Communications Manager

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💵 $105k - $130k / year

⏰ Full Time

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🟠 Senior

🗣️ Communications

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National Center for Youth Law

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

51 - 200 employees

Founded 1971

⚖️ Legal

💼 Consulting

🤝 Non-profit

Legal • Consulting • Non-profit

National Center for Youth Law is a nonprofit legal advocacy organization that centers children—particularly those marginalized by systems—in impact litigation, policy advocacy, research, and collaboration to transform public systems affecting education, foster care, health, immigration, and youth justice. NCYL pursues legal challenges, policy reforms, partnerships, and community engagement to defend rights, improve services, and advance equitable outcomes for youth and families nationwide.

📋 Description

• Manage NCYL’s earned media strategy and monitor daily news and developments relevant to NCYL’s work • Identify emerging opportunities and risks and recommend when and how NCYL should engage publicly • Secure interviews, podcast appearances, and thought leadership opportunities for NCYL leaders • Help implement the strategic communications plan, including priorities, goals, objectives, strategies, and tactics • Manage cross-functional partnerships with organizational leadership, program leads, and the development team • Identify communications goals, define target audiences, and execute timely strategic opportunities • Provide communications support and project management to program teams • Build and maintain 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 • Align earned media, thought leadership, and digital distribution • Lead digital rollout for reports, campaigns, events, rapid-response efforts, and fundraising communications • Help manage communications consultants, including needs assessment, timelines, and budgeting • Lead the Communications team by supervising team members, developing workplans, delegating work, and identifying goals • Perform other duties as assigned

🎯 Requirements

• Minimum five (5) years of experience in media relations, strategic communications, journalism, public affairs, advocacy communications, or related fields • 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 and strong editorial instincts • Experience working with advocates, attorneys, youth, elected officials, and/or community leaders • Excellent writing and editing skills, including drafting for media, executives, and public audiences • Experience managing editorial calendars and translating complex issues into compelling public language • Experience promoting responsible, human-centered storytelling • Strong knowledge of values-based or asset framing and working with diverse audiences • Exceptional organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities across complex issue areas • Meticulous attention to detail and sound editorial judgment • Experience supervising the work of a small team • Strong commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion • Ability to apply a racial and social justice lens to advocacy while centering marginalized voices of children, youth, and their families • Commitment to NCYL’s mission and goals • Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer • Some travel required • Must submit a cover letter, resume, and portfolio including 2–3 communications work examples

🏖️ Benefits

• Health insurance • Dental insurance • Vision insurance • Life insurance • Generous vacation and sick benefits • Paid family leave • Flexible spending account • Employer contribution to a retirement plan • Paid sabbatical • Short-term disability insurance • Long-term disability insurance • Flexible remote work arrangement • Some travel opportunities