to potentially include appearing in organization social media, print publications and digital channels.

Geographic Focus

This position will be based out of PEC's headquarters office in Warrenton, VA or in a hybrid manner to be decided jointly with their supervisor. PEC's hybrid work policy includes a requirement of at least one day per week in the office. This position will require travel within PEC's nine-county service area and Richmond, Virginia. Occasional nights and weekends may be required.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in energy resources, public policy, engineering, or related field and a minimum of 7 years work experience is required.

• Demonstrated strong communication skills, both written and verbal, including ability to write, edit and proofread written materials for PEC staff, Board of Directors, supporters and the public at large.

• Ability to organize, coordinate and manage diverse activities and deadlines with minimal supervision.

• Familiarity with computers and the use of online tools, such as Google Suite/Microsoft Office productivity software and GIS.

• Willingness and ability to work some weekends and evenings as events and meetings dictate.

• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Graduate degree preferred.

• In-depth knowledge of regulated natural gas and electric industry. Virginia, PJM and/or Dominion territory – specific knowledge is preferred.

• Effective interpersonal skills, including ability and desire to build relationships with a diverse constituency that includes political officials, nonprofit representatives, consultants and community members with a wide range of backgrounds, professions and perspectives.

• Ability to work in and create an effective and positive team environment, fostering mutual trust, respect and cooperation among staff and volunteers.

• Multilingual skills and multicultural or cross-cultural experience appreciated.

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

This position will be completed in an office environment. Office work requires extended sitting or standing and the use of a computer, keyboard, and mouse. Occasional lifting of materials up to 30 lbs. is required. Due to the public-facing nature of PEC's mission and community events, employees may occasionally be photographed, filmed or quoted for use in organization publications, promotional materials, social media and website content.

Compensation

Salary range is $80,000 – $100,000 and negotiable within the posted range, depending on qualifications and experience.

Benefits

PEC offers an outstanding and robust benefits package including:

• Two health plans (83% employer paid premium for employee only plan, 80% employer paid for added dependents)

• Short- & Long-Term Disability*

• Group Term Life*

• Accident, Critical Illness & Hospital Indemnity insurances*

• HSA account (with employer match up to $750 per year)

• FSA accounts (health & dependent care)

• 403(b) pension plan with employer contribution after 1 year of service with 100% vesting from day one

• 10 paid holidays

• 2 floating holidays

• PTO leave – 24 days per year, accrued each pay period

• 1 day per year of paid leave to volunteer at another non-profit or charitable cause

• Salary continuation leave for employee or family illness – from 2 to 8 weeks fully paid leave eligibility every 24 months, depending on length of service

• Paid bereavement, jury duty and military service training leave

• Travel expense reimbursement

• Hybrid work environment and flexible work schedules

• Cell phone reimbursement, up to $75 per month

• Professional development support

• Payment for relevant licenses & professional membership fees.

*Indicates that this insurance premium is 100% paid by PEC for employee's coverage.

Application Process

Interested applicants should fill out our job application form. Candidates must submit a cover letter and resumé as a PDF. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Application Deadline: Sept. 6th, 2026 The position will remain open until it is filled.

Desired start date: October 12th, 2026

If your qualifications and experience are a good fit, PEC will reach out to you within 2 weeks of receiving your application or 5 weeks after the application deadline closes, whichever is later. The following is what you can expect as part of our hiring process:

1. First Round of Interviews (Panel / Hiring Manager, Phone / In-Person)

2. Second Round of Interviews (Panel / Hiring Manager, Virtual / In-Person)

3. Final Interview with Hiring Manager and President (Virtual / In-Person)

4. Reference Check

5. Offer Letter and Background Check

The Piedmont Environmental Council recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity (including gender nonconformity and status as a transgender individual), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, genetic information, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

We recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job, and therefore our job descriptions are guidelines. Your experience, which may include paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work, helps build the competencies and knowledge. Diversity of experience and skills combined with passion is a key to innovation and a culture of excellence. Therefore, we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply to our positions.

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), reasonable accommodations during the application or interview process may be requested. If you have any questions or concerns, please email apply@pecva.org.

If selected for this position, a background check will be conducted.

Director of Marketing

Hybrid (Novato, CA)

Marin Community Foundation

Date Posted: 8/21/2026

About Marin Community Foundation

Marin Community Foundation (MCF) is one of the largest community foundations in the country: nearly 600 individuals and families across the Bay Area and beyond trust us to administer more than $4.3 billion in assets, and last year alone we directed more than $325 million to nonprofits.

We believe communities matter. They are our theory of change, where solutions take root and endure, where leaders are developed and where ideas built from the ground up become policy. We also believe the biggest problems of today demand local solutions, grown and scaled from the bottom up.

We deploy this theory of change by working alongside donors, nonprofit partners and community members. Our North Star: a Marin County where everyone can thrive. We have a strategic focus on affordable housing and homelessness, climate resilience and community-led change in the neighborhoods most affected by these challenges and historical inequities. Our team includes expert strategists with decades of success in creating durable change, and our entire staff is guided by core values: innovation, equity, impact, transparency, collaboration and joy.

The Opportunity

MCF is building a communications and marketing function commensurate with its scale and ambition, led by the Foundation's first Chief Communications Officer (CCO). The Director of Marketing will be a key partner in that build — the point person responsible for how MCF shows up across every marketing channel, paid and organic alike.

This is a rare combination of ownership and runway. You will set marketing strategy and execute it — owning social media, email, web, digital advertising, print, events and sponsorships. You will partner with our Communications Operations Manager to collaborate with creative vendors and agencies. And because we are focused on outcomes, not just outputs, you will build the measurement infrastructure to know what's working.

You will also partner with the CCO to support the Foundation's earned media program, extending the reach of stories the CCO places across owned and paid channels. The role arrives at a moment of visible momentum, including the Foundation's upcoming 40th anniversary in 2027 — a marketing opportunity you will help shape from the start.

The ideal candidate is a full-stack marketer: strategic enough to build the annual plan and hands-on enough to write or collaborate on the creative, brief the designer and read the analytics. You are equally comfortable stewarding a brand and stretching a budget.

A marketing leader needs a great team around them. You'll come to this role to meet established teammates at the top of their field. MCF already engages with smart folks who know us well, including a creative agency; media planner; website design firm; and professionals leading graphic design, photography and videography. We look forward to bringing your relationships and recommendations into this mix. We also have a core marketing stack ready for you, from Adobe Creative Cloud to Canva to Hootsuite and more. Now we're ready for you to take the helm.

Key Responsibilities

Marketing Strategy & Campaigns

• Develop and execute MCF's integrated annual marketing plan across all channels — paid and organic — aligned to Foundation priorities and grounded in clear audience segmentation.

• Design and run campaigns around MCF's mission and impact among priority audiences, including donors and prospective donors both in and outside the County, nonprofit partners and Marin residents. These campaigns will build awareness but ultimately must lead to action.

• Lead marketing for signature institutional moments, including the Foundation's 40th anniversary, a Community Open House and initiative launches.

• Partner with the Philanthropic Partnerships team so marketing measurably supports donor engagement, cultivation and stewardship.

Digital, Social & Email

• Build MCF's comprehensive social media road map. Design the overarching channel strategy and editorial framework while setting performance benchmarks for downstream content creation and community engagement.

• Define website evolution, user experience (UX) and search optimization priorities, and design performance road maps to guide development and design vendors during execution.

• Orchestrate a macro strategy for MCF's email marketing ecosystem. Develop the long-term road map for newsletters and campaigns, establishing key parameters for list health, segmentation logic and testing frameworks.

Paid Media

• Steer the macro allocation and return-on-investment modeling for all paid media investments.

• Construct the integrated investment strategy across digital, print, out-of-home and sponsorship channels to maximize long-term fiscal efficiency.

• Serve as line of sight for vetting paid media inquiries, deliver a recommendation to the CCO and execute decisions on buys or passes.

• Establish performance guardrails for external agency partners relating to marketing.

• Set the media execution benchmarks and brief guidelines in close partnership with the Communications Operations Manager to ensure strict partner accountability.

Brand & Creative

• Steward the application of MCF's brand guidelines across all marketing materials — digital, print and event.

• With support from the Communications Operations Manager, direct creative production with designers, photographers, videographers and printers from brief through delivery.

• With support from the Communications Operations Manager, produce and maintain the Foundation's core marketing collateral, including impact materials, event assets and video storytelling.

Earned Media Support

• Amplify earned media wins across owned and paid channels to extend their reach and shelf life.

Measurement & Analytics

• Build and maintain the marketing dashboard. Define key performance indicators (KPIs), track performance across channels and report results and recommendations to the CCO.

• Use data to continuously refine audience targeting, content strategy and channel mix.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive marketing experience, including ownership of both paid and organic multichannel marketing programs.

• Demonstrated success managing paid media budgets and agency relationships, with fluency in digital advertising platforms and campaign optimization.

• You are laser-focused on audience. You don't believe "general public" is an audience, and you know how to zero in on an audience as specifically as needed.

• You are laser-focused on outcomes. You constantly ask what we are doing and why we are doing it, and you are comfortable pushing to adjust so outputs yield change and action.

• You know that "raising awareness" is not a useful outcome by itself; it's a checkpoint on the path to action that advances MCF's mission and creates change in the world.

• Hands-on command of social media strategy and content creation, email marketing and web content management.

• Strong analytics practice. Comfort defining KPIs, working in measurement tools and turning data into decisions.

• Excellent writing and editing skills and a sharp eye for brand consistency and visual quality. You know that brand includes more than just colors and fonts — it's everything from tone to which voices you elevate to the music and environmental impact of the materials you use at events.

• Experience supporting media relations — press distribution, spotting a good story idea, pitching, interview prep, stewarding a story — is a plus.

• We encourage applicants from all backgrounds — including agency, for-profit corporate environments and government — to apply. Experience in major gifts, philanthropy, nonprofits or mission-driven organizations is a plus.

• Familiarity with Marin County and the Bay Area civic landscape is a plus.

• Proficiency with customer relationship management (CRM), email and content platforms, and experience with data analytics, paid media and acquisition channels are required.

• Experience with Salesforce, Campaign Monitor, project management tools and Microsoft 365 is a plus.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.

