Editor​/Writer

About the Organization

Founded in 1979, the National Immigration Law Center (NILC) is a leading non-profit organization (501(c)(3)) in the U.S. exclusively dedicated to defending and advancing the rights and opportunities of low-income immigrants and their loved ones. NILC’s mission is grounded in the belief that everyone living in the U.S. regardless of race, gender/gender identity, immigration status, or economic status — should have equal access to justice, resources, and educational and economic opportunities that enable them to achieve their full human potential.

Together, NILC and the affiliated NILC Immigrant Justice Fund (IJF), a 501(c)(4) organization, work to advocate more directly for federal immigration reform policies. NILC is committed to advancing its mission — which intersects race, immigration status, and class — through racial, economic, and gender justice and equity orientation.

We are looking for entrepreneurial, results-driven, relationship builders who are committed to NILC’s mission and values of racial justice & equity, valuing diversity, fostering partnerships & collaboration, encouraging respect & personal well-being, and striving for transparency, integrity, and honesty.

The Editor/Writer will work with the Strategic Communications Team to create, research, and write communications for both traditional and digital communications in support of NILC and NILC’s sister 501(c)(4) organization the NILC Immigrant Justice Fund (IJF)’s overall mission and advancement of the strategic framework. The Editor/Writer will be responsible for creating and maintaining NILC’s editorial calendar, editing and providing substantive feedback to NILC publications, and maintaining NILC’s blog.

The Editor/Writer will draft op-eds for the Executive and Senior Leadership Teams, and translate complex policy reports into digestible language for social medial use to uplift the stories of NILC, its programs and campaigns, and the clients and communities NILC serves as a means of amplifying the organization’s crucial legal, research, organizing, and advocacy work.

This role is a member of the bargaining unit.

The Editor/Writer will be responsible for driving success in the following key areas:

• Collaborate with Strategic Communications leadership and team to support planning and development of content strategies to ensure consistency and high-quality content that meets organizational objectives.
• Establishing and maintaining editorial calendar for NILC publications.
• Providing substantive feedback and edits to all NILC publications, including giving guidance on content, structure, and thesis, as well as accuracy, tone, clarity, style, and grammar.
• Maintain NILC’s blog – including soliciting posts from staff, managing and editing incoming submissions, and posting to website.
• Drafting op-eds, speeches, talking points, and other written materials for president as well as executive and senior leadership in the voice of organizational leadership.
• Translating complex policy reports into digestible, compelling language for social media, donors, and other external audiences.
• Assisting other departments, including Development and the Executive Office, with public-facing materials.
• Collaborate with content creators across departments to maintain a cohesive editorial voice and messaging strategy.
• Ensure compliance with NILC’s editorial style guide and visual brand to ensure consistency across all platforms and formats.
• Provide feedback and guidance to staff and contributors to strengthen their writing and messaging.
• Ensure that all written materials are accessible, engaging, and aligned with NILC and IJF’s mission and goals.
• Manage editorial workflows, timelines, and approvals to meet deadlines and support campaign rollouts.
• Contribute to protocols for fact checking processes and source verification, in collaboration with legal, policy, and advocacy teams.
• Work collaboratively with cross-departmental Advocacy team members via matrix workgroup structure to support communications related needs for ongoing programmatic work.
• Collaborate with NILC and IJF’s Communications and…