Communications Manager

Job Title: Communications Manager
Department: Marketing & Communications
Reports to: Director of Marketing and Communications
Location: Remote, with travel to camps/regattas. Please not that we are unable to hire from Washington state due to state salary requirements for the position type.
Status: Full-Time/Salaried
Final date to receive applications On: October 9, 2026

USRowing is the national governing body for the sport of rowing in the United States, responsible for stewarding, strengthening, and growing American rowing by championing performance and igniting new passion for the sport. USRowing serves a broad and dedicated community—athletes, coaches, referees, volunteers, clubs, and event organizers—and the U.S. National Team. Through events, programming, education, and fundraising, USRowing supports participation at every level—from novices through the high performance athletes dedicated to reaching Olympic and Paralympic podiums.

The Communications Manager leads USRowing’s public relations, media relations, editorial programs, and has day-to-day oversight of USRowing.org. This role is responsible for the writing and editing of press releases, feature stories, athlete profiles, and long‑form content across USRowing’s platforms. The Manager will also own the relationships and storytelling with national, regional, and sport‑specific media, and serve as USRowing’s lead media contact and a key point of contact for athletes, coaches, and staff around media engagement, supporting clear communication and a consistent, high‑quality editorial standard across all team deliverables.

The position also provides on‑site media support at our owned regattas, and at National Team training centers, camps and events, while working closely with the Marketing and Communications team to ensure coverage, storytelling, and partner and member communications are compelling, accurate, and aligned with USRowing’s organizational goals.

• Write, edit, and distribute press releases, competition previews and recaps, compelling feature stories, athlete profiles, media kits, and long‑form content for USRowing.org and other digital platforms.
• Own day‑to‑day oversight of content on USRowing.org, including copywriting, editing, and page building.
• Own and uphold AP style and USRowing’s brand voice across press materials, feature content, and team deliverables; serve as the department’s editorial standard‑bearer.
• Review and edit copy produced across the team — including social captions, email copy, and web content — raising the standard of accuracy, depth, and craft.
• Develop and maintain the editorial calendar for National Team and organizational storytelling in partnership with the Director of Marketing and Communications and the Social Media and Content Associate.

• Own the National Team communications calendar across the high‑performance cycle, including selection events, World Cups, World Championships, and the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
• Serve as USRowing’s primary media contact; build and maintain productive relationships with national, regional, and sport‑specific media.
• Manage inbound media requests to support the placement of stories: athlete features, team storylines, selection and results coverage, and human‑interest narratives that elevate the National Team and organization.
• Oversee media operations at competitions, including credentialing, media availability, interview scheduling, and on‑site facilitation.
• Maintain and continuously improve athlete and media databases, press kits, and athlete bios that make National Team coverage easy for media to access.
• Prepare athletes and staff for media…