Location & Work Environment

This is a hybrid role based in Novato, California, with at least two days per week on-site. And you'll want to be here: MCF's newly redesigned headquarters, opening this fall, occupies a soaring, light-filled, converted 1930s aircraft hangar on the historic former Hamilton Field. The reimagined space was designed for the way we work now: open, collaborative and built for connection with colleagues and community.

Our team overlooks the restored Hamilton wetlands nature preserve. Situated along the popular Bay Trail biking route, we're also a 15-minute walk from the SMART train and a 15-minute drive from both downtown San Rafael and downtown Novato.

Compensation & Benefits

This is a full-time, exempt position with an annual salary of $195,000–$205,000 and a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental and vision coverage; 12% employer retirement contribution; monthly stipends for Wi-Fi, cellphone and wellness; and generous paid time off.

To Apply

If you are interested in applying for this position, please send a resume and cover letter describing your interest in the role to careers@marincf.org. MCF is an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages applications from people of color, persons with disabilities, women and LGBTQ+ candidates.

Additional Requirements

Marin Community Foundation participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. We will only use E-Verify once a newly hired employee has accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.

Senior Director, Marketing and Strategic Communications

Remote (U.S.)

Pacific Institute

Date Posted: 8/21/2026

Senior Director, Marketing and Strategic Communications

While we appreciate your enthusiasm for our work, we ask for no phone calls or LinkedIn messages regarding this role, please. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. A note on our process: We are committed to a human-first hiring approach. Your application will be reviewed entirely by our team, without the use of AI screening tools.

Remote (must reside within the United States)

Job Type: Full-time, 35 hours per week, Exempt

Salary Range: $150,000 – $170,000, based on the candidate's relevant experience, skills, and qualifications. This range reflects national market data for comparable roles.

Travel: Domestic and occasional international travel required, including overnight stays (up to 15%)

Start Date: Immediate

No immigration or relocation assistance is available for this position

About Us

The Pacific Institute is a global water think tank that combines science-based thought leadership with active outreach and engagement to influence local, national, and international efforts in water sustainability and resilience. Our vision is to create a world in which society, the economy, and the environment have the water they need to thrive now and in the future. Since 1987, we have worked with diverse groups ranging from major corporations to frontline communities with a mission of creating and advancing solutions to the world's most pressing water challenges. Our work is routinely featured in national and global top-tier media, and we engage more than 270 partners, including NGOs, utilities, policymakers, businesses, and others.

About the Role

The Senior Director, Marketing and Strategic Communications, leads the strategy and execution of integrated marketing and communications campaigns that grow the Pacific Institute's audiences, strengthen its reputation as a definitive voice on global water solutions, and build the visibility and positioning that drive partnership and funding growth.

Reporting to the President and CEO and serving as a full member of the Executive Management Team, the Senior Director leads a team spanning content, digital, media relations, and partner communications. Working across Development and Research and Programs, this role builds the campaigns, messaging, and marketing infrastructure that convert the Pacific Institute's work into greater visibility, partnerships, and funding. This is a role with room to grow. As we enter our next planning period through 2030, they will shape what marketing and communications looks like at the organization for the next five years: building the systems, strategies, and team that position the Pacific Institute as the definitive voice on global water solutions.

Responsibilities

Marketing, Brand, and Audience Growth (45%)

• Create and lead the Pacific Institute's marketing strategy: audience definition, positioning, and a campaign calendar tied to organizational priorities.

• Plan and execute time-bound, outcome-measured campaigns tied to research launches, initiative milestones, and funding priorities.

• Steward the Pacific Institute's parent brand and associated sub-brands, (CEO Water Mandate and the Water Resilience Coalition), maintaining a consistent voice, messaging frameworks, visual identity standards, and editorial integrity across all properties.

• Lead content and audience strategy across the Pacific Institute's digital marketing infrastructure.

• Build the analytics and reporting capability that shows what marketing and communications activity produced, in terms leadership and funders can act on.

• Partner with the Chief Growth Officer to build marketing capability that directly supports revenue growth, including funder-facing collateral and messaging, campaign support, and content that opens partnership conversations.

• Partner with the Chief Research and Programs Officer and programmatic team to integrate communications into research and program initiatives, ensuring communication strategies, audience considerations, and dissemination opportunities are incorporated early into the process.

• Build a sustained executive visibility and thought leadership program for the Pacific Institute leadership and subject matter experts: media relations, speaking opportunities, and rapid response commentary.

• Represent the Pacific Institute externally on brand, marketing, and organizational positioning matters, and prepare subject matter experts for media and public appearances.

Communications Systems and Functional Leadership (25%)

• Design and maintain the communications system: the processes, workflows, quality standards, and decision-making norms that govern how communications work gets planned, prioritized, produced, and evaluated.

• Set priorities and manage intake across programs and initiatives, with the authority to sequence work and resolve cross-functional bottlenecks.

• Lead organizational media strategy, steward senior media relationships, and establish spokesperson strategy and protocols.

• Serve as the communications voice at EMT meetings, advising leadership on the strategic and external positioning implications of organizational decisions as they are being made.

• Align communications planning with organizational strategy, funding priorities, and capacity constraints.

Team Leadership and Development (15%)

• Foster a team culture of collaboration, creative excellence, psychological safety, and continuous learning.

• Build and maintain a team structure that can scale as the organization grows.

• Direct the team budget and workforce planning, including resourcing strategy, contractor and vendor portfolio decisions, and alignment of spend with organizational priorities.

• Build strategic redundancy and shared institutional knowledge across the team, ensuring flexibility and resilience.

Execution and Quality Assurance (15%)

• Ensure the quality, consistency, and timeliness of external communications, maintaining high editorial and strategic standards.

• Translate complex research findings, programmatic initiatives, and partnership activities into audience-appropriate messaging.

• Establish and enforce publication processes, timelines, and quality checkpoints.

• Write, edit, and produce communications and campaign materials directly and on an ongoing basis, reflecting the player-coach nature of this role and the firsthand execution required by the Pacific Institute's lean structure.

Requirements

• At least 14 years of progressive experience in marketing, strategic communications, media relations, or public affairs, with demonstrated outcomes at the organizational or enterprise level.

• At least 7 years in a leadership role managing and developing a communications team.

• At least 5 years in a marketing leadership role, independently responsible for a large brand.

• Demonstrated experience building or significantly evolving communications systems, processes, and team structures in a growing or transitioning organization.

• Track record of translating complex, technical, or research-based content into compelling narratives for diverse audiences including policymakers, funders, media, corporate leaders, and communities.

• Experience owning departmental budgets, workforce planning, vendor portfolios, and resourcing strategy.

• Experience with media strategy at the national or international level, including earned media, spokesperson preparation, and crisis communications.

• Experience advising executive leadership or serving in an executive-level communications advisory capacity.

• Working knowledge of how to apply AI tools for strategic advantage in communications and marketing, paired with sound judgment about their ethical use, including accuracy, attribution, and protection of the Pacific Institute's research credibility and organizational voice.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Marketing, Public Relations, Journalism, Public Policy, or a related field.

• Advanced degree preferred but not required. Equivalent professional experience will be considered.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Outstanding writing and editing skills with the ability to synthesize complex information for diverse audiences and formats.

• Strategic thinker who is equally comfortable setting direction and rolling up their sleeves to execute.

• Demonstrated ability to set priorities, manage competing demands, make decisions with confidence and transparency, and advocate for the marketing and communications functions at the executive level.

• Deep understanding of digital communications, social media strategy, website management, email marketing, content management systems, and analytics platforms.

• Experience with brand management, visual identity, organizational positioning, and marketing infrastructure development.

• Strong interpersonal skills with a collaborative, inclusive approach to leadership.

• Comfort operating in a remote-first environment with a globally distributed team.

• Strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in both internal team practices and external communications.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the nonprofit, philanthropic, or mission-driven sector, with an understanding of resource constraints, funder accountability, and values-driven organizational culture.

• Familiarity with water, climate, environmental sustainability, or natural resource policy issues.

• Experience communicating with diverse audiences including vulnerable communities, elected officials, corporations, community leaders, and the public.

• Experience translating program and organizational impact data into compelling external narratives and cross-functional brand storytelling for funders, partners, and the public.

• Experience managing communications for organizations undergoing growth, transition, or structural change.

• Fluency in other languages.

• Experience working with international organizations, multilateral institutions, or global sustainability networks.

Compensation and Benefits

This position is eligible for paid vacation and benefits. The Pacific Institute offers an excellent compensation package, including a generous health, dental, and Institute-matched retirement plan and a competitive salary that is commensurate with experience and reflects the field. Hiring Range: $150,000 – $170,000 per year. (if selected for an interview, a salary range within our hiring range that is specific to the candidates' geographic location will be shared).

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

The Pacific Institute is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Diversity is a core value at Pacific Institute. We are dedicated to enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusion within our team and culture for two reasons: To stay true to our values and principles: We recognize that historical and current injustices have left out certain voices and perspectives from decision-making about accessing and managing water resources. We acknowledge that the representation of these groups in water-related decision-making and careers is an important step towards addressing past and current injustices. Because Pacific Institute participates in water-related decision-making, we acknowledge that hiring and retaining a diverse staff can contribute to a broader need to address systemic injustices. To better achieve Pacific Institute's mission and vision: We know that having diverse perspectives makes for better research, creative solutions, and can help us achieve our mission. We recognize that a diverse team with varied perspectives, skills, and experiences is essential for generating and scaling innovative ideas that solve increasingly complex challenges. We make a active effort to create an inclusive environment where everyone feels respected, heard, validated, empowered, and celebrated across different identities and cultures. We aim to constantly evolve our approach to DEI to reflect best practices in this work, just as we do with our water and climate research.

As part of this commitment, we request that all candidates include a short statement in their cover letter to address how your addition to our staff would contribute to our DEI efforts.

Communications Manager

Washoe County, NV

Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County

Date Posted: 8/21/2026

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Sunday, September 5

SALARY RANGE: $95,390.57-$166,516.93 per year, depending on experience

THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION (RTC) OF WASHOE COUNTY, NEVADA, an integrated transportation agency that serves as the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), transit authority, and street and highway construction agency invites applications for the position of Communications Manager.

Application Instructions

Interested candidates must submit:

• A completed RTC Employment Application

• A resume

• A letter of interest

Apply online: https://rtcwashoe.com/news/careers/

Incomplete submissions will not be accepted.

