Senior Manager, Advocacy Content Development

American Association of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP); Bethesda (MD); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

ASHP in Bethesda, MD, seeks a Senior Manager, Advocacy Content Development to craft timely advocacy content and resources that advance policy priorities for pharmacists and healthcare stakeholders.

The role translates complex policy issues into engaging formats—infographics, podcasts, webinars, videos, and digital resources—and collaborates across government relations, marketing, and communications to educate and mobilize members.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s preferred.
• 5–8 years of public affairs, government relations, or advocacy content experience.
• Experience with policymakers or trade associations.

Responsibilities

• Develops and produces advocacy materials supporting priorities.
• Creates content including infographics, fact sheets, briefings, talking points, podcasts, webinars, videos, and digital resources.
• Translates complex policy issues into clear, audience-focused materials.
• Manages planning and coordination of webinars, podcasts, virtual events, and other content initiatives.
• Identifies new content formats to support campaigns and education.
• Coordinates multimedia advocacy resources for education and policy objectives.
• Supports rapid-response advocacy with timely content.
• Maintains advocacy content resources, templates, and toolkits.
• Monitors policy developments to identify content opportunities.
• Creates action alerts to mobilize ASHP members.
• Tracks performance and recommends improvements.
• Collaborates with communications, multimedia, creative, and digital teams.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Strong writing

Editing

Storytelling

Policy knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Communications

Bachelor’s degree in Public Relations

Bachelor’s degree in Political Science

Master’s degree or relevant certification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Adobe Creative Suite

Canva

Job description

ASHP is an award-winning Association with a great mission. ASHP is the largest association of pharmacy professionals in the United States, representing over 65,000 pharmacists. ASHP has recently won awards for being a Top Workplace for our work culture which fosters learning, collaboration, and for being inclusive. To learn more about ASHP, visit About ASHP - ASHP.

The Senior Manager, Advocacy Content Development develops, coordinates, and produces timely advocacy content and resources that advance ASHP's legislative, regulatory, and policy priorities. The person in this role will also translate complex healthcare policy issues into compelling, audience-centered formats, including infographics, podcasts, webinars, videos, digital resources, and other advocacy materials and will collaborate with government relations, marketing and communications staff, and other stakeholders to develop and deliver advocacy content that informs, educates, and supports advocacy priorities. Works in a dynamic, fast-paced, and highly collaborative environment.

This is a hybrid position that requires candidates to live in the Washington, DC area. Effective March 2027, ASHP is transitioning to a hybrid work model, which will require employees to work in our office on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Successful candidates for this position must meet these requirements. At ASHP, we consider skills, experience, and organizational needs in our compensation approach. The base salary for this position is $115,000-$130,000 and ASHP offers a comprehensive benefits plan. This salary range represents a reasonable estimate of the annual salary based on ASHP’s commitment to provide equitable and market-competitive pay. The actual salary offered will take into consideration many factors including but not limited to job-related knowledge, educational background and licenses/certifications, skills and experience, internal pay equity, and other business and organizational needs.

Note this position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship.

• Develops and produces advocacy materials that support ASHP's legislative, regulatory, and policy priorities.
• Creates advocacy-focused content, including infographics, fact sheets, briefing materials, talking points, podcasts, webinars, videos, and digital resources for members, policymakers, coalition partners, and other stakeholders.
• Translates complex healthcare policy and legislative issues into clear, compelling, audience-appropriate educational and advocacy materials.
• Manages the planning, development, and coordination of advocacy-related webinars, podcast series, virtual events, and other content initiatives.
• Identifies opportunities to develop new content formats and resources that support advocacy priorities, member education, and stakeholder awareness.
• Coordinates the development of multimedia advocacy resources that educate audiences and support policy objectives.
• Supports rapid-response advocacy initiatives by developing timely content and resources related to legislative, regulatory, and public health developments.
• Develops and maintains advocacy content resources, templates, and toolkits that support advocacy campaigns, grassroots engagement, policy education, and awareness-building initiatives.
• Monitors legislative, regulatory, and healthcare policy developments to identify opportunities for advocacy content and resource development.
• Create action alerts and related advocacy resources that mobilize ASHP members around key policy priorities.
• Tracks and evaluates the performance and impact of advocacy content, webinars, podcasts, campaigns, and digital resources in collaboration with the marketing and communications team; recommends improvements based on findings.
• Collaborates with communications, multimedia, creative, and digital teams to support the timely production, promotion, and distribution of advocacy resources.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Political Science, Public Policy, Journalism, or related field required. Master’s or relevant certification preferred
• Requires a minimum of 5-8 years of experience in public affairs, government relations, communications, content development, advocacy, or related field.
• Experience working with policymakers, trade associations, or advocacy organizations.
• Exceptional writing, editing, and presentation skills.
• Strong understanding of pharmacy or healthcare policy topics.
• Demonstrated ability to develop strategic messaging and advocacy campaigns.
• Ability to work independently and exercise sound judgment.
• Builds productive and collaborative relationships with colleagues and stakeholders.
• Ability to utilize basic office software, including Microsoft Office.
• Strong writing, editing, and storytelling skills with experience adapting content for different audiences and platforms.
• Experience creating multimedia content, including video, graphic, and infographic development.
• Proficiency with content creation and design tools such as Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, or similar platforms.

ASHP is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a federal contractor. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories under state or federal law.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at [e-mail] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this e-mail address. In addition, ASHP is an E Verify employer.