Communications Manager

NOW HIRING:
Communications Manager at New Era Colorado
We are seeking a full-time Communications Manager to drive New Era’s overall online engagement strategies, including creating branded content and uplifting our organizational narrative. The ideal candidate will have strong written and graphic design skills and familiarity with most social media platforms.

About New Era Colorado:

New Era aims to build a youth movement that fights for a common vision of the world: one that centers equality, prosperity, love, and joy. A vision where everyone is treated fairly, has their basic needs met, and can thrive. Young people are most affected by the challenges and issues we face today and have the capacity to dream bigger and design solutions for the future.

Yet young people are often shut out of the halls of power and ignored by elected officials. That’s why at New Era, we organize young people to participate in the political process, develop as leaders, and find a political home. Since our founding in 2006, we’ve registered more than 250,000 young people to vote and consistently turn out those registrants at one of the highest rates in the country.

We’ve won critical protections for student loan borrowers, played a key role in ballot measure campaigns to protect abortion rights and climate, enacted voter preregistration for 16- and 17-year-olds, advocated for key improvements to our voting systems, and more.

Get to know us:
Website | Facebook | Instagram

Job responsibilities:

• Manage & Execute Digital Engagement Strategies:
  Grow our base online and leverage online audiences (social media, newsletter and website) to advance New Era’s mission and communicate the impact of our work
• Manage our social media platforms to develop timely, on‑brand, and engaging digital content that activates young people around our strategic priorities (ie, fundraising, legislative session, and electoral work)
  Work closely with the program team to develop content, address communications needs, and support program priorities.
• Monitor social media platforms frequently to respond to comments and tags, uplift partner content, and connect people with opportunities to engage with our work.
• Manage and update New Era’s websites, including the creation and maintenance of microsites (ex., Voter Guide), and ensure the website meets accessibility standards
• Send regular emails to New Era’s newsletter list to engage our online membership in our campaigns and mobilize supporters to take action, get involved, and give to New Era
• Regularly evaluate New Era’s online presence and impact, including the tracking and evaluation of email, webpages, and social media engagement, to pivot and make changes when necessary
• Provide expertise on New Era’s digital audiences to move people through the Ladder of Leadership Engagement.
• Design Branded Content:
  Ensure all printed and graphic materials utilize New Era branding
• Work with staff to create style and brand guidelines for digital campaigns and organizational events that reflect their mission and purpose (ex., our annual Toast to Democracy event)
• Fulfill design requests from staff for digital and printed materials and reports, including but not limited to the Annual Report, social media graphics, email templates, and electoral content etc.
• Work with external vendors to create branded merch as needed for fundraising, organizing, or political campaigns
• Uplift Organizational Narrative & Messaging:
  In close collaboration with the Deputy Director and department directors, create and maintain a messaging framework that centers diversity, equity, and inclusion and uplifts the power of young people
• Work closely with the Deputy Director to develop and evaluate strategic, values‑based campaign messaging that frames all programmatic campaigns for the year
• Support staff with editing written external communications such as LTEs, Op‑eds, emails, and ensuring all written content uses our voice and overall narrative
• Provide support to the Deputy Director on the overall press outreach strategy and developing the external narrative of New Era as a political player in Colorado politics

Compensation and Benefits

This position is based New…