Position Overview

Under general direction, this exempt position provides strategic leadership for the RTC's communications function, overseeing internal and external communications, public information, government affairs, branding, digital communications, and creative services.

Reporting to the Director of Planning, the Communications Manager will develop and implement the agency's communications strategy, create an annual communications work plan, and lead initiatives that strengthen collaboration, improve organizational efficiency, and support the Executive Director's vision, Board priorities, and Strategic Plan. Working closely with the Director of Planning, this position serves as the agency's communications leader—providing strategic guidance, leading cross-functional communications initiatives, and managing a team responsible for public information, government affairs, graphic design, and web communications.

You'll lead a talented multidisciplinary team that includes two Senior Graphic & Web Designers, a Government Affairs Officer, and a Public Information Officer—fostering collaboration, developing staff, and building the processes and workflows that enable the team to deliver exceptional communications across the agency.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a strategic, collaborative communications leader who excels at building relationships, developing communication strategies, and creating systems that improve organizational effectiveness. They bring experience advising executive leadership, managing high-performing teams, navigating complex stakeholder environments, and translating organizational priorities into clear, compelling communications. This individual is equally comfortable developing long-term strategy, leading change initiatives, and rolling up their sleeves to support day-to-day communications needs.

Key Responsibilities

Duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Develop and implement RTC's comprehensive communications strategy, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities and Board direction.

• Create and manage the department's annual communications work plan, establishing priorities, timelines, and measurable outcomes.

• Lead, mentor, and develop the Communications team while fostering collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.

• Establish department workflows, project intake processes, and operational efficiencies that improve communication and service delivery across the agency.

• Partner with departments to develop strategic communications that support agency initiatives, projects, public engagement, and organizational goals.

• Serve as a strategic communications advisor to executive leadership, providing guidance on messaging, stakeholder engagement, and sensitive communications.

• Oversee media relations, public information, government affairs, branding, website content, digital communications, graphic design, publications, and marketing initiatives.

• Coordinate communications supporting the RTC Board of Commissioners and build productive relationships with elected officials, community partners, media organizations, and governmental agencies.

• Monitor communications performance, recommend innovative solutions, and ensure compliance with public records laws, accessibility requirements, and branding standards.

• Manage the department budget, consultant contracts, and special communications projects.

Minimum Qualifications

To be considered, candidates must meet one of the following:

• Six (6) years of progressively responsible communications, public information, public affairs, marketing, or related experience, including two (2) years of supervisory experience.

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, Public Administration, or a closely related field.

• Or an equivalent combination of education and experience that demonstrates the ability to successfully perform the essential duties of the position.

• Valid driver's license required.

Benefits Package

• Nevada Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) – 100% agency paid

• Twelve (12) paid holidays

• Employer-subsidized medical, dental, and vision coverage on 31st day of employment (employee only premiums paid 100%)

• Generous vacation, sick, and personal leave

• Life insurance and long-term disability insurance

Nevada does not have a state income tax, and RTC does not participate in Social Security.

About the Selection Process

All applications will be evaluated to identify candidates whose qualifications best match the RTC's needs. The most qualified applicants will be invited to participate in the next phase, which includes:

• A panel interview

• Possible assessment exercises

The RTC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug-Free Workplace.

Public Information & Media Relations Officer

Sugar Land, TX

City of Sugar Land

Date Posted: 8/13/2026

Salary: $87,485.00 - $100,609.00 Annually

Job Type: Full-Time

Job Number: 2400331

Department: Communications and Community Engagement

Division: Communications

Opening Date: 08/12/2026

Closing Date: 8/29/2026 5:00 PM Central

The City of Sugar Land is seeking a full-time Public Information & Media Relations Officer in the Communication & Community Engagement Department.

As the Public Information & Media Relations Officer, you'll help tell Sugar Land's story, build meaningful connections with the community and media, and keep residents informed when it matters most. Bring your creativity, strategic thinking, and passion for communication to a role where your voice can make a difference!

Why Should You Join Our Team?

Our trailblazing culture focuses on our employees, our citizens and the services we provide to our community. We are a data-driven and innovative full-service municipality located approximately 20 miles southwest of downtown Houston that invests in our team and offers real opportunities for career growth. We pay our Public Information & Media Relations Officer a salary of $87,485 - $100,609, depending on experience and qualifications. We also offer great benefits and perks available on your first day of employment, including: City-subsidized health benefits; life and disability insurance; a variety of voluntary benefits; a robust pension plan with TMRS to set you up for a fulfilling retirement; a down-to-earth casual environment and dress code; and a positive team-oriented culture stemming from a long-term commitment to innovation and inclusion.

Benefits At-A-Glance:

• City-subsidized Medical and Dental Insurance with a variety of plan options;

• City-paid Basic Life Insurance @ 1x your annual salary and Long-term Disability;

• Voluntary Vision, Supplemental Life Coverage (for you and your family), Aflac indemnity plans such as Accident, Cancer, Hospitalization and Critical Illness, Short Term Disability and pre-paid legal benefits through Legal Shield;

• 9 paid holidays and up to 3 floating holidays to use at your discretion;

• A generous vacation package with accruals starting on day 1;

• Paid sick leave;

• Paid Parental Leave;

• A robust pension plan with TMRS includes your 7% contribution with 2:1 match by the City;

• You won't contribute to Social Security, but you can further your retirement income by contributing to a Deferred Compensation (457b) plan;

• Longevity pay for each month of service after your first 13 months of employment;

• On-site Wellness facilities and programming (mind, body spirit & financial preparedness); and

• Access to multiple mental health benefits and resources, including a robust EAP…

If we have your attention… Please. Continue. Reading!

Our City Mission:WE ARE TRAILBLAZERS! Relentless in Our Pursuit of Good so that Our Employees, Residents, and Businesses Can Enjoy a Life Better than They Can Even Imagine.

Our Employee Values: Our values ignite passion, drive, and a sense of purpose, fostering a thriving and successful organizational culture!

We follow the BLAZE Values:

• Bold: We encourage each other to be bold in our ideas, decisions, and actions. We embrace innovation and take risks to drive progress.

• Loyal: We are loyal to each other, the City and our Mission and Vision. We support each other to foster a cohesive and collaborative work environment. We celebrate our successes and address the challenges facing us, together.

• Adaptable: We are resilient because we adapt to changing landscapes and market dynamics. We are flexible and understand the need for work-life balance. We embrace new technologies and evolving trends.

• Zealous: We are committed to excellence in all endeavors. We encourage each other to strive for the highest standards of public service, quality, and performance. We hold ourselves, and each other, accountable for our words and actions.

• Empowered: We are empowered with the necessary resources, opportunities, and responsibilities to excel in our roles. We seek out opportunities for development and growth, and help others do the same. We are inclusive, we embrace our differences and recognize the strength that comes from different perspectives and experiences.

We are TrailBLAZErs!

About the City of Sugar Land

The City of Sugar Land, a municipality with a population of 111,026, provides the highest quality of affordable services to meet the needs of its residents. And our citizens agree—the most recent Citizen Satisfaction Survey told us that 95% of our residents love calling Sugar Land home and 10% say that nothing would make their lives better than it already is, but we look to the future and work hard to make our community and the world better than we can even imagine.

Ask yourself: Do you enjoy working with people? Are you organized and detail-oriented? Can you manage your time well and prioritize multiple tasks effectively? Do you embrace change? Do you enjoy working in a professional AND casual environment? Are you an advocate of team-work? If so, please consider applying for the Public Information & Media Relations Officer position today!

As a Public Information & Media Relations Officer, you will:

• Serve as the City's primary spokesperson and lead Public Information Officer (PIO), managing media relations and serving as the official point of contact for media inquiries.

• Develop and execute proactive communications strategies, messaging plans, media outreach, and executive communications that support City priorities, initiatives, and organizational goals.

• Provide strategic communications counsel to executive leadership, department directors, and subject matter experts on media relations, crisis communications, public messaging, and community engagement.

• Develop and maintain proactive media relationships by identifying, pitching, and coordinating news stories with departments across the City that showcase City services, initiatives, projects, accomplishments, and community impact.

• Lead crisis and emergency communications, including serving within the Emergency Operations Center (EOC), coordinating with partner agencies, and developing timely public safety messaging during critical incidents.

• Write and oversee high-quality communications materials, including news releases, speeches, talking points, website content, public notices, executive correspondence, and other public-facing communications.

• Prepare and coach City leadership and subject matter experts for media interviews, press conferences, public presentations, and community meetings while building strong relationships with media and community stakeholders.

• Monitor media coverage, digital platforms, and public sentiment to identify emerging issues, manage reputational risks, and develop proactive communications that enhance public awareness, transparency, and trust.

• Regular on-site attendance is an essential function of this position.

• Required to work as an essential employee before, during and after an emergency or disaster, whether natural or acts of war.

• Stay abreast of, and comply with, all City and departmental policies and procedures.

• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned by Assistant Director and/or their designee(s).

Formal Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Public Administration, Marketing, English, or a closely related field from an accredited college or university.

• Equivalent combinations of education and progressively responsible experience may be considered.

Related Work Experience:

• Five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in public information, media relations communications, journalism, public affairs, emergency communications, or a closely related field.

• Experience working in local government or another public sector organization is preferred.

• Experience serving as a Public Information Officer during emergencies, incidents, or crisis situations is highly desirable.

• Experience developing strategic communications plans, media strategies, executive communications, and digital communications is preferred.

Training (License and/or Certification):

• Valid Texas Driver License.

• FEMA Basic Public Information Officer Certification (or ability to obtain within one year of hire).

The citizens of Sugar Land depend on City employees before, during and after an emergency or disaster to provide or restore essential public services for the health, safety and quality of life for our community. In the event of a wide scale emergency that could impact our community, all employees must be ready to assist in managing the crisis and will be considered essential for the continuity of governmental operations.

Our success is achieved by the courage to do things differently and accept that failure will occur on the path to innovation.

The City of Sugar Land is an equal Opportunity employer.

Director of Communications

Hybrid (Chicago, IL)

Irving Harris Foundation

Date Posted: 8/13/2026

Chaloner has partnered with the Irving Harris Foundation on their search for a Director of Communications.

