Impactful Civil Rights Communications Writer

Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 75,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare (medical, dental & vision)

403(b) with employer match

Disability insurance

Cell phone stipend

Job summary

The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law in Washington, DC seeks a Communications Engagement Writer to lead planning, writing, editing, and publishing high-quality content that educates audiences and promotes the organization’s mission. The role focuses on accessible civil rights storytelling and brand-aligned communications.

The ideal candidate will craft persuasive narratives, manage multiple projects, and work with editors and partners across departments, including paid and earned

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in English, writing, communications or journalism or equivalent relevant experience.
• Three to five years of full-time professional writing experience in an advocacy or non-profit setting, ideally in civil rights and racial justice.
• Familiarity with Chicago Manual of Style, AP Style, and first-person voice.
• Experience crafting email content for external audiences as part of digital outreach.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary author to develop, draft, and edit content for emails, publications, blog posts and other website content for digital marketing.
• Translate complex civil rights legal information into engaging, accessible content.
• Serve as primary proofreader and copyeditor for the Communications department.
• Ensure clarity, brand alignment and consistency in messaging, style, tone and visuals.
• Craft talking points and remarks for speaking engagements and events, and essays for special publications.
• Collaborate with Director of Earned Media on op-eds.
• Manage writing and production of the organization’s annual report.
• Work with Director of Digital Media to manage email program calendar.
• Support cultivating online audiences via content creation for storytelling.
• Draft internal and external communications and templates.
• Route content for review and approval.

Skills

Email campaigns

Editing

Storytelling

Copyediting

AP style

CMS experience

WordPress

Writing for executives

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in English/Communications/Journalism

Tools

Microsoft Office

Google Workspace

Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Premiere)

Job description

The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law in Washington, DC seeks a Communications Engagement Writer to lead planning, writing, editing, and publishing high-quality content that educates audiences and promotes the organization’s mission. The role focuses on accessible civil rights storytelling and brand-aligned communications.

The ideal candidate will craft persuasive narratives, manage multiple projects, and work with editors and partners across departments, including paid and earned