[Hiring] Communication Strategist @Change.org

Role Description

Change.org is searching for a Fixed-Term Communication Strategist to help Change.org drive and get media coverage on big, brand-defining campaigns led by our users with a focus on conservative campaigns. You will report to our Senior Communications Manager. As a key member of our MarComms, you’ll lead high-impact campaigns by:

• Driving media coverage, influencer engagement, and strong content across channels.
• Leveraging timely news and partnerships with petition starters to maximize campaign reach and success.

Key Outcomes:

• Identify campaigns for our team to test over email, social and press that would likely resonate with conservative media.
• Consistently bring in top tier media coverage on a select number of powerful campaigns.
• Consistently get social media influencers to promote campaigns within your portfolio.
• Work with our social team to generate content for our channels that performs well.
• Support petition starters to drive their campaigns to victory and talk about their campaign to press.
• Write brand emails that perform well to a wide swath of Change.org’s email audience.
• Be on top of compelling news stories to help with campaign selection and escalation.
• Use media to drive campaign impact, victory, and brand awareness; including pitching to press, building reporter lists, and suggesting stories for social media.

Qualifications

• Strong writing skills, with experience writing press notes, marketing emails, and social content.
• Strong media skills, including experience working with and pitching to journalists.
• Extensive network of relationships with journalists and influencers who cover conservative issues.
• Demonstrated success organizing social campaigns and getting the attention of decision-makers.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, rapid response environment.
• Experience building complex, data-driven campaign strategies.
• A strong sense of what petitions will perform well on social media.
• Willingness to work across differences, including providing support to policy-compliant campaigns that you may not agree with.

Requirements

• 3-6 years working in social organizing, campaigning or advocacy.
• 7+ years working in communications.

Benefits

• This is a five (5)-month fixed term role based in the US.
• Compensation varies by location:
• $150,000 in SF/NY;
• $142,500 in Austin, Boston, Chicago, DC, Los Angeles and Seattle;
• $127,500 in all other US locations.
• Benefits and perks also vary based on location.