Hybrid Communications Specialist for Environmental Policy

Environmental League of Massachusetts; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Downtown Boston office 2–3 days per wk

6 weeks paid time off + holidays

Job summary

Environmental League of Massachusetts (ELM) seeks a Communications Coordinator to expand mission-driven messaging and digital outreach from our Boston office. You will join a five-person Communications Team and manage social media calendars, content creation, and email marketing.

The role emphasizes collaboration, integrity, and growth across channels, including Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Bluesky, with a hybrid work setting in downtown Boston.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of experience in communications or a related field.
• Experience with graphic design (Canva experience preferred).
• Experience managing social media accounts, including video creation.
• Self-motivated, collaborative, and detail-oriented.
• Superior technology skills and eagerness to learn new digital communications platforms.
• Excellent professional written and verbal communication skills.
• Impeccable judgement.
• Commitment to integrating racial justice and equity into ELM’s work and to ensuring an inclusive organizational culture.
• Familiarity with email marketing systems and WordPress are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage a monthly external communications calendar, proactively generating ideas and incorporating input from colleagues.
• Grow our social media presence on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Bluesky.
• Create and post new, engaging content about events, policy priorities, candidate endorsements, and key news.
• Write, direct, and edit short-form video content.
• Engage with content creators to improve our reach.
• Manage the platforms day-to-day, including engaging with partners’ content and responding to comments and messages.
• Drive the creation and placement of social media ads for political endorsements, legislative campaigns, and brand recognition.
• Build and send marketing emails and create automations for fundraising, policy and action alerts, event invitations, election endorsements, and other organizational priorities.
• Maintain our four websites: environmentalleague.org, elmaction.org, NetZeroMA.org, GreenVoterGuideMA.com)

Skills

Communications

Graphic design

Social media management

Video creation

Collaboration

Attention to detail

Equity commitment

Email marketing

WordPress

Technology skills

Tools

WordPress

Canva

Email marketing platforms

Job description

Environmental League of Massachusetts (ELM) seeks a Communications Coordinator to expand mission-driven messaging and digital outreach from our Boston office. You will join a five-person Communications Team and manage social media calendars, content creation, and email marketing.

The role emphasizes collaboration, integrity, and growth across channels, including Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Bluesky, with a hybrid work setting in downtown Boston.