Manager, Program Communications

About the role

Share Our Strength® leads the fight against hunger and poverty through the No Kid Hungry campaign, working to ensure all children in America get the healthy food they need. The Manager, Program Communications will develop materials that translate complex research, legislation, and program impact into compelling content for policymakers, partners, advocates, practitioners, and the media. This role reports to the Associate Director, Media & Public Affairs and may be based in Washington, DC or fully remote.

Responsibilities

• Develop and produce written and visual assets including testimony, talking points, one-pagers, fact sheets, toolkits, presentations, briefing materials, reports, and digital content.
• Translate complex legislative language, policy proposals, research findings, and programmatic data into clear, compelling, audience-centered communications.
• Draft and edit content for policymakers, program partners and practitioners, advocates, and the media.
• Identify compelling stories, visuals, data points, and communication approaches that bring policy and program work to life and encourage adoption of best practices.
• Ensure communications materials are accurate, audience-appropriate, on-brand, and aligned with organizational messaging frameworks.
• Coordinate with communications colleagues across marketing, design, and creative teams to support integrated campaign execution.
• Maintain and organize communications resources, messaging documents, and content libraries for internal stakeholders.
• Partner with colleagues to support Share Our Strength’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the organization and throughout its work.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field preferred but not required.
• 3–5+ years of experience in communications, public affairs, policy communications, journalism, public policy, or a related field.
• Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling skills with demonstrated experience translating complex policy, legislative, or research content into effective communications.
• Ability to identify engaging ways of visualizing or presenting data, research, and policy information.
• Experience developing content for multiple audiences, including policymakers, advocates, program partners, and the media.
• Preferred: experience working on federal nutrition or benefits programs and understanding of public policy, advocacy, and legislative processes.
• Ability to synthesize information from multiple sources and identify compelling narratives and messages.
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Outstanding interpersonal and relationship-management skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams and functions.
• Excellent judgment, attention to detail, and commitment to producing high-quality work.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Retirement plan
• Wellness benefits
• Paid time off including vacation, sick, personal, holiday, parental, bereavement, military, and jury duty leave

Pay

Salary range: $71,000–$79,000. Exact compensation within the stated range may vary based on skills, experience, internal equity, and geographical location.