Senior Communications Associate in Washington, District of Columbia at National Partnership for Women & Families

Position Overview:

The Senior Communications Associate provides communications and administrative support to the communications team. In this role, they get exposure to mainstream and digital media, tracking media coverage, inserting the Partnership’s research into the news cycle, posting information to the website, and related tasks. The Senior Communications Associate works with the entire communications team and helps coordinate with the organization’s policy teams.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Use clips and media coverage to spot opportunities to build relationships with reporters
• Produce first drafts: blog posts, press statements, video scripts, social media
• Conduct technical proofreading of marketing emails, web content etc. for grammar, spelling and AP style
• Coordination of communications interns; Summer, Fall, Spring
• Post and update content to the website (media mentions, documents, blog posts, statements, job listings, staff profiles, etc.)
• Compile daily press clips that pertain to the partnership’s mission and work
• Assist communications specialists with media outreach
• Collaborate with supervisor on pre-planning media placement strategies in conjunction with newscycle
• Maintain and update media lists in Agility and MuckRack
• Schedule department meetings and events
• Monitor media requests submitted to general inbox
• Compile and distribute weekly communications calendar
• Manage subscriptions, invoices and billing
• Organize communication department electronic files
• Serve as point of contact for vendors
• Staff partnership and coalition events
• Support email marketing specialist on building and sending marketing emails including weekly “Repro Health Watch” newsletter
• Collaborate with Senior Digital Content Specialist to produce social content and monitor trends applicable to the partnership’s work

Qualifications, Knowledge & Skills Required:

• Experience writing compelling press releases and statements
• Experience with social media and content creation for various platforms
• Demonstrated track record of responsiveness to email and other department communications and requests in a timely manner
• Interest in staying on pulse with the latest in news and keeping up with current events pertaining to the partnership’s work
• Ability to proactively flag important matters either in the news or in internal conversations
• Well organized, has sharp attention to detail, and able to meet deadlines
• Capable with technology including the use of Microsoft Office and Google Drive products
• Committed to racial equity and have an awareness of how racism and discrimination create inequities that need to be addressed in order to make change
• Comfortable collaborating with others and offering and receiving feedback
• Experience in media or communications, the women’s movement, on Capitol Hill or at a non-profit
• Experience using Asana for project management preferred but not required
• Experience using website content management systems (such as Wordpress), email marketing platforms (such as Constant Contact, MailChimp, and EveryAction), and design tools (such as Canva) a plus

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the individual(s) assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. Management reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and to assign other duties as necessary. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Supervisory Responsibility:

None

Classification

The National Partnership recognizes a staff bargaining unit, National Partnership United , affiliated with the Nonprofit Professional Employees Union/IFPTE Local 70, a union for non-profit workers. This position is included in the NP United bargaining unit.

Salary and Benefits

The salary range for this role is $70,780-$76,316 with the exact salary determined by years of relevant experience, in alignment with NPWF’s compensation setting criteria.

The National Partnership provides a generous benefits package that includes generous paid time off including paid federal holidays plus an office closure the last week of December; comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance; 403B and SEP-IRA retirement options; health, transit, parking, and dependent care flexible spending accounts; life insurance and long term disability insurance; paid family and medical leave for eligible employees; and more.

Employment and Workplace Details

This position is a full-time DC-based position with a hybrid schedule that requires a minimum of four days of in-office work each month, with additional in-office and in-person days determined by your role and job responsibilities. There is a probationary period during the first six months of employment.

Office and Team Culture

The National Partnership is a 50+ person staff that fosters a collaborative culture. We have a collegial work environment. The National Partnership is committed to protecting our employees and our communities from COVID-19. Toward that goal, the National Partnership requires all employees to be fully vaccinated and completely up to date via an FDA authorized and/or approved COVID-19 vaccination. Fully Vaccinated is defined by the CDC as being 2 weeks after the final dose in a primary series of COVID-19 vaccines (2 doses of Pfizer or Moderna, 1 dose of Johnson & Johnson). Up to date means a person has received all recommended COVID-19 vaccines, including any booster dose(s) when eligible. New employees must be fully vaccinated before their start date, and up-to-date as soon as eligible, unless an exemption due to a medical condition or a sincerely held religious belief or practice is granted.

The National Partnership is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to racial equity and social justice. We make a particular effort to recruit people of color to apply for open positions. People of color, LGBTQ individuals, people with disabilities, and people with other historically underrepresented identities are encouraged to apply.

Please see EEO is the Law and Equal Employment Opportunity

If you require reasonable accommodations as part of the hiring process, please email accommodations@nationalpartnership.org

How to apply: Please upload your cover letter and resume by June 5, 2026 at 11:59pm, E.T. Given current operational needs, this position is being posted on a shortened timeline. The organization remains committed to a fair and consistent hiring process, and all qualified candidates will be considered based on the requirement of the role.