Young Americans for Liberty

Field Communications Specialist

Young Americans for Liberty

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Austin • Texas • United States

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About the role

  • Identify and extract field stories
  • Proactively identify moments worth capturing across campus and grassroots programs
  • Interview students, chapter leaders, and field staff
  • Ask follow-up questions that move beyond “what happened” to stakes, impact, and outcomes
  • Package stories for Marketing use
  • Draft concise narrative summaries
  • Pull strong quotes and gather impactful photos or screenshots with usage permission
  • Propose headlines or angles
  • Deliver email-ready paragraphs and complete story packages
  • Own story intake standards and process
  • Manage the end-to-end story intake workflow
  • Enforce templates and quality standards
  • Follow up on missing context or assets
  • Push back on incomplete or non-story inputs
  • Coordinate clean handoffs to Marketing
  • Serve as the main point of contact for field story development
  • Answer clarifying questions and ensure stories map to campaigns or messaging pillars

Requirements

  • 3+ years of experience in journalism, communications, storytelling, preferably in political/nonprofit environments
  • Proven ability to conduct interviews and extract strong narratives
  • Strong writing and editing skills with a focus on clarity and structure
  • Political or movement fluency and comfort working in advocacy environments
  • Highly organized, responsive, and comfortable following up across teams
Benefits
  • Health coverage (including dental and vision)
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) for eligible plans
  • Short- and long-term disability insurance
  • Life insurance
  • 401(k) with up to 4% match
  • Generous paid time off. Unlimited PTO after first year.
  • Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
storytellinginterviewingwritingeditingnarrative developmentcontent packagingstory intake managementquality assuranceemail communicationphoto gathering
Soft Skills
organizational skillsresponsivenesscollaborationclarity in communicationfollow-upproactive problem-solvingadaptabilityattention to detailcritical thinkingstakeholder engagement