Communications Associate, Client Services

Core responsibilities:

• Assist organizations in strategic communications planning and media work, including co-developing communications plans, digital media strategies, and editorial outreach
• Develop communications tools and materials such as messaging, talking points, press lists, social media content, press releases, and opinion pieces
• Build and maintain relationships with key journalists and help client organizations develop their own media networks
• Work with the Research & Analysis team to leverage media analysis and message research for data-driven communications

This role strengthens progressive movements by helping multiple organizations build their communications capacity, making them better coalition partners and campaign leaders who can more effectively advance important social causes.

Required skills and qualifications:

• 1-6 years of relevant work experience in strategic communications and/or media engagement
• Expertise in at least one area: communications strategy, research integration, earned media support, rapid response, owned media support, or digital content creation
• Ability to identify opportunities, creatively frame ideas, develop stories, and synthesize complex policy issues for various audiences
• Strong writing and editing skills

This is an intermediate-level position with a generous benefits, vacation, sabbatical, and retirement package. The organization is committed to pay equity and transparency, conducts regular market comparisons, provides annual 360º performance reviews, and is strongly committed to professional development. The starting annual salary range is $50,000–78,400.

ReThink Media strengthens progressive movements through communications by working with coalitions, campaigns, and values-aligned organizations to build their communications power through strategy, media support, skills-building, tools access, data collaboration, and expert connections.