The Welcoming Neighbors Network is hiring a Communications Associate to help execute a range of communications tactics and administrative functions for our new strategic communications hub. This role works collaboratively in a four-person team to support pro-housing policy communication efforts across the nation.
What You'll Do
- Draft deliverables such as newsletters, website copy, and fact sheets.
- Design graphics for social media, websites, and action alerts.
- Create decks and template graphics to communicate new polling, messaging research, and policy updates.
- Research and synthesize developments and trends across news and digital media platforms.
- Develop and schedule content across social media platforms and coordinate digital ad campaigns for partners.
- Coordinate and execute monitoring, measurement, and reporting processes for social and earned media campaigns.
- Provide administrative and project management support, including scheduling meetings, recording notes, supporting events/webinars, updating databases, and tracking timelines.
- Maintain knowledge of pro-housing policy developments and proactively suggest communications tactics.
What We're Looking For
- Demonstrated ability to work well under a fast-paced campaign environment and manage multiple priorities effectively.
- Strong writing skills, including the ability to turn around high-quality and error-free written content quickly.
- Exceptional attention to detail, organization skills, and time management.
- Experience with graphic design tools such as Canva or Adobe Suite.
- Experience with social media management platforms such as Sprout Social, Buffer, or Hubspot.
- Zeal for organizational goals and strategies, including passing pro-housing policy and supporting local advocates.
- Strong understanding or willingness to develop a strong understanding of housing policy.
- Dedication to working in an inclusive, empowering, collaborative organization.
- Commitment to racial and social equity, inclusion, and empowerment.
- Strong interpersonal abilities and willingness to work with diverse people and unlikely allies.
- Calm under pressure and a commitment to kindness and respect.
- Dynamic problem solving skills.
- Comfortable with technology and ability to quickly learn to use new tech tools.
Nice to Have
- Two to four years of combined employment in communications advocacy and/or communications for federal or state candidate campaigns or governmental offices.
Technical Stack
- Canva
- Adobe Suite
- Sprout Social
- Buffer
- Hubspot
Team & Environment
You will be part of a four-person team within the Welcoming Neighbors Network Communications Hub, reporting to the Director of the Communications Hub.
Benefits & Compensation
- Compensation: $65,000 - $85,000
- 100% employer-paid health, dental, and vision insurance for employees and their families.
- 401k retirement plan with a 3% automatic contribution and up to a 4% employer match.
- Pre-tax transportation benefits.
- Up to 180 hours of annual vacation time (accrued at 5 hours per pay period).
- 80 hours of health leave annually.
- Up to 2 days of casual leave annually.
- 20 hours of volunteer leave annually.
- 13 paid holidays throughout the year.
- 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave after 90 days of employment.
Work Mode
This is a fully remote position open to candidates globally.
Welcoming Neighbors Network aims to cultivate and maintain a work environment that is safe and open to all employees and partners, respecting the full spectrum of race, color, religious creed, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, political affiliation, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status and all other classifications protected by law.