About Irving Harris Foundation

Irving Harris Foundation (IHF) fuels ideas, leaders and movements led by and for people most impacted by harm. We partner with those who are reimagining systems, centering equity, and shifting power and resources to eliminate racial and gender disparities among pregnant and birthing people, babies, very young children and their families so that they thrive within just and flourishing communities. To realize our vision, Irving Harris Foundation invests approximately $18 million annually in four interconnected areas: Early Childhood, Reproductive Health and Justice, Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health and Jewish Values. To maximize our impact, the Foundation leverages our resources, time, knowledge and influence to further fuel the efforts of our grantee partners centering our core values of justice, courage, persistence, relationships and equity. We work side by side with our partners and foster supportive relationships rooted in trust.

Irving Harris Foundation has four primary strategies: grassroots organizing and movement building to galvanize people-driven movements; advocacy, policy and systems building to address root causes that lead to disparities and shift public and private resource allocation; innovative community centered and led model development and replication to help incubate, launch and sustain new programs, ideas and institutions; and leadership and workforce development to build the capacity of current and future generations of changemakers, especially those from communities most impacted by harm who are best positioned to lead changes rooted in community that address persistent disparities. Irving Harris Foundation is a private foundation based in Chicago and funds in Illinois, nationally and to a limited extent in Israel.

In 2024, the Foundation announced that it will be sunsetting by 2032 after 85+ years in existence. As a spend-down philanthropy working in under-resourced priority areas, IHF invests in systems, policies, capacity building efforts, and leaders so that the impact of our work may endure long after Irving Harris Foundation sunsets. As the Foundation enters the final phases of spending down our assets, we are establishing our sunset programmatic and partner engagement strategies and clarifying our legacy priorities. We seek candidates who have exceptional narrative design and storytelling experience, are detail-oriented, organized and who can contribute to our organizational culture through their lived experience and commitment to racial, gender and economic equity for all. The Foundation is committed to fostering an equitable, inclusive and diverse culture, and seeks candidates who can help the Foundation achieve this aspiration.

Position Summary

IHF seeks a Director of Communications to join its Leadership Team. While IHF has worked with communications consultants and contractors, the Director of Communications will be IHF's first full-time staff communications hire and will help shape and evolve the role. This role will support IHF in advancing its strategic work through spend down, focusing on the critical role IHF's narrative plays in advancing our legacy and philanthropic impact and using communications to leverage our partners' impact now and after we sunset. Additionally, this role will support internal communications including the Foundation team's effective reporting and engagement with the Foundation's Board of Directors.

The Director of Communications will possess a deep commitment to IHF's mission, and be able to identify and implement strategic communications activities that reflect the Foundation's legacy and contribute to change in the reproductive and birth justice, early childhood, infant mental health, and Jewish Values ecosystems through an integrated strategy. In addition, they will be considering how the Foundation's legacy could impact the philanthropic sector. The director will be excited and motivated to pursue innovative approaches and experimental thinking and know how to translate these ideas into a practical course of action.

As a member of the Leadership Team, the Director of Communications will work in collaboration across the organization to create and execute an effective communications strategy that fits the organization today and looks toward the future. The Director of Communications will maintain and elevate IHF's positioning, shape narrative and storytelling, lead projects, provide communications support to staff and when possible, external partners, and determine messaging and communications channels.

The ideal Director of Communications is a compelling storyteller, a voracious consumer of local and national media and a gifted communicator who is intellectually curious and has the facility to write and speak about complex social issues and sectors in a way that inspires action.

Key Responsibilities include:

Strategic Communications, Storytelling and Narrative Development

• Develop the vision for IHF's communications strategy, including articulating a clear internal philosophy on the role of communications and how to use IHF's assets to advance the mission. This should include:

• A roadmap for building our narrative and storytelling process

• A plan to eliminate communications silos and build an ongoing engagement strategy and feedback processes for program team engagement

• Internal communication plan for knowledge sharing and best practices

• An alignment of our language to our values

• A long-term vision for organizational sunsetting communications

• Develop and execute an organization-wide narrative that effectively works across the range of programmatic priorities and incorporates family and practitioner voices shaping the Foundation's narrative. From this narrative strategy, guide, build and counsel leadership on the following:

• Identify storytelling opportunities for the organization and its partners. Build a storytelling framework that aligns with narrative pillars, and the Foundation's principles and practices.

• Create messaging and talking points for team members to support their ability to communicate with external stakeholders in a way that ensures transparency and clarity for our grantees and other partners regarding our priorities, policies and practices as IHF sunsets.

• Write/edit communications and support thought leadership and field building opportunities, leveraging IHF's platform in alignment with the overarching communications strategy.

• Work with the Leadership Team to manage storytelling for Board meetings including building the strategy and approach to presentations and materials. Support goal setting, narrative building and content direction.

• Develop content such as newsletters, annual reports, IHF's website and other high-valuable deliverables.

• Determine analytics and success metrics for all communications work

• Work with and or hire external contractors to support successful implementation of communications tactics organization-wide.

Overall Foundation Effectiveness

• Collaborate across program areas to advance the Foundation's vision, mission, internal and external goals.

• Support updates and revisions to grantmaking processes as IHF continues to advance our commitments to Trust Based Philanthropic practices.

• Participate in full team and relevant Program team meetings.

Foundation Organizational Culture

• Contribute to building an inclusive and equitable organizational culture that is joyful, inclusive, equitable and trusting.

• Support the Foundation's commitment to live into its values of becoming an anti-racist organization.

• Engage and participate in workshops and consultation on racial equity including activities of the Culture Club

Candidate Profile

We recognize that there is a spectrum of lived and professional experience that will set candidates up for success in this role. While no one candidate will have every experience outlined in the position description, ideal candidates will display the following professional and personal qualities, skills, and characteristics:

• Passion for the mission of IHF

• A minimum of 12 years of increasingly responsible communications roles is required. At least five (5) years in a communications leadership role working in close collaboration with senior leaders

• Senior level expertise and experience in the communications field, including proven experience building or evolving a communications function in the mission-driven space

• Values alignment and commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion including proven experience centering equity through strategic communications

• A creative outlook and adaptability to change, be it embracing a shift in strategy or finding new approaches to existing work

• An understanding of the philanthropic sector from experience working directly in a foundation setting or alongside as a partner or grantee is preferred

• Strategic issue-based communications experience in the mental health, reproductive justice, prenatal-to-age-3 (early childhood), multi issue grassroots organizing and movement building policy fields is a plus but not required

• Strong relationship building/relationship management skills. Proven experience working as a proactive partner to field experts, including those with limited communications experience and resources, providing communications ideas, tactics and support

• Demonstrated practice developing, executing and measuring successful and integrated communications plans using a mix of traditional and new strategies and tools. Must be a digital communications expert

• The proven ability to work in a dynamic, and relatively flat organization is essential. This position will both lead and tactically execute.

• A flexible and personable work style.

• Excellent writing skills and the ability to write compelling short and long form content for a range of internal and external audiences, IHF colleagues, grantee audiences, policy influencers, the media and the broader philanthropic community.

This position offers the opportunity to be part of a mission-driven team committed to making a difference in the lives of pregnant and birthing people, infants, young children, and families. We welcome candidates who are passionate about our work and dedicated to creating positive change. We encourage passionate and interested candidates to apply even if you do not meet every qualification.

WHY THE FOUNDATION?

The Foundation offers a competitive salary/benefits package and the opportunity to work with a small, collaborative, and dedicated team.

• Competitive Fulltime Salary – salary range $150,000 - $180,000 and commensurate with experience

• Annual bonus, 3-7%

• Professional Development Opportunities

• Tuition Reimbursement

• 401(K) contributions of 15% after 1 year (no match required)

• Generous employer paid Health, Dental and Vision package

• Vacation accrual of 18 days in year one increasing in year 2

• 10 PO PSSL days (up front) upon hire

• Bank Holidays plus 3 floating holidays

• Closed the week between Christmas and New Year

• Work week 4 ½ days per week

• One in-person collaboration day a week and access to an office at any time

The position is based in Chicago, Illinois. The Director of Communications may travel on occasion.

HOW TO APPLY

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, resume and two-to-three-page writing sample using the application form. Chaloner will review all applicants and, upon qualification, contact you to determine next steps.

Senior Communications Advisor

Hybrid (Washington, DC)

Demand Justice

Date Posted: 8/13/2026

THE OPPORTUNITY

For decades, the right invested billions in capturing the judiciary—and succeeded. They packed the courts with extremists and anti-populist lawyers while progressives failed to mount sufficient resistance.

Today we're living with the consequences: Donald Trump enjoys criminal immunity, Roe v. Wade was overturned, the Voting Rights Act stands gutted, and research shows that federal courts overwhelmingly rule in favor of corporations over working people.

Now Trump is taking it further. Run-of-the-mill extremist nominees are no longer enough—judicial nominees must now show their loyalty to Trump above all else. He is determined not just to break the law, but to dismantle it—attacking institutions, individuals, and anyone standing in his way.

This moment requires aggressive, strategic, and disruptive opposition to the dismantling and corruption of the rule of law by Trump and his cronies.

Demand Justice is at the helm of this fight – fighting to win back our courts so that we can take back our country.

Demand Justice seeks a Senior Communications Advisor to lead a robust communications program that builds public support for a judiciary that serves the people, not the powerful.

The Senior Communications Advisor will develop and lead communications strategies that accelerate Demand Justice's objectives, expand the organization's reach and brand, and drive the national conversation around court reform.

This is an incredible opportunity to play a key role in an unapologetic, innovative organization fighting to protect our rights and democracy and make sure the courts work for all.

WHO WE ARE

Demand Justice is a bold, disruptive advocacy organization that wages advocacy and media campaigns. We use all our organizational tools — a c3, c4 and PAC — to stiffen the spines of those in power to fight for the rule of law and move the entire public discourse of the courts towards reform.

Demand Justice's Core Mission:

• Expose Trump's court takeover: Force a public reckoning about the right-wing's capture of our courts and Trump's authoritarian grip on judicial power; shock, educate, and activate a progressive base to invest in the fight for our courts.

• Hold Democrats accountable: Ensure Democrats in power and running for office stand up and fight back—rewarding them when they do and fearlessly holding them accountable when they don't.

• Build support for bold reforms: Propose and build consensus around bold reforms to the Supreme Court, lower courts, and the judicial system generally.

• Fight Trump's Court nominees, including any second-term nominees to the Supreme Court.

