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Public Rights Project

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1 - 10 employees

Founded 2017

⚖️ Legal

🌍 Social Impact

🤝 Non-profit

Legal • Social Impact • Non-profit

Public Rights Project is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing civil rights and social justice. It focuses on empowering local, state, and tribal governments to uphold and enforce laws that protect the civil and human rights of marginalized communities. Through advocacy, legal support, and strategic partnerships, Public Rights Project aims to bridge the gap between legal promises and the realities faced by individuals, particularly in the areas of voting rights, workplace protection, and community engagement.

📋 Description

• Serve as PRP's primary rapid response lead, monitoring the news cycle in real time and driving fast, accurate communications responses to breaking legal, legislative, and policy developments • Partner closely with PRP's legal and program teams to understand active litigation, court filings, and rulings • Develop and maintain rapid response infrastructure: message frameworks, holding statements, escalation protocols, and spokesperson activation systems • Cultivate and maintain high-value journalist relationships across civil rights, immigration, democracy, criminal justice, and local government beats • Lead media strategy and press relations, managing embargoed releases, press conferences, and media briefings • Directly supervise the Media Relations Coordinator, providing day-to-day guidance and professional development support

🎯 Requirements

• Seven (7) to ten (10) years of relevant professional experience in communications, media relations, rapid response, or public affairs • Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of training, education, and experience • At least three (3) years of experience directly supervising or managing staff within a communications, media relations, or public affairs function • Demonstrated track record of high-volume, high-quality communications execution • Demonstrated track record of leading rapid response communications in fast-moving, high-stakes environments • Editorial background and experience drafting, editing, and finalizing press releases, op-eds, statements, and other external materials to a publication-ready standard • Significant success securing earned media placements in national and regional outlets • Experience preparing organizational spokespersons—including elected officials or government leaders—for media appearances and high-profile press engagements • Proficiency with Meltwater or comparable media monitoring and analytics platforms • Familiarity with the legal and civil rights landscape, and comfort translating complex litigation and policy issues for broad audiences.

🏖️ Benefits

• Fully remote organization • Core working hours aligned with Pacific Time • Opportunities for professional development