Senior Communications Associate

National Partnership for Women & Families•Washington, DC

just now•$70,780 - $76,316•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Communications Associate provides communications and administrative support to the communications team. In this role, they get exposure to mainstream and digital media, tracking media coverage, inserting the Partnership’s research into the news cycle, posting information to the website, and related tasks. The Senior Communications Associate works with the entire communications team and helps coordinate with the organization’s policy teams.

Requirements

Experience writing compelling press releases and statements
Experience with social media and content creation for various platforms
Demonstrated track record of responsiveness to email and other department communications and requests in a timely manner
Interest in staying on pulse with the latest in news and keeping up with current events pertaining to the partnership’s work
Ability to proactively flag important matters either in the news or in internal conversations
Well organized, has sharp attention to detail, and able to meet deadlines
Capable with technology including the use of Microsoft Office and Google Drive products
Committed to racial equity and have an awareness of how racism and discrimination create inequities that need to be addressed in order to make change
Comfortable collaborating with others and offering and receiving feedback
Experience in media or communications, the women’s movement, on Capitol Hill or at a non-profit

Nice To Haves

Experience using Asana for project management preferred but not required
Experience using website content management systems (such as Wordpress), email marketing platforms (such as Constant Contact, MailChimp, and EveryAction), and design tools (such as Canva) a plus

Responsibilities

Use clips and media coverage to spot opportunities to build relationships with reporters
Produce first drafts: blog posts, press statements, video scripts, social media
Conduct technical proofreading of marketing emails, web content etc. for grammar, spelling and AP style
Coordination of communications interns; Summer, Fall, Spring
Post and update content to the website (media mentions, documents, blog posts, statements, job listings, staff profiles, etc.)
Compile daily press clips that pertain to the partnership’s mission and work
Assist communications specialists with media outreach
Collaborate with supervisor on pre-planning media placement strategies in conjunction with newscycle
Maintain and update media lists in Agility and MuckRack
Schedule department meetings and events
Monitor media requests submitted to general inbox
Compile and distribute weekly communications calendar
Manage subscriptions, invoices and billing
Organize communication department electronic files
Serve as point of contact for vendors
Staff partnership and coalition events
Support email marketing specialist on building and sending marketing emails including weekly “Repro Health Watch” newsletter
Collaborate with Senior Digital Content Specialist to produce social content and monitor trends applicable to the partnership’s work