WHO YOU ARE

• A Politically Savvy Communications Expert. You have deep experience developing and leading communications strategies in politicized environments, whether that be on campaigns, on the Hill, or in a progressive advocacy organization. You can navigate high-level politics and complex relationships with levels of nuance.

• A Bold, Creative Strategist with Relentless Drive. You have an unyielding drive for results and a knack for boldness and creativity. You channel your energy and competitiveness into developing an abundance of strategies and ideas that are creative, strategic, and ambitious – and help move the needle.

• A Tireless Campaigner and Consumer of Media. You have a passion for justice and holding those in power accountable. You understand the strategy behind campaign communications and seek working in dynamic environments where the pace and energy feel more campaign than nonprofit. You have your pulse on the media and shifts in public opinion and are first to identify an opportunity – along with a plan for how to insert your principal's voice into breaking news.

• A Trusted Resource and Relationship Builder. You are intentional about cultivating and maintaining relationships with media and key influencers. You have a reputation for being responsive and a trusted resource for reporters.

• A Thought Partner and Collaborator. You value thought partnership to test ideas, sharpen strategies, and solve complex challenges together. You like collaborating with colleagues across teams and will utilize their research and analyses to create media opportunities and inform messaging.

• An Excellent People Manager. You actively create an environment where people feel included and supported in their work. You understand how to motivate and manage staff, vendors, and consultants to deliver high-quality, compelling work.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• In partnership with the President, develop ambitious communications goals and strategies and drive implementation across a variety of channels, including earned media, social media, and paid communications.

• Collaborate with senior leadership to ensure communications are aligned with the organization's strategic objectives.

• Identify and create opportunities to insert Demand Justice's voice and perspective into breaking news and emerging courts-related issues.

• Drive a robust earned media plan that translates strategies and concepts into well-designed, compelling pitches that lead to placements in strategic outlets.

• Distill complex legal and policy information into accessible, compelling content, ranging from paid ads to policy reports to social media graphics, that elevates the issues and Demand Justice's profile.

• Produce high-quality, timely written communications content, including press releases, media advisories, statements, reports, and talking points.

• Oversee Demand Justice's website, branding, social media, and other owned platforms.

• Manage a Press Secretary, Manager of Digital and Creative Content, website vendor, and closely collaborate with consultants.

• In partnership with the Manager of Digital and Creative Content, develop a comprehensive social media strategy to define target audiences, tone of voice, and goals for overall performance.

• Cultivate and maintain strong external relationships with media and key influencers.

• Coordinate with external partners on joint press and media strategies and activities.

KEY QUALIFICATIONS

• 12+ years of communications experience in politics and/or advocacy campaigns.

• A keen understanding of complex political environments and campaign communications.

• Demonstrated experience in managing strategic communications campaigns and media relations.

• Experience in digital and media strategy, with demonstrated experience in managing multi-channel content strategies, engagement efforts, and public relations.

• A strong instinct for powerful storytelling and how language motivates and persuades audiences.

• Track record of building relationships with reporters and successfully positioning subject matter with the media to achieve high-impact placements.

• Superior communication skills, both written and oral, with the ability to tailor messaging and distill complex information into concise and compelling language and content.

• Adept in using research, legal analysis, policy, and other data-informed resources to conceptualize messaging that appeals to a diverse set of audiences.

• Superb interpersonal skills and the ability to cultivate relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, including media, influencers, and coalition partners.

• Skilled in distilling high-level goals and concepts into clear direction for direct reports and vendors.

• Results-oriented with a proven ability to perform well under pressure and excellent judgment.

• Willingness and ability to respond to breaking news, often outside the workday.

• Sense of humor and positive attitude.

• Commitment to the mission of Demand Justice.

COMPENSATION, LOCATION, AND STRUCTURE

Annual compensation for this role is between $175,000-$205,000 based on experience, as well as a generous benefits package, including medical, vision, and dental insurance provided by the employer and matching 401K.

Demand Justice is a hybrid workplace, and this role is expected to be in the Washington, DC office three to four days a week.

The Senior Communications Advisor reports directly to the President.

HOW TO APPLY

Demand Justice is partnering with Grossman Solutions in this search. To apply for this role, submit a resume and a compelling cover letter at grossmansolutions.applytojob.com/apply. The cover letter should be concise, compelling, and outline the specific ways in which you would be a good fit for this position. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis.

Demand Justice is dedicated to building a team of diverse individuals and committed to providing a workplace of mutual respect and inclusion. Demand Justice's work environment is safe and open to all employees and partners, respecting the full spectrum of race, color, religious creed, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, political affiliation, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and all other classifications protected by law in the locality and/or state in which you are working.

Communications Associate

Hybrid (Washington, DC)

Campaign Legal Center (CLC)

Date Posted: 8/13/2026

Salary Range: $64,787.00 To $87,654.00 Annually

Campaign Legal Center (CLC) is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing democracy through law. CLC is seeking a Communications Associate to serve as the communications team liaison with legal and policy staff responsible for the Campaign Finance and Ethics portfolio. The Communications Associate will develop communications strategies and content in their portfolio area, working closely with programmatic colleagues to amplify CLC's work on Campaign Finance and Ethics, advance the organization's profile to policymaker and donors audiences, and elevate the organization's thought leadership on these core issues more broadly.

Please submit resume and brief cover letter that particularly includes: 1) your interest in working on campaign finance and government ethics issues and 2) how you have built and maintained positive working relationships with colleagues working on legal, policy, or other programmatic work.

Role Description

This position requires attention to detail, strong project management, excellent writing skills and a proven track record of working effectively across teams, as well as strong knowledge of the current and historic legal landscape of campaign finance and ethics. The Communications Associate role reports to the Sr. Manager, Communications and will work closely with the VP, Communications; Sr. Director, Communications and the entire Communications team. The position requires the capacity to work some nights/weekends when necessary for rapid response. Preference is for candidates in the Washington, D.C. area who can work on a hybrid schedule (in-office at least one day per week), but fully remote will be considered for exceptional candidates.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as primary point of contact from the Communications team to program staff working on Campaign Finance and Ethics and lead project manager for strategic communications plans related to Campaign Finance and Ethics

• Liaise between communications and program staff to coordinate, review and refine all written content related to Campaign Finance and Ethics

• Develop communications plans, own review processes and collaborate with colleagues to ensure timely production of all deliverables related to Campaign Finance and Ethics

• Collaborate with other communications staff as well as legal and policy colleagues to write and edit high-quality written materials including short-form blogs and updates, longer-form analysis pieces, media newsletters, quotes, press releases, case pages, fact sheets and other communications products

• Partner with communications colleagues as well as program colleagues to craft organizational positioning and messaging that respond to emerging and growing threats to government institutions

• Coordinate with program colleagues on Campaign Finance and Ethics reports, case studies or memos, contributing to the content and ensuring effective rollout

• Edit content for AP style and grammar, as well as DEI values and messaging and brand guidance

• Closely follow developments and news related to the Campaign Finance and Ethics portfolio

• Track all programmatic and policy actions at the federal, state and local levels related to Campaign Finance and Ethics and keep the communications team apprised of key developments

• Make regular updates to CLC's website and provide strategic guidance and draft copy for web, email, and social media platforms

Requirements

• At least 1-3 years of communications or journalism experience

• Strong project management skills

• Excellent writing and editing skills, including the ability to write quick and accurate content that is SEO- and GEO-optimized and draws on tested messaging

• Solid understanding of campaign finance and ethics issues and a desire to learn more, as well as the ability to quickly learn nuances in the work

• Experience understanding and explaining legal or legislative concepts

• Proven track record of building trust, building positive and respectful relationships with colleagues, and liaising and collaborating effectively within and across departments

• Stellar attention to detail and ability to juggle multiple projects at once

• An openness to new ideas and differing approaches

• Demonstrated ability to receive feedback, ensure accountability, and continually adapt, grow, learn and improve

• A commitment to CLC's mission

Compensation and Benefits

Salary Range: 64,787 - 87,654

Campaign Legal Center is committed to fostering a workplace that supports every team member's personal and professional well-being. Our compensation is competitive and placement within the posted salary range is commensurate with experience. Additionally, we provide a comprehensive and inclusive benefits package tailored to meet the diverse needs of our staff.

Some of our benefits include:

• Generous health, dental, and vision insurance with low employee premiums

• A 401(k) retirement plan with a dollar-for-dollar match up to 6%, with immediate vesting

• 20 vacation days, 12 sick days, and 3 floating holidays annually

• 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave, 10 days of bereavement leave, and 8 weeks of sabbatical leave for those who qualify

• Office closures for all federal holidays, plus typically a week in late summer, and a week in the winter.

• Flexible Spending and Dependent Care Accounts

• A $1,000 annual professional development stipend and bar membership reimbursement

• A $500 annual technology allowance

• Pre-tax metro smart benefits

• New family and family planning support, including reimbursement for travel to access legal reproductive healthcare

• An Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with free, confidential support for personal, financial, and family matters.

At CLC, we believe that caring for our team is essential to sustaining our mission. We strive to create a culture where everyone can thrive inside and outside work.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Campaign Legal Center (CLC) is an equal opportunity employer committed to maintaining a nondiscriminatory work environment. CLC is proud to be an inclusive organization. It does not make hiring or advancement, or other employment decisions, based on race, national origin, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, familial status or responsibilities, personal appearance, pregnancy, political affiliation, ancestry, military or veteran status, genetic information, disability, record of arrest or conviction, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, District of Columbia, or local law. This policy applies to all aspects of employment including, but not limited to, recruitment, selection, job assignment, compensation, promotion, termination, benefits, and training.

Disclaimer: This description of the position summary, key responsibilities, benefits, and compensation is intended to provide an overview of this position and is not all inclusive. The incumbent in this position will be expected to perform other duties as required. Responsibilities may change over time. This description of the position summary, key responsibilities, benefits, and compensation is provided for informational purposes only and does not form the basis of a contract.

Communications Director

Hybrid (Austin, TX)

The Trail Conservancy

Date Posted: 8/10/2026

Reports to: Chief of External Affairs

Direct report: Marketing Supervisor

Classification: Full-time, exempt

Hiring range: $90,000–$95,000, depending on relevant experience

Schedule: Generally 40 hours per week, with flexibility and occasional evening and weekend work for TTC events and significant communications needs

Work location: Hybrid office and home

Benefits: Health Insurance (100% coverage for employee’s medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) eligibility + up to 2% match with vesting period

Paid leave: 120 hours of paid time off, 11 paid holidays, and TTC’s annual office closure between December 25 and New Year’s Day

About The Trail Conservancy

The Trail Conservancy’s mission is to protect, enhance, and connect the Ann and Roy Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail at Lady Bird Lake for the benefit of all.

