ReThink Media seeks a Communications Associate to support their Peace & Security Team. The Communications Associate will primarily work on our nuclear portfolio, supporting organizations and coalitions in advancing arms control and disarmament through tactics such as media pitching, op-ed editing, messaging guidance, and media strategy.
Description
The Opportunity
ReThink Media seeks a Communications Associate to support their Peace & Security Team, which works to advance a less violent and more just U.S. foreign policy. The Communications Associate will primarily work on our nuclear portfolio, supporting organizations and coalitions in advancing arms control and disarmament through tactics such as media pitching, op-ed editing, messaging guidance, and media strategy. The person in this role will work to advance strategic public messaging in support of arms control and disarmament policy initiatives with a particular focus on regional security issues, U.S.-China security relations, and support for frontline communities impacted by U.S. nuclear weapons development, testing, and use. We are open to hiring either an Associate or a Senior Associate, based on the experience the chosen candidate brings to the role.
Organizational Description
ReThink Media is a unique, nonprofit organization that places media and communications at the center of our movement building agenda. We strengthen the collaborative media and communications capacity of state and national advocacy groups; increase the “voice share” of their spokespeople; and provide in-depth media, messaging, and opinion research to inform movement strategy.
We focus on long-term engagement with our advocacy partners and with the issues we take on—all driven by a belief that the stronger the groups are across an issue sector and the tighter their collaboration, the more likely they are to win real and lasting policy victories. At present, ReThink works in three distinct, yet interconnected, issue areas: the protection of human and civil rights; strengthening our democracy; and a more constructive US foreign and national security policy.
Our Peace and Security team works closely with the nation’s foremost leaders and experts, advocating solutions to some of the most complex and challenging national security issues of the 21st century, from nuclear security to ending our forever wars.
Position Overview
The Communications Associate reports to the Program Director of the Peace & Security team, and in addition to media training, they will be involved in strategic communications planning, media pitching, ghost-writing, coalition leadership, and media analysis.
We are looking for someone with a strong commitment to a more just and peaceful foreign policy, a rebalancing of our national resources away from war, and advancing an agenda of inclusion in foreign policy-making – an area wherein women and people of color are grossly under-represented.
Principal Duties
Essential Skills and Qualifications
Desired But Not Required
Location & Salary
This is a remote, full-time position. The position will require occasional travel to staff and planning meetings, and to presentations and trainings. ReThink aims to recruit the best people for every position and we have recently moved to an all-remote staffing model. At the same time, some locations are more immediately relevant to the strategic objectives of our work. Applicants are welcome from across the country, but will be considered in conjunction with their strategic proximity to key partner locations or constituencies. In this case, proximity to Washington, DC is particularly useful. In all cases, ReThink requires employees to live within 90 minutes of a major airport to facilitate occasional travel. The salary range listed below pertains to employees in Washington, DC and might potentially be adjusted for candidates in locations with much lower costs of living.
ReThink Media is committed to pay equity and transparency in our salary, raise, and benefits structure. We regularly conduct market comparisons. Staff receive an annual 360º performance review and ReThink is strongly committed to internal and external professional development. We aim to attract, develop, and retain diverse, talented, and growth-minded staff.
This is an intermediate-level position that comes with a generous benefits, vacation, health savings, sabbatical, and retirement package. Salary is commensurate with experience; the starting annual salary range for a Communications Associate is $50,000–54,080, and the starting annual salary range for a Senior Communications Associate is $62,500–67,500.
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