Communications Manager

The Communications Manager (CM)

The Communications Manager (CM) is responsible for developing and implementing Just Vision’s communications strategy, bolstering Just Vision’s public presence, and ensuring that the organization’s values, mission, and approach are communicated clearly and compellingly, both externally and internally. The CM manages a team of three communications specialists and oversees our press, print, and digital media outreach to ensure a cohesive strategy and consistent messaging across all Just Vision’s external-facing public engagement efforts. The CM will represent Just Vision at events, conferences, and, when relevant, press interviews. They are responsible for building and maintaining relationships with strategic journalists and editors and generating interest from reputable print, radio, digital, and broadcast media around Just Vision’s work and developments taking place in the region.

Candidates must have excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong organizational and problem-solving skills, experience as a people manager, and a passion for working on social change efforts, storytelling, journalism, and the Israeli-Palestinian context. They will report to the Chief of Staff and be part of a fast-paced and collaborative environment as an integral member of a nimble, thoughtful, and high-performance team.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy

• Develop and ensure the successful execution of Just Vision’s communications strategy across platforms (including press, newsletter, website, and social media), ensuring:
  • An adaptive and proactive social media strategy that broadens our digital reach and provides our audience with nuanced content.
  • A plan for our digital newsletter that maximizes impact and growth.
  • Website content that clearly and compellingly communicates who we are, provides resources and tools for our audience, and directs our community in ways to get involved.
  • A press strategy that is proactive and activated around key inflection points with our films, journalism, and outreach campaigns.
• Proactively identify strategic opportunities or critical moments where Just Vision can play a meaningful and/or unique role and drive the strategy in each case, aligning on messaging and goals and developing a plan of action tailored for all relevant platforms (press, newsletter, social, and/or website).
• Develop and implement strategies as needed around crisis communications.

External Communications

• Develop and disseminate thoughtful, nuanced messaging that is consistent with Just Vision’s values and mission.
• Drive the creation of compelling, coordinated, and effective communication materials, including newsletters, social media content, brochures, presentation decks, website, press releases, discussion guides, press kits, and talking points for both staff and board.
• Build and maintain relationships with journalists and key media contacts, activating not only journalists and outlets who routinely cover Israel-Palestine but also those who have an appetite for, or whose work may intersect with, the themes covered in Just Vision’s work.
• Activate the earned media space through op-eds, analysis, editorial board meetings, press briefings, letters to the editor, and story pitches that amplify our work and values.
• In addition to drafting and sending pitches, press releases, and briefs, respond to incoming requests from journalists and the media.

Management and Internal Coordination

• Manage the Social Media Coordinator, Education and Communications Specialist, Lead Designer and Developer, and related communications consultants and interns as assigned.
• Develop and manage communications workflows and maintain tight coordination across the US-based and regional staff (operating in Israel-Palestine) ensuring team members are effective across time zones and contexts.
• Ensure our communications are integrated with our outreach efforts through regular coordination across all public engagement-related staff.
• Ensure our team is trained on messaging, framing, and communications best practices.
• Coordinate closely with the development team so that our reports, proposals, and fundraising efforts are aligned with our communications goals, strategy, and messaging.
• Conduct thorough, unassailable research and fact-checking to inform our briefs for press and outreach contacts, messaging, board reports, and all written materials.
• Monitor and analyze data and impact to evaluate the effectiveness of Just Vision’s communications efforts and modify when needed.

Systems Oversight

• Working closely with individual members of the Communications Team, ensure that Just Vision’s communications platforms are secure and up-to-date. This includes social media channels, website development and management platforms, e-newsletter marketing tools, and data-tracking systems.
• Maintain and build upon a robust CRM (Salesforce) that facilitates efficient and streamlined engagement with Just Vision’s press contacts; institutionalize systems and best practices within the Public Engagement Team.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant professional experience in a comparable role in communications.
• 2+ years of experience as a people manager with a track record of supporting highly engaged and impactful teams.
• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong research, planning, organizational, and analytical skills.
• Impeccable judgment.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and a solutions-oriented approach.
• Ability to work independently and with a team.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with the media and journalists.
• Appetite for working on and expertise in the social, cultural, and political landscape as it relates to the Israeli-Palestinian context, social justice issues, and foreign policy matters.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and ability/comfort working and communicating virtually with remote team members.
• Detail-oriented and organized with a track record of consistently meeting deadlines.
• Prior non-profit experience is a plus.

Apply Now

This is a full-time, exempt position with a salary range of $70,000 – $82,000, commensurate with experience. Just Vision strives to offer a competitive total compensation package including health, dental, and generous time off. We are ideally looking for someone based in or near Washington, DC, or New York, NY, with the option for remote/hybrid work. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis.

To apply, email a cover letter, resume, and three references to [email protected]. Please put “Communications Manager” in the subject line. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. No phone calls, Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter/X inquiries, please. Due to the volume of applicants we anticipate, we may not be able to respond individually to each application.

Just Vision is an equal opportunity employer. We carefully consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, religion, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, citizenship, veteran status, ability, or any other legally protected status.