In partnership with the City of Austin and the community, TTC cares for one of Austin’s most used and beloved public spaces. Our work includes ecological restoration, capital improvements, operations and maintenance, community programs, public events, and long-term stewardship of the Trail.

The Opportunity

The Trail Conservancy is entering an important period of growth, guided by an ambitious 2026–2031 strategic plan. The Communications Director will help shape how Austin understands TTC’s mission, impact, partnerships, and vision for the Trail.

Reporting to the Chief of External Affairs, the Director will lead TTC’s integrated communications and marketing strategy, supervise the Marketing Supervisor, and manage the systems and external partners needed to carry out the work. This role combines strategic leadership with hands-on execution, including advising senior leaders, overseeing content and digital channels, strengthening media and community engagement, and guiding communications during complex public issues.

Key Responsibilities

Communications Strategy and Leadership

• Develop and lead an annual communications and marketing plan aligned with TTC’s strategic plan and External Affairs priorities.

• Identify key audiences and establish clear objectives, messages, and strategies for each.

• Serve as a strategic communications adviser to the Chief of External Affairs, CEO, leadership team, and other staff.

• Partner with the Chief of External Affairs on communications related to City partnerships, public affairs, government relations, and issues affecting the Trail.

• Establish editorial, approval, and planning processes that promote accuracy, consistency, responsiveness, and appropriate executive oversight.

• Set measurable communications goals, monitor performance, and recommend adjustments based on data, community feedback, and emerging needs.

Brand, Content, and Digital Communications

• Steward TTC’s brand, voice, visual identity, and core messages across all channels.

• Lead an integrated content strategy that communicates TTC’s mission, impact, projects, programs, partnerships, and community value.

• Provide strategic oversight of TTC’s website, email, social media, digital advertising, publications, signage, direct mail, video, and other communications platforms.

• Guide the creation and editing of press materials, project communications, community updates, fundraising materials, organizational reports, and multimedia content.

• Ensure communications are accurate, accessible, inclusive, respectful, and appropriate for their intended audiences.

• Maintain clear standards for written, visual, digital, and multimedia communications.

• Manage communications consultants, photographers, and other external partners.

Media Relations and Reputation Management

• Develop productive relationships with reporters, editors, producers, community media, and other communications partners.

• Identify opportunities for earned media, interviews, public presentations, thought leadership, and community storytelling.

• Draft and coordinate press releases, media advisories, statements, responses to inquiries, interview preparation, and spokesperson materials.

• Prepare leaders to represent TTC and serve as a TTC spokesperson as needed.

• Monitor media coverage, misinformation, stakeholder concerns, and emerging issues that could affect TTC’s work or reputation.

• Maintain crisis and issues-communications plans and coordinate messaging during sensitive or rapidly changing situations in partnership with the Chief of External Affairs, CEO, and other appropriate leaders.

Organizational Partnership and Fundraising Support

• Partner with Development and other departments to plan and produce clear, compelling communications for fundraising, membership, sponsorships, donor stewardship, projects, programs, events, and community engagement.

• Coordinate donor-recognition commitments across signage, publications, the website, media materials, and digital channels.

• Translate complex projects, organizational priorities, decisions, and public issues into accessible narratives for staff and board to use in the community.

• Lead the production and execution of an annual impact report

Team and Operational Leadership

• Supervise and develop the Marketing Supervisor through clear expectations, regular feedback, coaching, workload planning, and professional-development support.

• Coordinate the work of communications interns, contractors, and agency partners.

• Develop and manage the communications portion of the External Affairs budget.

• Establish realistic project timelines, clarify responsibilities, and help departments plan communications needs in advance.

• Foster a collaborative environment in which employees can share ideas, raise concerns, and produce high-quality work.

• Attend and support selected TTC activities and events, including occasional evening and weekend commitments.

• Perform other responsibilities reasonably related to the position.

What You Will Need

• Approximately seven or more years of experience in communications, public relations, marketing, journalism, public affairs, or a related field.

• At least two years of experience supervising employees or leading the work of communications professionals, consultants, or substantial cross-functional teams.

• Demonstrated success developing and implementing an organization-wide communications strategy.

• Excellent writing, editing, presentation, and verbal communication skills.

• Experience with media relations, executive communications, reputation management, or sensitive communications issues.

• Experience managing digital communications and using data to improve results.

• Strong project-management and decision-making skills.

• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and respectfully with audiences from varied backgrounds and perspectives.

Relevant professional experience may have been gained through employment, consulting, freelance work, community leadership, military service, education, or other settings. A particular college degree is not required.

Experience That Would Be Helpful

• Communications experience in a nonprofit, public-sector, civic, environmental, parks, cultural, advocacy, or other public-serving organization.

• Experience communicating about government partnerships, public projects, fundraising, memberships, sponsorships, or capital initiatives.

• Familiarity with Austin’s communities, civic environment, or media landscape.

• Experience with common website, email, social media, analytics, media monitoring, design, and project management platforms.

We know that qualified candidates bring different combinations of experience. Applicants who meet many, but not every, preferred qualification are encouraged to apply.

Application Process

Applications must be submitted through TTC’s application portal by 5pm on Friday, September 4, 2026. If you have trouble with the portal, you can send your application via email to apply-ac767146ff5c@the-trail-conservancy.breezy-mail.com.

Please submit:

• A resume

• A brief cover letter or statement describing your interest and relevant experience

• Two work/ writing samples or a link to a professional portfolio

Professional references will be requested only from candidates who advance to the finalist stage and will not be contacted without notice.

To support a consistent and equitable process, please do not contact TTC employees or board members directly about the position.

Equal Employment Opportunity and Accommodations

The Trail Conservancy is an equal-opportunity employer. TTC considers applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, ethnicity, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.

TTC is committed to providing reasonable accommodations during the application process and employment. Applicants who need an accommodation may contact info@thetrailconservancy.org.

Communications Strategist

Hybrid (Detroit, MI)

ACLU of Michigan

Date Posted: 8/10/2026

For over one hundred years, the ACLU has been at the forefront of every major civil liberties fight in our country’s history. The ACLU of Michigan, founded in 1959, is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, public interest organization dedicated to the defense and expansion of civil liberties and civil rights in Michigan. Whether it’s reducing the prison and jail population, achieving full equality for the LGBTQ community, reducing immigration detention, or ending unjust laws that strip people of their fundamental right to vote, we take up the toughest civil liberties issues to defend all individuals from government abuse and overreach. We are a passionate, highly motivated group of lawyers, public policy experts, lobbyists, community organizers, communicators, and fundraisers, and we’re looking for exceptional talent to join our team.

This is an incredibly exciting time to join the ACLU of Michigan. As an organization, we believe that our work in becoming a more equitable, diverse, and inclusive workplace that centers a sense of belonging is a perpetual journey rather than a destination.

Position overview

The Communications Strategist works closely with colleagues across the Communications, Legal, and Political departments to create and execute media strategies and support digital strategy. This person should have a keen sense of how media relations work, expert writing skills, and a deep passion for social justice issues. This is a full-time position reporting directly to the Deputy Communication Director and based at our Detroit office.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Create and execute communications strategy in concert with program staff and across departments.

• Build an effective communications strategy that mobilizes supporters, inspires and persuades target audiences, and isolates opposition to advance advocacy goals.

• Proactively lead production of communications content, including talking points, media advisories, press releases, op-eds, letters to the editor, blogs, emails, remarks and quotes, in addition to providing digital content support.

Media Strategy and Editorial Support:

• Collaborate across departments and teams to create and execute traditional media plans for priority issue areas, litigation, legislative advocacy, reports, and special projects.

• Cultivate relationships with reporters, secure media coverage and respond to incoming media requests; develop and pitch stories.

• Respond to breaking news and lead rapid response, often requiring sensitive judgment calls in emerging civil liberties and civil rights crises, including occasionally after hours and on weekends.

• Identify opportunities for ACLU involvement and amplification through media monitoring.

• Develop messaging that is guided by ACLU values, best practices, research, and polling.

• Support spokespeople, including clients and colleagues, through media preparation and training.

• Plan, staff, and manage events with media, including press conferences, rallies, and reporter briefings.

• Draft collateral for media, including press releases and advisories.

• Draft letters to the editor and op-eds as needed.

Digital Support:

• Support the execution of digital strategy across campaigns, litigation, legislative advocacy, reports, and special projects.

• Propose and/or co-develop digital collateral, including multimedia products, blog posts, website and social media copy, reports, and one-pagers.

• Ensure the Communications Department’s digital team is aware of key moments, messages, and updates for your assigned issue areas.

• Co-lead the tracking of communications activities, including media engagement and outreach, press events, and building analytics reports.

• Identify digital opportunities and work in coordination with digital colleagues to conceptualize, script and produce content relating to civil liberties and civil rights issues.

• Help flag social media developments requiring press or social media responses for colleagues during rapid response moments.

• Support paid digital ad plans that supplement communications strategy.

Experience and Qualifications

• At least three years of media experience or related field including public relations or marketing;

• Exceptional writing and communications skills, including ability to translate complex ideas into understandable messages that inform, engage and persuade targeted audiences;

• Ability to apply political acumen in identifying target audiences for communications tactics that influence policymakers and shape policy decisions on key ACLU issues;

• Bring strong news judgment and ability to understand and stay abreast of an evolving political landscape;

• Exceptional organization skills with an ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment while managing several projects;

• A strategic, creative, and forward-looking thinker, who is nimble in their approach and able to manage shifting priorities;

• Experience using public opinion research to frame issues and develop messages a plus;

• Experience with or commitment to ethical storytelling; and

• Ability to work flexible hours and travel when necessary.

Personal Characteristics

• Committed to advancing the ACLU’s values, mission, goals and programs, with an understanding of the range of civil liberties issues and their implications;

• A commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion;

• Values the individual and respects differences of race, ethnicity, age, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, ability, and socio-economic circumstance; and

• A team player that inspires collaboration, functions decisively, and aspires to grow professionally.

