[Hiring] Digital Communications Senior Manager @Future Now

Role Description

The Digital Communications Senior Manager will build out TSF’s digital content and grow our presence on social media. Working with the leadership team, this role will create and manage content across TSF’s website, Substack, and social channels, with the goal of helping more people find and use TSF’s policy ideas.

This position also turns policy briefs and research into accessible content for a range of audiences and supports the team with broader communications work, including press materials, media outreach, and event promotion.

The successful candidate will be a strong writer with a sharp sense of what works online and an interest in joining a startup. They are comfortable building things from the ground up and can take a complex policy idea and make it short, clear, and shareable. They use data to learn what’s working and adjust. They are also organized, accountable to deadlines, and a fun person to work with.

What You Will Do

• Writing, editing, and publishing content for TSF’s website, Substack, and other digital channels, including turning policy ideas into accessible formats like posts, graphics, explainers, and short videos.
• Building and growing TSF’s social media presence, including setting the platform strategy and engaging with followers, partners, and others in the state policy space.
• Supporting TSF’s communications work, from press materials and media outreach to event promotion and consistent messaging and branding.

Responsibilities

Content

• Turn policy briefs and ideas into shorter, more accessible pieces such as posts, graphics, explainers, and short videos.
• Keep a content calendar and coordinate timing with the policy and partnerships teams.
• Keep the website current and easy to navigate.

Social media

• Develop a social media plan that sets which platforms to focus on and how often to post.
• Create and schedule posts, and engage with followers, partners, and others in the state policy space.
• Work with partners and fellows to share and promote each other’s content.
• Track performance, report on what’s working, and adjust the approach as we learn.

Communications and media

• Help draft press releases and other communications materials.
• Pitch podcasts, Substacks, and other digital-first media.
• Support communications around TSF events, including promotion beforehand and recaps afterward.
• Support media outreach and track coverage of TSF’s work.
• Help keep TSF’s messaging and branding consistent across materials.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, public policy, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 4–7 years of relevant professional experience in digital communications, social media, or content creation.
• Strong writing and editing skills, with the ability to make policy topics interesting to a general audience.
• Experience growing social media accounts and using analytics to guide decisions.
• Working knowledge of tools like Canva or Adobe, social scheduling platforms, website content management systems, and email or newsletter platforms.
• Capable of independently managing time and tasks associated with a fast-paced organization, including juggling several projects with competing deadlines.
• Clear communication skills.

Desired Qualifications

• Expert-level skill in creating short-form, social-first content, including graphics and short video.
• Experience in a nonprofit, policy, political, or advocacy setting.
• Experience with pitching podcasts, newsletters, or other digital-first media.
• Interest in state policy and government; familiarity with the state policy space.

Compensation

• The salary for this position is $101,000 - $108,000 per year.
• The position offers a competitive benefits package, including:
• 75% paid coverage of medical and dental.
• Unlimited PTO.
• 401(k) matching.
• Annual professional development.
• Wellness and work-from-home stipends.
• Paid family leave.

Recruitment Process

All applicants will submit a resume and cover letter. Selected applicants will be moved forward to a phone screen. The next steps will include interviews with leadership.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.