Communications Associate

(Hybrid, Full-Time Position in Oakland, CA, Los Angeles, CA, or Washington, DC)

Impact Justice advances safety, justice, and opportunity through boundary-breaking work that honors and empowers people and is changing expectations about what we can accomplish together. We imagine, build, and scale innovations, leverage research and other knowledge to connect the desire for change with informed action, and work to shift the narrative so that decision-makers and the public understand what’s at stake and what’s possible.

The Communications Associate role is a mid-level, high-impact opportunity within our growing Communications and Marketing team. The role touches every facet of the communications function — from opportunities to hone your strategic chops and creative ideation, to project management and writing, to social media and email campaign planning and execution.

With the Director of Communications and Marketing and the Associate Director of Communications, and in collaboration with staff across the organization, the Communications Associate will own several communications workstreams and play a key supporting role on various communications efforts that advance long-range projects and program initiatives. This is a great role for someone who loves both big-picture thinking and day-to-day execution, and who is energized by building systems that consistently help a team do its best work.

You’re a collaborative, organized communications generalist who brings a thoughtful, future-leaning approach to mission-driven work. You’re a strong writer who can translate complex, nuanced concepts into clear and compelling communications. You enjoy juggling a mix of responsibilities and can move between strategy, writing, project tracking, and execution without losing the thread.

You’re comfortable working with direction and priorities from leadership, and you also know how to take initiative, identify what’s needed, and keep work moving. You care about details and follow-through, and you’re motivated by contributing to a team culture that is welcoming, values-aligned, and committed to learning.

We know there are great candidates who may not think they fit every part of what we describe, or who have skills we haven’t thought of. If that’s you, we encourage you to apply and tell us more about your experience and what you’d bring to the role.

You will report to the Associate Director of Communications. Your core responsibilities will include:

The anticipated start date for this position is Spring 2026. Consistent with our compensation philosophy, our starting salaries are established to represent strong compensation in the marketplace and to maintain internal equity. The starting salary for this position is fixed at $70,304, with annual increases defined by the current collective bargaining agreement. This is a bargaining unit position with Impact Justice United represented by OPEIU International. The benefits that come with working at Impact Justice include medical, dental, and FSA plans, significant vacation and wellness leave, and immediate vesting in our 401K with a generous match. This is a full-time, salaried position.

This is a full-time, salaried position. The candidate should be located in Oakland, CA, Los Angeles, CA, or Washington, DC. The Communications Associate will work on a hybrid schedule, currently at least two in-office days per week. Periodic deviations to the regular hybrid schedule may be required due to program needs. We are not considering remote staff for this position.

If this all sounds like a good fit for you, please send your resume and a one-page cover letter explaining why you are particularly interested in the role and why we should be particularly interested in you! We will review applications and reach out to candidates selected for interviews.

Elements of the Impact Justice hiring process may include phone screen interviews, candidate exercises (written or presentations), Zoom interviews, in-person interviews, and reference checks. Candidates are welcome to ask for alternative arrangements in the process if needed (for example, conducting an interview via phone rather than Zoom), Impact Justice will do our best to accommodate reasonable requests. Please communicate any alternative arrangements requested to the hiring manager.

Impact Justice provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to race/ethnicity, color, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, national origin, age, criminal history, or disability.