Field Communications Specialist

Role Overview

• Identify and extract field stories
• Proactively identify moments worth capturing across campus and grassroots programs
• Interview students, chapter leaders, and field staff
• Ask follow-up questions that move beyond “what happened” to stakes, impact, and outcomes
• Package stories for Marketing use
• Draft concise narrative summaries
• Pull strong quotes and gather impactful photos or screenshots with usage permission
• Propose headlines or angles
• Deliver email-ready paragraphs and complete story packages
• Own story intake standards and process
• Manage the end-to-end story intake workflow
• Enforce templates and quality standards
• Follow up on missing context or assets
• Push back on incomplete or non-story inputs
• Coordinate clean handoffs to Marketing
• Serve as the main point of contact for field story development
• Answer clarifying questions and ensure stories map to campaigns or messaging pillars

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in journalism, communications, storytelling, preferably in political/nonprofit environments
• Proven ability to conduct interviews and extract strong narratives
• Strong writing and editing skills with a focus on clarity and structure
• Political or movement fluency and comfort working in advocacy environments
• Highly organized, responsive, and comfortable following up across teams

Benefits

• Health coverage (including dental and vision)
• Health Savings Account (HSA) for eligible plans
• Short
• and long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k) with up to 4% match
• Generous paid time off. Unlimited PTO after first year.
• Professional development opportunities