Compensation and Benefits

This position has a salary of $75,000 annually. Excellent benefits, including health, vision, and dental insurance and a 401(k)-retirement plan with matching contributions, an individual professional development budget, and an employee assistant program are provided. The ACLU also facilitates a wide range of nationwide employee resource groups.

The ACLU of Michigan values the flexibility of hybrid work while maintaining strong in-person collaboration. Team members are expected to work at the office one day a week and live within reasonable commuting distance to ensure they can support urgent onsite needs when necessary.

We want to hear from you

We know that not all strong candidates will have every skill we list. That’s OK. We still want to hear from you. Research shows that women, non-binary people, and people of color are less likely to apply for a position if they don’t meet every skill listed. At the ACLU of Michigan, we believe our collective differences enable us to make better decisions, drive innovation, and deliver better programmatic results. We are committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and equitable state and nation, and we know that begins with us doing the work ourselves.

How to Apply

Send a cover letter, resume, and writing sample to openpositions@aclumich.org. We will begin reviewing job applications August 27, 2026. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The ACLU of Michigan is an equal opportunity employer. We value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. The ACLU encourages applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, veteran status, or record of arrest or conviction.

Senior Account Executive

Remote

Miller Ink

Date Posted: 8/10/2026

The work

American public life is more divided than it has been in generations. A growing field of foundations, researchers, and practitioners is working to change that — building trust across lines of difference, strengthening civic institutions, and helping people find common ground with those they disagree with.

Miller Ink helps them get heard.

We’re hiring a Senior Account Executive to lead client work in this space. You’ll help position advocates, researchers, and changemakers whose work depends on being credible to audiences across the political spectrum — which makes this some of the most demanding and most interesting communications work in the field. Pitching a story that lands equally well with a progressive outlet and a conservative one is genuinely hard. If that challenge appeals to you, keep reading.

You’ll also work across Miller Ink’s broader portfolio, which spans crisis communications, public affairs, technology, real estate, and nonprofits.

What you’ll do

• Strategy. Build and execute communications strategies across earned and owned media. Track what’s working, refine what isn’t, and spot opportunities as they emerge.

• Writing. Draft and edit op-eds, pitches, press releases, talking points, blogs, and social content. Strong writing is the center of this job, not a side requirement.

• Media. Develop real relationships with reporters and build media strategies that reflect how coverage actually happens.

• Client leadership. Serve as a primary point of contact — setting expectations, managing timelines, and steering account teams toward work that exceeds what clients thought they were getting.

• Team leadership. Mentor junior colleagues, give feedback that makes them better, and coordinate designers, vendors, and outside partners on integrated campaigns.

Who we’re looking for

You have at least five years of professional experience in communications, public relations, journalism, government, political campaigns, or a related field, plus a bachelor’s degree.

• You’re an exceptional writer. This is the requirement we bend on least. We’ll ask for samples.

• You can write to people who don’t already agree with you. Much of our work only succeeds if it reaches across divides. Comfort operating outside a single political register is essential.

• You’re organized and accountable. You manage several projects at once, you hit deadlines, and details don’t slip past you.

• You’re good with people. Clients, colleagues, reporters, and junior staff all need to want to work with you.

• You’ve managed or mentored others — or you’re ready to. If you’ve supervised junior staff, great. If you’re a journalist or in-house communicator who hasn’t yet had direct reports but has the instincts and wants to build the skill, we’re interested. Tell us how you think about it.

Crisis communications experience is a plus but not required.

A note for people coming from adjacent fields

Some of our strongest colleagues arrived from newsrooms, Capitol Hill, campaigns, and nonprofit communications teams rather than from agencies. If you’ve spent years covering civic life, faith, or polarization as a reporter, or running communications inside a mission-driven organization, you may be a better fit for this role than your résumé suggests. Apply.

Why Miller Ink

• Compensation: $100,000 starting, with genuine advancement potential. We promote from within.

• Benefits: Generous medical, dental, and vision plans; retirement plan with company profit sharing; competitive paid time off.

• Hybrid: In-office time that builds real working relationships, with flexibility around it.

• Mentorship over perks: At a moment when puppies and beer pong pass for benefits, we’ve focused on what we think matters more — mentoring people, creating professional opportunities, and building a culture that delivers for clients and colleagues alike. We were named a Best Place to Work in 2022 and we’ve worked to stay one.

• Clients who matter: Our work supports organizations changing lives at real scale.

Salary

$100,000 starting, with genuine advancement potential.

How to Apply

Send a resume, a brief note on why this role interests you, and two writing samples — ideally one persuasive piece (op-ed, pitch, or advocacy writing) — to eliana@miller-ink.com.

You can also apply on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4446449261/

Manager, Strategic Communications

Hybrid (Boston, MA)

Third Sector New England (TSNE)

Date Posted: 8/10/2026

Overview

Third Sector New England, Inc. (TSNE) (tsne.org) is working to build a more just, equitable society. We do this by providing capacity building services, consulting and training services, and operational support for hundreds of nonprofits, foundations, community-based groups, and others working for social change. We are partners and colleagues working collaboratively to support areas critical for organizations, including property management, leadership development and support, finance and accounting, human resources, and organizational development. We live by our values as an organization, and are committed to identifying, including, and valuing the unique skills, perspectives and knowledge of each member of our team.

About our Values:

• Justice - A just society is one in which all people have the dignity, resources, power, and self-determination to fully thrive. We seek to create a more just world in all of our work.

• Progress - We commit our resources, expertise, and energy to delivering high quality support and services that make movement toward a more just world possible.

• Impact - We work collaboratively with others to build the capacity and sustainability of organizations who work toward social good.

Responsibilities

The Manager, Strategic Communications, plays a key leadership role in strengthening TSNE’s brand presence, managing integrated communications projects, and promoting mission-aligned services. This role leads content development and organizational storytelling strategies that elevate TSNE’s identity, engage priority audiences, and support the Advancement department’s strategic goals.

This position oversees content pipelines and manages marketing initiatives across TSNE’s core service lines, including consulting and training, fiscal sponsorship, shared services, and property services. Working closely with Strategic Communications, Advancement, and program and service teams, the Manager ensures that content is clear, values-aligned, and tailored to target audiences.

The Manager also serves as project manager for communications initiatives and as a lead collaborator across internal departments to deliver coordinated, equity-centered messaging and campaigns.

Essential Functions

Brand Stewardship & Content Leadership – 30%

• Serve as lead writer and editor for branded content across platforms, including web, email, blog, social media, and printed materials.

• Serve as the editor and manager of TSNE's email marketing strategy.

• Maintain consistent tone, voice, and brand application across all departments, campaigns, and service areas.

• Partner with program and service teams to co-create stories that elevate TSNE's consulting and training, fiscal sponsorship, shared services, property services, and advocacy work.

• Develop audience-specific messages for nonprofits, funders, partners, and internal stakeholders.

• Lead TSNE's external webinar series, highlighting TSNE's thought leadership and service lines.

• In close partnership with the Director, support implementation of internal communications strategies.

Project Management & Campaign Execution – 30%

• Serve as project manager for multichannel marketing campaigns and strategic content initiatives.

• Create and manage editorial calendars, timelines, and workflows for recurring communications projects, including the production of TSNE reports and publications.

• Coordinate cross-functional communications tasks across teams and consultants.

• Lead campaign planning and post-campaign assessments in collaboration with the Senior Director.

• Manage content briefs and intake processes for service promotions, events, and thought leadership assets.

Marketing for Programs & Services – 25%

• Lead content and campaign development to market TSNE's services, including consulting and training, fiscal sponsorship, shared services, and property services.

• Collaborate with service line leads to identify marketing goals, define audience needs, and tailor value propositions.

• In partnership with the Senior Associate, write, edit, and produce promotional materials including flyers, service guides, landing pages, video content, and client-facing messaging.

• Support Advancement team efforts to integrate service marketing with donor, policy, and sector engagement strategies.

People and Vendor Management, Project Oversight & Team Support - 15%

• Provide project-level guidance to the Senior Associate on designated communications deliverables, while formal supervision remains with the Senior Director.

• Manage consultant and vendor relationships to ensure timely deliverables, strategic alignment, and cost-effective outcomes.

• Support team workflows, project prioritization, and coordination across communications initiatives as needed.

Complete other tasks and projects related to the position, as needed.

Qualifications

Many folks who are impacted by biased professionalism standards, such as women, LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, and individuals with disabilities, tend to only submit an application if they meet every requirement listed. At TSNE, we are always looking for enthusiastic candidates who are the best fit for the role, both culturally and through experience. If you believe you’d be a good addition to our team, we look forward to your application!

Required:

• At least 4 years of experience in brand strategy, communications, content marketing, project management, or a related field, with at least 2 years of supervisory experience.

• Demonstrated experience managing complex communications initiatives from concept through execution.

• Strong writing, editing, and storytelling skills across multiple formats and audiences.

• Familiarity with marketing tools, CRMs, editorial calendars, analytics tools, and design collaboration platforms.

• Experience working with or in service to nonprofits, foundations, or community-based organizations.

• Ability to adapt to dynamic organizational environments; agile, realistic, and practical when priorities shift.

• High emotional intelligence, diplomacy, and the ability to work collaboratively or independently.

• Demonstrated commitment to racial equity, social justice, and inclusive communications practices.

Preferred:

• Experience marketing consulting, training, and/or professional services.

• Background in journalism, content strategy, nonprofit marketing, or advocacy communications.

• Knowledge of audience segmentation, user-centered design, or storytelling for systems change.

You also believe in and embody our organizational values and the below core competencies:

• Communication – The ability to effectively exchange ideas, concepts, facts, and data with diverse audiences.

• High standard of integrity, ethics, and professionalism – The highest standards of integrity, ethical practices and professionalism are demonstrated in all aspects of work, including interactions with others, decision-making, and the development and delivery of work product. The ability to integrate core values, equity, integrity and accountability throughout all organizational practices.

• Relationship management – The ability to develop and nurture positive, productive relationships with others.

• Collaboration – The ability to collaborate vertically and horizontally throughout the organization and with others.

• Technologically and organizationally functional – Computer skills and demonstrates willingness to learn additional, specific platforms. Also understands and follows the policies and procedures applicable to all staff.

And a strong combination of the following qualifications:

• Soft Skills including exceptional discretion and judgment. Effective verbal and written communication skills with a wide audience. Ability to build productive and successful range of relationships and effectively serve in roles ranging from trusted advisor, teammate, subject matter expert and to coach.

