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https://techcongress.io/manager-storytelling-comms-engagement
Are you passionate about bringing people together and communicating impactful stories? TechCongress is hiring a Manager for Storytelling and Community Engagement who will manage our day-to-day comms, help build our fellowship story bank, support events, and ensure brand cohesion.
Sounds like you? Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so apply now!
Full job description and application can be found on our website: https://techcongress.io/manager-storytelling-comms-engagement
Important Details:
Salary: $65,000 - $80,000, based on experience
Location: Washington, D.C.
Benefits: We are proud to have industry-leading benefits at TechCongress. This includes:
- A platinum-level health care plan, vision, and dental insurance;
- Paid parental leave (policy still under development);
- Generous PTO (20 days in year one; 30 days thereafter);
- a 401(k) retirement plan with an automatic 9% contribution upon date-of-hire with no match required;
- FSA and paid OneMedical membership;
- a professional development stipend;
- a $500 wellness stipend;
- A convenient location in DC by the White House (we share office space with the think tank New America);
- A sabbatical policy after six years with TechCongress;
- The office is closed for all federal holidays, including Juneteenth and Veteran’s Day, and the week off between Christmas and New Year, and also has early closure on Fridays in the summer;
- Flexible remote work policies (currently two days / week in the office).
Please note that this role will require at least two days / week in-person position. Remote participation is not an option. We currently work in the office located at 15th and H St NW, on Wednesdays and another day of your choosing.
As the Manager for Storytelling and Engagement, you will:
- Create and implement a proactive communications strategy focused on specific audiences (Congress, funders, technical talent)
- Develop a story bank of fellow and organizational accomplishments and disseminate them via communications campaigns
- Support fundraising through research and pitch development with Executive Director
- Manage digital structure, including our newsletters, social media, website, and community channels
- Support on inward and outward-facing events
- Work with Deputy Director to develop and implement our guest speaker series
What we’re looking for in you:
Must haves
- 3-5 years of experience in communications
- Strong content development, writing, and editing skills
- Working knowledge of story gathering and communicating to different audiences
- Understanding of brand voice and tone
Nice to haves
- General understanding of government and the civic tech field
- Experience in Congress
- Organizing or campaigning background
- Knowledge of industry best practices for outreach and list management
We don’t expect you to have every qualification listed. We are eager to work with people who are excited to continue building on their current expertise. We encourage you to apply if you think you might be a good fit, regardless of how many of these items align with your experience. Imposter syndrome can prevent great people from applying for jobs, and we don’t want to miss out on working with you just because you don’t have all of the experience outlined here.
In one month you will:
- Meet with our fellows currently placed in Congress
- Create and implement a social media campaign
- Support the TechCongress team with events communications
In three months you will:
- Conduct an audit of our social media strategy and start independently executing our communications strategy, including managing our newsletter, web, and social media
- Revive and revamp our guest speaker series for our fellows
- Help conduct research on funders and prep the Executive Director for pitch meetings
- Set up meetings with organizational partners to build your relationships
In six months you will:
- Lead communications outreach to our partners and promote opportunities
- Lead the development of our fellowship story bank and manage our digital media communications channels
- Create and maintain brand guidelines
- Conduct a quarterly analysis of our comms strategy and engagement numbers
In one year you will:
- Support regular fellowship events and gatherings with our Programs Team
- Revamp our outreach strategy with community partners
- Field press inquiries about TechCongress
- Manage all communications for one entire fellowship cohort from start to finish (i.e. announcing fellows and their placements, highlighting their accomplishments, etc.)This is a DC-based position. Fully remote is not possible.
