Press Secretary

Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund Inc.•New York, NY

1h•$80,000 - $90,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Everytown for Gun Safety is hiring a digital-savvy Press Secretary to join our communications team. Responsibilities include managing relationships in key states, particularly around our state legislative work and electoral engagement work. Importantly, this position will support the communications department in expanding its reach beyond traditional forms of media, helping with outreach to non-traditional forms of media, including podcasts, newsletters, and digital streamers. This position includes extensive writing and editing responsibilities, as well as direct engagement with journalists on both reactive and proactive media relations. This position is located in our NY or DC office, with a hybrid work schedule.

Requirements

Exceptional writing skills, with the ability to create dynamic, persuasive communications materials – including press releases, talking points, op-eds, remarks, creator briefing materials, communication plans
Four or more years of proven communications and media relations experience, especially in the digital media ecosystem
Experience working in a campaign-like environment
Comfortable learning and explaining complex policy issues to reporters
Comfortable working under tight deadlines and juggling multiple projects at once

Nice To Haves

Bilingual candidates, particularly those with oral and written fluency in Spanish, will be strongly considered

Responsibilities

Show expertise in crafting messaging around priority campaigns
Develop and grow relationships with key journalists and influential voices in traditional and digital media
Support our political communications work for the 2026 midterms by pitching stories on key themes and races, and working to make gun safety a key issue in the midterm elections
Develop comprehensive communications strategies, planning around major moments and finding opportunities to get our message front and center