Communications Manager

UC Law SF • San Francisco, CA

20d • Remote

About The Position

The Communications Manager at WorkLife Law will help develop and execute communications strategy to advance the organization’s mission, amplify its impact, and improve awareness of its programs and services. The role leads content development for social media, email newsletters, websites, press engagement, the annual report, and public education materials, crafting narratives and visual designs that highlight WorkLife Law’s programs and impact.

Working closely with WorkLife Law’s Co-Directors and program staff, the Communications Manager will support organizational, advocacy, and fundraising priorities. The position evaluates current strategies, develops new approaches, identifies opportunities to expand reach, and uses performance data and audience insights to improve communications. It also supports donor communications and grant applications.

WorkLife Law is a national advocacy and research organization and a center of the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco. It advances gender and racial equity by strengthening legal rights for pregnant people and family caregivers, provides direct assistance to workers and students, and works to change public policy at the state and national levels. This is a fully remote, full-time, benefited, one-year contract position. The anticipated hiring range is $80,000–$90,000, commensurate with qualifications, location, and experience.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least four years of communications experience.
• Familiarity, which may include lived expertise, with challenges facing family caregivers, pregnant people, people of color, and/or women in the workplace and education.
• Commitment to gender, racial, and class equity, disability, and reproductive justice.
• Exceptional writing and editing skills, including understanding how to adapt content to social media, email, websites, press releases, and reports.
• Ability to quickly understand complex legal and social concepts and translate them for lay audiences in accessible, persuasive, and inspiring ways.
• Acute attention to detail.
• Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines across multiple projects, shifting between long-term and time-sensitive tasks.
• An eye for design and ability to create compelling visuals.
• Ability to use WordPress or similar web design software; Canva, Adobe Creative, or other design tools; social media platforms; and Microsoft Office Suite, and to learn other software quickly.
• Comfort analyzing performance data and metrics to shape communications strategy.
• Ability to collaborate effectively and articulate ideas clearly, verbally and in writing.
• Desire to work in a group that prioritizes open communication, work-life balance, personal health, and positive relationships.

Nice To Haves

• Professional experience with nonprofit social justice organizations is strongly preferred.
• Fluency in Spanish is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop communications strategies and messaging for varied audiences, in collaboration with the Co-Directors, and carry out the day-to-day work needed to implement them.
• Work with program staff to synthesize achievements and document WorkLife Law’s impact.
• Develop narratives and talking points that support advocacy and fundraising goals.
• Track performance across platforms, report results, and use data and audience insights to refine strategy and expand reach.
• Identify and test new communications approaches, channels, and formats, and recommend improvements based on results.
• Draft and adapt website content, including copy, imagery, and videos, and manage WordPress updates to ensure accuracy and usability.
• Apply SEO, AEO, and SMO practices and analyze and report website performance and traffic.
• Manage WorkLife Law’s presence on LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, Bluesky, and other appropriate platforms.
• Create and manage a content calendar responsive to political and cultural events, and produce written, graphic, and short-form video content.
• Manage the monthly email newsletter program, including its messaging calendar, copy, design, setup in MailChimp, quality assurance, list growth, and data hygiene.
• Analyze and report email performance to inform strategy.
• Create visual assets for websites, reports, and social media, and coordinate with external consultants on more complex designs.
• Provide strategic input for press outreach; edit and co-author blogs, press releases, and related materials; and maintain and grow media lists.
• Gather program metrics and maintain a database of reportable achievements for grant applications and reports.
• Support grant reports and other funder communications by drafting messages tailored to funder audiences.
• Create content that keeps donors informed about WorkLife Law activities.
• Work with the Co-Directors and program staff on communications that support fundraising and organizational priorities.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for transportation-related, healthcare, and dependent care expenses.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Life insurance, disability insurance, and legal insurance.
• University of California Retirement Plan, a defined benefit plan.
• Deferred compensation plans and pre-tax retirement savings programs.
• Fifteen paid holidays per year.
• Three weeks of vacation, three personal days, and 12 paid sick days per year.
• Flexible work hours.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level