Media Strategist

About Supermajority
Women are on the cusp of becoming the most powerful force in America. But to fundamentally transform this country, we need to pull together the millions of women who are already engaged and amplify and expand their civic engagement. Supermajority Education Fund is building women’s power across the country by training and mobilizing a multiracial, intergenerational community who will lead the fight for women’s equality. We provide women with the tools, resources, and information they need to channel the energy and activism of this moment and build it into a long-term movement for change.

Since our founding in April 2019, Supermajority Education Fund and our related 501(c)(4) organization, Supermajority, have reached millions of women through in-person conversations and online outreach. In August 2019, more than 75,000 people from all 50 states completed our Women’s Poll, which led to the creation of the Majority Rules, a set of values to help us build the country we deserve. 

In 2020, we ran the country’s largest woman-to-woman voter engagement program by offering strategic digital tools, training, and information to women and allies around the country. In 2021, we continued the work of engaging and mobilizing women across the country, in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and its disproportionate impact on women, specifically women of color. Then, in 2022, the organization supported the mobilization of millions of women in the midterms, helping to shift the course of the election.
 

About the role - Media Strategist
Supermajority Education Fund seeks a Media Strategist, a dynamic, passionate, and entrepreneurial professional to work with the Strategic Communications, Creative, and Digital team. A successful candidate will be a strong writer and communicator; have experience working independently, quickly, and managing work and small teams under pressure; and be passionate about building a world where the Majority Rules are real. This position reports to the Communications and Marketing Director. 

The Strategist will:

• Manage organizational messaging and tone by writing and editing communications materials such as message guidance, statements, press releases, media advisories, talking points, briefings, memos, and more;
• Write and execute proactive strategies and complimentary earned media plans for program, projects, and campaigns;
• Develop and lead strategic communications campaigns, including providing guidance and direction around narrative shift research projects;
• Develop and manage media relationships with both national and state outlets and reporters as well as execute press outreach strategies — including rapid response, crisis response, and proactive pitching —  to grow the organization’s reach and ensure coverage of strategic importance;
• Process and track incoming inquiries from reporters and media outlets, finalize logistics on speaking and media engagements, and coordinate press responses, managing vendors and stakeholders in these processes as needed.
• Support the Strategic Programs team by drafting and assisting in creation of external-facing materials, serving as proofreader and copy editor, and providing signoff for tone and consistency on content from other departments — including email and web copy, advertisements, social media content, scripts, organizing worksheets, etc.;
• Track and synthesize research, news coverage, and policy into relevant messaging and strategies, including the collection of clips.

The successful candidate must have the following skills and qualities:

• Minimum two years of media experience, with a proven track record of implementing creative media strategies, executing successful pitches, cultivating reporter relationships, and landing news opportunities;
• Creative, thorough, highly organized and detail-oriented;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentation skills; as well as the ability to communicate effectively with diverse audiences and analyze and write quickly and clearly under deadline about a variety of topics, including policy;
• Commitment to the values of Supermajority, specifically centering communities most affected in the execution of projects by assessing for equity and mitigating racism and other forms of oppression in planning, and implementation. Ability to approach interpersonal communication and conflict with awareness of power, personal identities, and privilege;
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, able to manage discreet projects involving peers from different functions. Experience planning for and facilitating project meetings, maintaining accountability for on-time deliverables and outcomes of managed projects.

The strongest candidates will also have some of the following skills and experience:

• Demonstrated experience with advocacy communications and/or political campaign communications work;
• Ability to set team goals, directing both strategy and people to execute towards that end;
• A track record working on gender equality issues;
• One to five years of communications or media experience, including copywriting experience;
• Familiarity with AP style;
• Spanish language skills are highly desirable.
   

Compensation & Location

• The salary for this position is $82,000, with an annual tenure increase. We strive to maintain pay equity; therefore, rather than negotiate salaries, we provide a transparent, consistent, and competitive salary for each job posting based on job level. To ensure equity across all candidates, we will not negotiate with anyone.
• Comprehensive benefits package that includes 100% employer-paid health, dental, and vision insurance for employees (and their families). Employees accrue 160 hours of vacation time, 80 hours of health and caregiver leave, and 20 hours of volunteer leave annually. Employees will also receive 13 paid holidays throughout the calendar year. 
• Internally, this role will have the full title of - Communications & Media Strategist. 
• This is a full-time, fully-remote, exempt position.

The Application Process
Supermajority Education Fund has engaged Equitable Hiring Group to support this hiring process. To apply, please complete the short form to the right. 

Individuals who apply by Tuesday, March 26th, will be given priority; therefore, we encourage you to submit yours soon!

When you apply, we kindly ask you to remove your schools from your resume. There is no need to reformat your resume and leave your degree as is; simplify it to “B.A. Economics,” for example. Just remember to remove any undergraduate and graduate school name references where possible. This “bias-reduced” process is aimed at opening this opportunity to more candidates, reviewing applicants on performance assessments instead of resume proxies (e.g., where you went to school).

This evaluation process will follow practices shown to reduce bias in decision-making and may be different from other application processes you have experienced. 

• Mid-March: Selected candidates asked to complete short answer questions
• Late March: Phone interview with Supermajority Education Fund staff
• Early April: Finalist candidates will be asked to complete a paid, timed, trial assignment
• Mid-April: Finalists will participate in a multi-team member panel interview
  • Candidate references will also be checked at this step
• Late April: Offer extended

If you have any questions about the opportunity, please feel free to email [email protected].

Covid-19 Policy
To center the safety and well-being of its employees, SMEF requires that any employee who is required to conduct in-person activities for their job, including our in-person gatherings, must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 within four weeks of their start date. You should discuss with your supervisor how this policy applies to your role. If you believe that you need an exception from this policy as a reasonable accommodation for religious, medical, or other personal reasons, contact our people team.

Hiring Statement
Supermajority Education Fund is an equal opportunity employer with core values of radical inclusion and fighting for justice. We strive to build a staff team as diverse as the intergenerational and multiracial voters we organize.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, genetic information, national origin and ancestry, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, mental or physical disability, marital status, pregnancy, military and veteran status or medical condition.

Candidates can make a reasonable accommodations request for this job opportunity by emailing our people team at [email protected].

Supermajority Education Fund participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with employees’ Form I-9 information to confirm authorization to work in the United States. Job candidates and employees with the right to work may not be discriminated against on the basis of national origin or citizenship status.