Application Guide
How to Apply for Communications Associate, Client Services
at ReThink Media
🏢 About ReThink Media
ReThink Media is unique as a progressive movement-builder that focuses specifically on communications power rather than direct advocacy. They work through coalitions and provide comprehensive support including strategy, media training, data collaboration, and network connections. Someone might want to work there to contribute to progressive causes while developing specialized communications expertise in a collaborative, movement-oriented environment.
About This Role
This Communications Associate role involves directly supporting client organizations with strategic communications planning, media engagement, and content creation. The position is impactful because you'll help progressive movements amplify their messages through data-driven strategies, journalist relationship-building, and tailored communications tools that advance social change.
💡 A Day in the Life
A typical day might involve co-developing a communications plan with a racial justice coalition, drafting messaging guides on a complex policy issue, connecting with journalists covering social justice beats, and collaborating with the Research & Analysis team to incorporate media monitoring insights into client strategies. You'd likely balance multiple client projects while contributing to ReThink's movement-building mission.
🚀 Application Tools
🎯 Who ReThink Media Is Looking For
- Has 1-6 years of experience specifically in progressive movement communications, coalition work, or media engagement with social justice organizations
- Demonstrates expertise in at least one of ReThink's core areas: communications strategy development, research integration for messaging, earned media outreach, rapid response communications, owned media management, or digital content creation
- Can show concrete examples of synthesizing complex policy issues into accessible communications for diverse audiences
- Has experience building journalist relationships or media networks, particularly within progressive or social justice beats
📝 Tips for Applying to ReThink Media
Highlight specific progressive causes or movements you've supported through communications work, as ReThink works exclusively with values-aligned organizations
Provide concrete examples of how you've integrated research or data into communications strategies, given their emphasis on data-driven approaches
Demonstrate your coalition or collaborative work experience, as the role involves working with multiple organizations simultaneously
Showcase your ability to develop communications tools (messaging guides, press lists, social content) rather than just executing campaigns
Tailor your application to show how you can help build others' communications capacity, not just execute your own work
✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter
["Your experience with progressive movement communications and specific causes aligned with ReThink's work (peace, democracy, racial justice, etc.)", "How you've helped organizations build their communications capacity through strategy, tools, or training", 'Your approach to collaborative work with multiple stakeholders or coalitions', 'Examples of translating complex policy issues into compelling communications for various audiences']
Generate Cover Letter →🔍 Research Before Applying
To stand out, make sure you've researched:
- → Review ReThink Media's client portfolio and the specific progressive movements they support (peace, democracy, racial justice, etc.)
- → Study their approach to coalition communications and how they describe their movement-building philosophy
- → Look at their public communications tools or resources to understand their methodology
- → Research their team members' backgrounds to understand the types of experience they value
💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics
Based on this role, you may be asked about:
⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Focusing only on corporate or non-progressive communications experience without connecting it to movement work
- Emphasizing solo achievements rather than collaborative capacity-building with organizations
- Showing limited understanding of how progressive movements use communications differently than traditional advocacy
📅 Application Timeline
This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.
Typical hiring timeline:
Application Review
1-2 weeks
Initial Screening
Phone call or written assessment
Interviews
1-2 rounds, usually virtual
Offer
Congratulations!