Communications Associate

Communications Associate

Reports to:

Director of Communications and Marketing

Position Type:
Full-Time, Exempt

Location:

New York, NY

Israel Policy Forum is a nonpartisan U.S. organization that advances policy ideas and educates community leaders to support effective U.S. engagement on the Israeli‑Palestinian conflict. We work to strengthen U.S. policy and cultivate an informed community of leaders committed to a viable resolution of the conflict that ensures Israel's security as a Jewish and democratic state, provides for Palestinian national aspirations, bolsters U.S.

-Israel relations, and enhances regional security, stability, and cooperation.

Israel Policy Forum is uniquely positioned in both the policy and Jewish communities, producing rigorous policy analysis trusted by U.S. decision-makers across the political spectrum, and convening programs that equip rising community and policy leaders to elevate the quality of discourse on U.S. policy toward Israel and the Israeli‑Palestinian conflict.

Reporting to the Director of Communications and Marketing, the Communications Associate plays a key support role in the execution of Israel Policy Forum’s communications operations. The position helps advance the visibility of the organization, its mission, programs, and spokespeople by supporting the implementation of communications initiatives across traditional and digital platforms.

Key responsibilities include building and distributing email campaigns, posting content to social media channels, proofreading and formatting written materials, updating website content, providing registration and logistical support for virtual events, collecting and organizing data from communications platforms, and assisting with administrative and project‑based tasks that support the day‑to‑day needs of a fast‑paced communications department.

• Build, schedule, and distribute email communications through Campaign Monitor, including newsletters, event promotions, fundraising appeals, organizational updates, and other audience‑specific campaigns.
• Assist with audience segmentation, list management, and email performance tracking to help improve campaign targeting, engagement, and overall effectiveness.

• Draft, edit, proofread, and format digital content across platforms, including email copy, social media posts, website updates, newsletters, event materials, reports, graphics, video captions, and podcast‑related materials.
• Support the production, promotion, and distribution of organizational content, including columns, podcasts, policy explainers, webinars, video briefings, press statements, and media‑related materials.
• Track current events, media coverage, and developments relevant to the organization’s mission to help identify timely communications opportunities.

• Support day‑to‑day social media publishing and engagement across major platforms, ensuring content is accurate, timely, on‑brand, and adapted appropriately for each channel.
• Publish and maintain website content through the content management system, including articles, reports, podcasts, event pages, press releases, media mentions, and other organizational updates.
• Assist with maintaining social media calendars, monitoring platform trends and audience engagement, and identifying opportunities to expand reach and strengthen digital engagement.

• Create and coordinate multimedia assets using tools such as Canva, Descript, and Adobe Creative Suite, including social graphics, email graphics, video clips, audio/video promotional materials, thumbnails, and presentation materials.
• Source and organize photos, graphics, and other visual assets from internal and external platforms, ensuring proper licensing, attribution, brand alignment, and file organization.

• Support virtual event logistics and audience communications, including registration setup, reminder emails, webinar platform support, recording management, and post‑event follow‑up.
• Coordinate…