Creative Communications Associate — Impact Storytelling

TED Conferences; New York (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The Audacious Project, housed at TED, seeks a creative, driven Communications Associate to uplift the brand and tell stories that matter. This full-time, mid-level role collaborates with the Director of Brand & Communications and the Audacious team to surface narratives about grantees and impact.

You will lead media outreach, draft pitches and backgrounders, create donor communications, and develop editorial content across newsletters, web copy and social channels.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of communications experience in philanthropy, collaboratives or nonprofits.
• Exceptional writing and editing across formats, including social copy and long-form narratives.
• Experience with media relations, including pitching journalists and press outreach.
• Strong collaboration and cross-team working skills.
• Highly organized, multi-tasking with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Support proactive media outreach, drafts pitches and backgrounders.
• Draft media materials: press releases, talking points, internal/external briefs.
• Create content: grantee stories, blog posts, newsletters and donor comms.
• Develop storytelling, editorial calendars and content workflows.
• Collaborate with teams to surface compelling stories and surface impact.

Skills

Communications

Writing & editing

Media relations

Collaboration

Organization

Creative thinker

Curiosity

Job description

The Audacious Project, housed at TED, seeks a creative, driven Communications Associate to uplift the brand and tell stories that matter. This full-time, mid-level role collaborates with the Director of Brand & Communications and the Audacious team to surface narratives about grantees and impact.

You will lead media outreach, draft pitches and backgrounders, create donor communications, and develop editorial content across newsletters, web copy and social channels.