National Center for Youth Law

Communications

• Manage NCYL’s earned media strategy, monitoring daily news and developments relevant to NCYL’s work, identify emerging opportunities and risks, and recommend when and how NCYL should engage publicly.
• Help implement the strategic communications plan for the Communications team and organization, including setting priorities and goals, measurable objectives, strategies, and tactics.
• Manage strong cross-functional partnerships with organizational leadership, program leads, and the development team to identify communications goals, define target audiences, and execute timely, strategic opportunities that advance shared priorities.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with reporters, editors, producers, podcast hosts, newsletter writers, and other external partners.
• Draft and edit press releases, statements, talking points, media materials, and other public-facing content.
• Partner with NCYL’s writer to develop and maintain an editorial calendar for blogs, op-eds, statements, and related thought leadership content.
• Ensure earned media, thought leadership, and digital distribution are aligned and mutually reinforcing and lead digital rollout for major moments.
• Help manage strategies and priorities with communications consultants (creative and website), including needs assessment, timelines, and budgeting.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Communications Manager