[Hiring] Senior Advocacy Communications Lead @American Heart Association

Role Description

The American Heart Association has an excellent opportunity for a Senior Advocacy Communications Lead based out of our National Center office! This position can be remote.

The Association offers many resources to help you maintain work-life harmonization through your changing needs and life situations. To help you be successful, you will have access to Heart U, our award-winning corporate university, as well as additional training and support, locally.

#TheAHALife is more than a company culture; it is our way of life. It embodies our commitment to work-life harmonization and is guided by our core values where our employees can thrive both personally and professionally.

• Developing and implementing enterprise-wide Advocacy Communications strategies for the communication and promotion of the American Heart Association’s policy statements and positions.
• Consulting on the development and execution of advocacy communications strategies and tactics to advance Heart Association state and community advocacy campaigns.
• Developing strategic communications approaches to special initiatives, including the Heart Association’s food is medicine Initiative, Health Care by Food™.
• Coordinating creation and updates of advocacy content on heart.org and digital hubs.
• Develops and implements strategic communications plans for Heart Association policy and scientific statement releases.
• Manages the development, governance and timely update of advocacy-related content on heart.org and designated digital hubs.
• Provides strategic counsel, communications planning and technical assistance to state- and market-based Marketing Communications and Advocacy staff.
• Leads the development of communications strategies and tactics for priority state and community public policy campaigns.
• Develops and manages audience-centered messages, materials, toolkits and other resources that support consistent campaign implementation across markets.
• Provides strategic Advocacy Communications counsel for emerging priorities and represents the team on cross-functional workgroups as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Journalism, Public Relations, Political Science, Public Policy, or equivalent work experience.
• Five (5) years of experience; eight (8) years is preferred.
• Extensive experience in public relations, corporate communications, and/or journalism.
• Demonstrated experience with earned media strategy and reporter outreach, particularly on public policy topics.
• Working knowledge of federal, state, and local public policy processes and how communications can support policy campaigns.
• Experience integrating communications and grassroots engagement strategies in public policy campaigns.
• Ability to translate complex public policy research and positions into clear, audience-appropriate communications.

Requirements

• Knowledge of health policy issues.
• Experience working with or in a non-profit organization.
• Experience working with remote staff and teams.
• Experience with graphic design through Canva or Adobe Suite.
• Experience contributing advocacy subject-matter expertise and message development to cross-functional issues-management efforts.
• Experience using generative AI tools (such as Microsoft Copilot) to support communications planning and content development.

Benefits

• The expected pay range will be $100,000 to $110,000. Pay is commensurate with experience; geographic differentials to the pay range may apply.
• Compensation: Our goal is to ensure you have a competitive base salary.
• Performance and Recognition: You are rewarded for achieving success through annual salary planning and incentive programs.
• Benefits: We offer a wide array of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.
• Professional Development: Join one of our many Employee Resource Groups (ERG) or be a mentor/mentee in our professional mentoring program.
• Work-Life Harmonization: The Association offers Paid Time Off (PTO) at a minimum of 16 days per year for new employees.
• Tuition Assistance: We support the career development of all employees.