Senior Associate, Communications

### About the State Innovation Exchange
The State Innovation Exchange (SiX) is a 501(c)(3) policy, strategy, and resource center for progressive state legislators. We empower, embolden, and equip state legislators to build and wield progressive governing power by/with/for the people they represent. We do this by providing legislators with the tools needed to shape impactful public policy and building their capacity to lead with their constituents. We foster long-term collaboration between legislators- across chambers, across regions, and across state lines – and with grassroots movements. Our vision is an equitable, resilient, healthy, and prosperous future for every person in the United States, which is secured and safeguarded by progressive state legislators. SiX’s sister organization, SiX Action is a 501(c)(4) that works alongside SiX to build the capacity of state legislators by providing policy development, communications tools, and technical assistance.

### Position Summary
The Senior Associate, Communications supports the Communications Department to amplify the work of SiX’s programs (Agriculture and Food Systems, Economic Power Project, Legislative, Reproductive Rights, Research, and the State Gender Policy Collective), create and disseminate communications materials, and amplify SiX’s brand. This position works with national staff at SiX as well as in-state and national partners to expand SiX’s reach and impact. This position reports to the Senior Director, Communications.

The ideal candidate will be an organized communicator who has experience centering equity in their work and can both take direction and operate independently. As the Communications department expands to support an evolving and dynamic organization that is completing a new strategic plan, comfort with change management and a high degree of flexibility will be required in this position.

At SiX, we commit to equal pay for equal work. To counter pay inequality and uphold internal parity, we use a non-negotiable starting salary system, while benchmarking our pay to highly competitive markets in the nonprofit sector. The salary for this position is $75,000. In addition, SiX offers competitive benefits including generous healthcare coverage options for you and your family, life insurance, a retirement match, a flexible schedule, and generous leave including August and December breaks and holiday schedules. This is a full-time, exempt position. The position is remote and open to anyone living in the continental United States, within one hour of a major airport. The position will require travel, at least 3-4 times per year.

### Role Responsibilities
1. **Program Implementation – General Communications Support:**
– Collaborate with program leads to draft SiX’s cross-programmatic newsletters on a regular basis.
– Track, evaluate, and adjust external communications based on data.
– Work with program leads on communications elements for cross-state campaigns, projects, and publications.
– Provide communications support for events and convenings.
– Draft press releases, media advisories, pitch notes, and press statements.
– Update press lists.
– Engage with communications contractors and vendors.
– Anticipate an estimated six domestic trips a year to support on SiX events and staff development.

2. **Program Implementation – Digital:**
– Maintain the SiX website drafting blog posts and keeping press releases and other press materials up-to-date.
– Ensure balanced representation of programs on digital platforms.
– Collaborate with the Senior Director, Communications on a social media strategy and lead on the implementation of the strategy.
– Create digital toolkits and social media graphics.
– Maintain Mail Chimp: updating lists, creating templates, and drafting emails.
– Manage SiX’s social media channels.
– Manage the technical administration of webinars.

3. **Program Implementation – Marketing:**
– Manage program and cross-program marketing projects as needed, including supporting issue programs and SiX as a whole to market and brand themselves.
– In collaboration with the Senior Director, Communications, keep SiX marketing materials up-to-date, identify and pursue opportunities to market SiX and programs.
– Work with the Senior Director, Communications to build out storytelling capacity across programs.
– Build out a bank of consistent images and graphics.

4. **Program Implementation — Organizational Communications Support:**
– In collaboration with the Senior Director, Communications keep organization brand, voice, and tone consistent.
– Review and edit materials from SiX staff for external audiences (e.g. legislator packets, convening materials, program emails).
– Troubleshoot communications and platform issues alongside staff.
– Consult and strategize with staff on ways to communicate with, train, and/or elevate legislators.
– Support on development reporting requirements.

5. **Knowledge Management -** Actively contribute to the maintenance and organization of communications policies, systems, and tracking and evaluation.

6. **Financial Management –** Track expenses. Submit financial documentation in a timely manner.

7. **Organizational Alignment:** In partnership with the Senior Director, Communications, ensure that the communications team meets its organization-wide expectations with regard to living our organizational values, practicing equity and inclusion, ensuring compliance with applicable rules and regulations, and achieving coordination and cohesiveness with SiX’s strategic plan and overall programmatic goals.

### Core Competencies
1. **Equity and Inclusion.**
2. **Program Implementation.**
3. **Partner Engagement.**
4. **External Communication and Brand Management.**
5. **Knowledge Management.**
6. **Financial Administration.**
7. **Fund Development.**
8. **Compliance.**
9. **Organizational Culture and Values.**

### Organizational Values
1. **Equity and Inclusion.**
2. **Collaboration.**
3. **Accountability.**
4. **Integrity and Trust.**
5. **Initiative and Tenacity.**
6. **Flexibility.**
7. **Innovation.**

### How to Apply
Interested applicants should submit a compelling cover letter and resume to [[email protected]]. Please indicate the position you are applying for in the subject line of the email. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Priority will be given to candidates who apply by June 7, 2024.

State Innovation Exchange is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage people of color, women, LGBTQ folks, and immigrants to apply for open positions. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, national origin, age, marital, and/or veteran status or any other characteristic or activity protected by federal, state, or local law.