Sr. Advocacy Communications Lead

Since our founding in 1924, we've cut cardiovascular disease deaths in half, but there is still so much more to do. To overcome today’s biggest health challenges and accelerate this progress, we need passionate individuals like you. Join our movement, be part of the progress, and help ensure a healthier future for all. You matter, and so does the impact you can make with us.

The American Heart Association has an excellent opportunity for a Senior
Advocacy Communications Lead
based out of our National Center office! This position can be remote
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The Sr. Advocacy Communications Lead develops and implements enterprise-wide communications strategies to promote the American Heart Association’s policy statements and positions and advance its public policy priorities. Working with Advocacy and Marketing Communications staff at the national and regional levels, this role develops communications resources, provides strategic counsel and supports state and community advocacy campaigns across paid, earned, owned and organic channels.

The position also develops communications approaches for special initiatives, including Health Care by Food™, and coordinates advocacy content across heart.org and other digital hubs.

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• Develops and implements strategic communications plans for Heart Association policy and scientific statement releases, including message development, media relations, organizational communications and supporting materials.
• Manages the development, governance and timely update of advocacy-related content on heart.org and designated digital hubs. Coordinates with the Grassroots team to align supporting content with issue action centers on heart powered.org.
• Provides strategic counsel, communications planning and technical assistance to state- and market-based Marketing Communications and Advocacy staff supporting active public policy campaigns.
• Leads the development of communications strategies and tactics for priority state and community public policy campaigns, with the goal of building understanding and support among priority audiences.
• Develops and manages audience-centered messages, materials, toolkits and other resources that support consistent campaign implementation across markets.
• Provides strategic Advocacy Communications counsel for emerging priorities and represents the team on cross-functional work groups as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree in Journalism, Public Relations, Political Science, Public Policy, or equivalent work experience.
• Five (5) years of the following experience, eight (8) years is preferred:
  • Extensive experience in public relations, corporate communications, and/or journalism.
  • Demonstrated experience with earned media strategy and reporter outreach, particularly on public policy topics.
  • Working knowledge of federal, state, and local public policy processes and how communications can support policy campaigns.
  • Experience integrating communications and grassroots engagement strategies in public policy campaigns.
  • Ability to translate complex public policy research and positions into clear,…