• Demonstrate cultural awareness and some understanding of fostering an inclusive, culturally sensitive, environment. Willing to ask questions, learn, and constructively share and accept feedback. Must be adaptable to a range of audiences and dynamics.

• Just do good work by providing high quality work in fast-paced environment. Strong analytical skills are necessary. Must be flexible and able to manage multiple changing priorities and projects, and be organized and detail oriented. Provide excellent customer service by being on-time and accurate.

Physical Demands/Work Environment

The physical demands described for this position are that of a typical office environment. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. Ability to sit and/or stand for extended periods of time in front of a computer screen is an essential aspect of the position. There may be a need to lift and/or move materials or equipment.

Location: Work will be performed between our office located at the NonProfit Center at 89 South Street, Suite 700, Boston, MA 02111 and your home office. This position will require you to be on-site for in-person client engagements and some meetings with TSNE staff and program participants occasionally, which may take place outside of the TSNE office and may require to be on-site more regularly with advanced notice.

Schedule: This position is full-time at 37.5 hours per week and hours are flexible within reason.

Compensation and Benefits

Compensation: The salary for this position is $102,900.20 annually, paid bi-weekly at $3,957.70.

Benefits: This position is eligible for a full benefits package including:

• Generous Paid-Time-Off (PTO): twelve paid holidays, three weeks of vacation, one week of personal holiday, and ability to accrue up to 487.5 hours of health leave time for benefited staff.

• 80% Employer-paid, offering some $0 deductible Health Insurance through Harvard Pilgrim along with several low-deductible plans;

• Low-cost Harvard Pilgrim/Point32Health Dental and Vision.

• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for Health and Dependent Care.

• Employer-paid Life, Long- and Short-Term Disability Insurance.

• Employer-paid Pension and Employee-paid 403b plan through TIAA.

• Up to $1,080.00 in annual commuter subsidy

• $10 monthly cell phone stipend.

• No meetings after noon on Fridays.

• ...and more!

TSNE strives to achieve excellence through a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work environment that embraces all of our individual and collective differences. Black, Indigenous, People of Color, Middle Eastern and North African, Bilingual and/or Bicultural candidates, and LGBTQ2SIA+ candidates are encouraged to apply. We value and honor the unique talents, learning styles, and lived experiences of each individual that enrich and strengthen our workplace culture, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

Communications Director

Hybrid (Sacramento, CA)

Housing California

Date Posted: 8/10/2026

About Housing California

Since 1988, Housing California (Housing CA) has worked to create a California with homes, health, and prosperity for all in thriving, sustainable communities. We bring together a diverse, cross-sector network to prevent and end homelessness, increase the supply of safe, stable, affordable homes, and reverse the legacy of systemic racial and economic inequities by building power among the people most impacted by housing injustice in partnership with cross-sector partners, shaping the narrative, and advocating for the passage of transformative statewide policy solutions. Learn more about long term policy agenda here and explore additional information about Housing CA’s current legislative priorities on our website at www.housingca.org.

Position Summary

California's housing and homelessness crisis will not be solved by policy wins alone; it requires a fundamental shift in how the public understands who deserves a home and why. As Communications Director, the incoming leader owns Housing CA's narrative and communications strategy end-to-end: setting the organization's voice, translating policy and legislative work into public narrative that moves people, and running the media and content operation that gets that narrative into the world.

This is a senior leadership role. The Director manages a small communications team and consultants, and integrates communications work across legislative and regulatory affairs, power building, and organizational strategy. Externally, they lead media relations, rapid response, and public narrative strategy in service of Housing CA's “big tent” approach, building a shared voice across a broad and diverse constituency and centering the people most affected by housing instability and homelessness.

The position is based in Sacramento (hybrid), with regular statewide travel and occasional early-morning, evening, and weekend commitments. The right candidate is energized by the pace of a live legislative and campaign calendar, including a current statewide affordable housing bond campaign and brings the seniority and judgment to lead the function independently.

Areas of Leadership and Expertise

Strategic Communications Execution & Media Advocacy

Runs Housing CA's public-facing communications operation (media, content calendar, and campaign comms) with the rigor a live legislative and electoral calendar demands.

Responsibilities:

• Owns and executes the annual communications plan and calendar, including newsletters, e-blasts, social media, and the op-ed pipeline.

• Leads media relations and advocacy: writing, editing, and distributing op-eds, press releases, and statements, and identifying earned media opportunities.

• Leads rapid response communications, positioning Housing CA quickly and credibly as news and political developments unfold.

• Leads communications strategy for major campaigns, including the current statewide affordable housing bond campaign.

• Prioritizes competing media requests, speaking engagements, and writing opportunities, and prepares the Executive Director and other key staff for interviews and public appearances.

• Manages communications consultants, briefing them clearly and holding their work to a high standard.

• Leads communications planning for major organizational moments, including the annual conference and Advocacy Day.

• Represents Housing CA at public events, coalition spaces, and media engagements.

Key qualifications:

• Track record running a communications calendar and media relations function end-to-end.

• Experience leading rapid response communications in a fast-moving news or political environment.

• Experience managing consultants or agency partners.

• Comfortable representing an organization externally and prepping senior leaders for public-facing moments.

• Fluency with digital communications, media monitoring, email marketing, CMS, social media, and analytics tools.

• Experience supporting a live campaign — ballot measure, legislative push, or comparable — under real time pressure.

• Strong writing and editing skills across press, digital, and public-facing formats.

Narrative & Communications Strategy Leadership

Leads the development and execution of Housing CA's narrative change and communications strategy, translating policy priorities and lived experience into public narrative that shifts how people understand housing and homelessness.

Responsibilities:

• Develops and executes Housing CA's narrative change strategy, applying tested frameworks and research to shift the stories, values, and perceptions that shape public understanding.

• Owns Housing CA's strategic communications plan and style guide, maintaining a consistent, values-forward voice across every channel and audience.

• Guides the writing, editing, and production of publications, campaigns, and communications materials to a high editorial standard.

• Partners with the power-building team to elevate resident voice and develop spokespeople, keeping policy work grounded in lived experience.

• Serves as Housing CA's internal thought partner on narrative, building staff capacity to apply narrative strategy across programs and campaigns.

Key qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience in strategic communications, narrative change, or advocacy communications, ideally on behalf of low-income communities and communities of color.

• Working knowledge of narrative research and tested frameworks, and fluency applying them practically.

• Demonstrated commitment to racial, economic, and housing justice reflected in prior work.

• Skilled at translating complex policy or legislative material into accessible public narrative.

Organizational & Systems Thinking

Connects communications work to Housing CA's long-term mission, integrating narrative, legislative advocacy, and power building into a coherent systems-change approach.

Responsibilities:

• Aligns communications strategy with organizational planning, budgeting, and impact tracking.

• Collaborates with the legislative/regulatory affairs and power-building teams so communications reinforces policy and organizing strategy.

• Operates with a high degree of autonomy and sound judgment as a senior organizational leader.

• Brings fresh thinking to a fast-changing coalition and legislative environment, adapting priorities as opportunities shift.

Key qualifications:

• Experience operating in advocacy, legislative, or coalition-based environments, with a well-developed communications toolkit.

• Demonstrated ability to own and manage narrative and messaging strategy at a senior level.

• Comfort holding “inside voice / outside voice” tension across public, coalition, and legislative spaces.

Team Leadership & Development

Leads, coaches, and develops a small communications team, contributing to Housing CA's senior leadership as a whole.

Responsibilities:

• Manages direct reports, coaching for growth in craft, judgment, and career development.

• Builds a collaborative, low-ego team culture that supports growth at every level.

• Contributes to organizational leadership: shaping culture, advancing equity commitments, and participating in strategic planning.

• Proposes and monitors the communications budget and supports fundraising for the program.

Key qualifications:

• Experience managing and developing communications staff, including hands-on coaching.

• Collaborative, low-ego leadership style.

• Track record as a senior leader who integrates team output into broader organizational strategy.

Our ideal candidates may have experience that doesn’t directly match the qualifications above, and we encourage people with equivalent experience to apply.

Compensation, Benefits, and Location

This is a full-time, exempt position that reports to the Deputy Director of Programs. The Director will provide leadership for a communications manager. The salary range $120,000 - $150,000 depending on experience.

Benefits package includes fully paid medical, dental, and vision for employee and 25% paid medical, dental and vision for dependents, paid parental leave, long-term disability and group life insurance coverage; commuting subsidy; cell phone/at home internet subsidy; 403(b) retirement plan with 3.5% employer contribution; generous vacation (3+ weeks, depending on tenure), sick leave (8 hours per month + employees start with 8 hours of leave), 12 paid holidays; organization-wide closure during the last week of December and a shortened workweek during the summer legislative break; training and professional development opportunities; and a hybrid work environment.

This position is based in our office in Sacramento and requires a significant in person presence in and around our office and the state capitol in downtown Sacramento. The position will have the opportunity to work remotely from their home if their presence is not needed in the office or around the capitol.

The position is expected to participate in regular travel (mostly in California) including the following engagements: twice yearly Board of Directors meetings (sometimes held in Sacramento); annual 2-3 day staff retreat; annual 3-day Housing California conference (often in Sacramento); annual 2-3-day statewide RUN summit (sometimes in Sacramento); plus various conferences or in-person partner meetings, based on need and interest.

Our Culture

Housing California is committed to creating a just, equitable, diverse, and inclusive workplace that fosters a culture of belonging, ongoing learning and collaboration, and supports, stabilizes, and incentivizes people to join the Housing California team and stay for the long game.

We value having staff who come from communities that are most impacted by the issues we address. We especially encourage Black, Latinx, Indigenous, and people of color; people from families that have immigrated to the U.S.; people who have been unhoused or experienced housing instability; women; LGBTQIA+ people; system-impacted people; and people with disabilities to apply for these positions.

We aim for our work to be both effective and sustainable; we balance required travel during some parts of the year and the fast-paced legislative calendar with a commitment to our team’s mental and physical health.

How to Apply & Hiring Process

Please submit you resume and responses to the application questions via the BambooHr portal.

If you have questions regarding your qualifications for this position, compensation/benefits, our process or internal timeline for hiring, or suggestions for how to improve this announcement or the opportunity itself, please email Jenny Welch (jwelch@housingca.org).