KAP 2026-2027 - Communications Manager - Beacon Center

Stand Together•Tennessee, TN

15h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Beacon Center is Tennessee’s premier free-market public policy organization, seeking an energetic and liberty-minded Communications Manager to help spread the message of freedom and free enterprise. This role requires an entrepreneurial and results-oriented individual who is a strong communicator, writer, project manager, and collaborator, with ideological alignment to the principles of free markets, individual liberty, and limited government. The position can be based in Nashville with an option for office or hybrid work, or fully remote within the United States with periodic travel to Nashville. The organization offers generous benefits and emphasizes a strong culture and positive work environment, having been recognized among Nashville’s “Best Places to Work.”

Requirements

3+ years of direct experience in communications, marketing, public relations, and/or related fields.
Exceptional communication skills—a natural gift for comfortably connecting with people at all levels and for speaking and writing with accuracy in a clear, confident, and compelling way.
Proficiency using AI tools for writing, content creation, and managing systems.
Knowledge of and passion for the ideas of freedom and individual liberty.
Ability to travel up to 15-20%, including mandatory in-person staff meetings on the first Monday of every month, participation in annual conferences, attendance at the annual staff retreat, and occasional local travel for media-related activities.
Bachelor’s degree or higher, preferably in communications, marketing, public relations, or related fields.

Responsibilities

Work with the Vice President of External Affairs to invent new ways to market liberty to the masses, actively breaking stereotypes about those who love freedom and free markets.
Build relationships with media across the state, serve as the chief spokesman for Beacon in the media, and coordinate all media appearances for team members and heroes.
Assist in the management of all marketing budgets, campaigns, and digital communications vendor relationships, including for issue awareness, legal case promotion, audience engagement, general digital promotion, and event promotion.
Manage all external communications for projects, including research reports, media releases, digital communications, promotional materials, the Beacon Poll, and messaging campaigns for policy initiatives and legal cases.
Assist the Vice President of External Affairs with all outreach programs.
Review and edit all external communications issued by Beacon.