Executive Communications Strategist

About the role

The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law is a nonpartisan law and policy institute dedicated to improving democracy and justice in the United States. The position involves providing strategic support to the President & CEO, Michael Waldman, and the Managing Director, Jeanine Chirlin, focusing on internal and external communications.

Responsibilities

• Working with the President on public writing including the weekly newsletter The Briefing, op-eds, tweet-threads, etc.
• Serving as an associate producer of The Briefing weekly podcast, including conducting research, booking guests, drafting questions and scripts, maintaining an editorial calendar, etc.
• Crafting internal communications efforts, including drafting and editing talking points, and identifying the best ways to communicate with the staff.
• Researching, editing, and writing for books, articles, speeches, and reports.
• Opportunity for bylined work including articles and Brennan Center reports.
• Drafting weekly emails to Brennan Center staff and board of directors, weaving together updates collected from all programs and departments.
• Strategizing messaging and drafting talking points for use by the President and other members of the organization externally.
• Elevating the media presence of the President through engagement and relationship-building with producers at various TV networks, publications, and radio programs/podcasts.
• Assisting the organization’s Managing Director with planning and programmatic and communications work.
• Organizing monthly events series in Washington, DC, for lawmakers, journalists, and others.
• Producing memos for meetings with lawmakers, journalists, donors, and others.
• Assisting with events run by the Office of the President through development of content, scripts, and questions for panel discussions.
• Hiring and supervising spring, summer, and fall interns for the Office of the President.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 2-5 years of experience in politics, government, journalism, communications, or at a nonprofit required.
• Excellent writing, editing, and analytical skills, including talent for translating complex, detailed legal and policy work into clear and compelling language for different audiences. High-level speechwriting experience a plus.
• Keen political and public communications strategic sense.
• Ability to work constructively and professionally across multiple issue areas and under deadline pressure.
• Experience managing communications efforts that have multiple stakeholders and audiences inside and/or outside the organization/company.
• Deft ability to understand and discuss the Brennan Center’s policy and legal goals, the activities and strategies employed to reach them, and the political and societal landscape in which we work.
• A team player with highly mature interpersonal skills – including ability to respond productively to direction and feedback, and facility working with staff and leadership at all levels.
• Generosity, flexibility, and kindness to nurture a highly collaborative environment.
• Outstanding attention to detail and accuracy – commitment to work product that is thorough, complete, and polished.
• A high degree of integrity, discretion, and tact.
• A willingness to work overtime hours to meet important deadlines or complete projects.
• Demonstrable commitment to the Brennan Center’s mission and goals.

Pay

The salary range assigned to this position is $75,000-$100,000. We determine our salary ranges based on market competitiveness and internal equity for each job. However, the ultimate salary offered to a selected candidate will be contingent upon the candidate’s qualifications and internal equity considerations.

Benefits

• We offer a generous time off program.
• We offer a 401(k) plan.
• We offer comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, and vision).
• We offer office perks.

Application Instructions

To apply, visit THIS LINK. Please upload the following documents: (1) a cover letter, (2) resume, and (3) contact information for three supervisor references. Applications without all the previously listed materials will not be considered.

Please, no phone calls or faxes; it is strongly preferred that you apply on our website. If you have difficulty with the online system, you may send your application by e-mail to: [email protected] with “Executive Communications Strategist” in the subject line, after registering in the online system.