National Center for Youth Law

Communications Manager

National Center for Youth Law

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: California • Colorado • United States

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Salary

💰 $105,000 - $130,000 per year

About the role

  • 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.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in media relations, strategic communications, journalism, public affairs, advocacy communications, or related fields.
  • A deep record of securing media coverage, interviews, podcasts, op-eds, and other thought leadership opportunities.
  • Experience elevating the public profile of senior leaders, experts, or spokespersons.
  • Sharp news judgment, strong editorial instincts, and a clear understanding of how to move quickly without losing discipline.
  • Experience working with advocates, attorneys, youth, elected officials, and/or community leaders.
  • Excellent writing and editing skills, including experience drafting for media, executive, and public audiences.
  • Experience managing editorial calendars and translating complex issues into compelling public language.
  • Experience with promoting responsible, human-centered storytelling.
  • Strong knowledge of values-based or asset framing and working with diverse audiences to advance solution-oriented messages.
  • Exceptional organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment across multiple complex issue areas.
  • Meticulous attention to detail, sound editorial judgment, and a high bar for execution.
  • Experience supervising the work of a small team.
  • Strong commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion, with the ability to apply a racial and social justice lens to advocacy while centering the marginalized voices of children, youth, and their families.
Benefits
  • health, dental, vision, and life insurances
  • generous vacation and sick benefits
  • paid family leave
  • flexible spending account
  • employer contribution to a retirement plan
  • paid sabbatical
  • short-term and long-term disability insurance
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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
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