Strategic Communications Manager

Mastercard; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading nonprofit organization based in Texas is looking for a Strategic Communications Manager to innovate public relations and media engagement strategies in advancing reproductive justice. The ideal candidate will have experience in political communications and a strong commitment to social justice values, focusing on elevating their brand and engaging diverse communities.

Benefits

Employer-paid medical, dental, vision, and life insurance

Unlimited paid time off and flex time

Short- and long-term disability plans

Retirement plan with employer match

Up to 6 months of paid family and medical leave

Stipends for remote work and wellness

Qualifications

• 3-5 years in professional communications or public relations.
• Proven success in developing strategic communications plans.
• Strong writing, editing, and storytelling skills.

Responsibilities

• Develops and executes communication strategies to elevate the brand.
• Leads media relations and strategic messaging initiatives.
• Crafts talking points, op-eds, and secures media coverage.

Skills

Media relations

Strategic communications

Political communications

Storytelling

Writing and editing

Cultural strategy

Public relations

Job description

Avow Texas
Avow Texas is working to build a Texas where every person is trusted, thriving, and free to pursue the life they want. Through legislative advocacy, grassroots organizing, voter engagement, and values-based messaging, Avow leads bold strategies to secure abortion access and reproductive justice for all Texans. We fight against stigma and disinformation, build power with Texans, and advance a vision of reproductive justice rooted in pro-abortion values.

Strategic Communications Manager
Role Summary

Avow is seeking a skilled communicator who brings creativity, strategic insight, and an unwavering commitment to pro-abortion reproductive justice. The Strategic Communications Manager role is ideal for a candidate who is ready to innovate on the foundations of public relations, brand strategy, and media engagement, combining the best of traditional communications with bold cultural strategy.

The Strategic Communications Manager develops and executes communications strategies that elevate Avow’s brand, deepen public engagement, and influence cultural and political discourse on pro-abortion and reproductive justice in Texas. Reporting to the Narrative Power Director, the SCM leads the organization’s brand awareness efforts, media relations, and strategic messaging initiatives designed to challenge harmful opposition narratives and amplify Avow’s values. This role combines traditional public relations with cultural strategy, ensuring that Avow’s communications are responsive to political conditions, resonate with diverse communities, and are integrated into broader movements for social justice. The Strategic Communications Manager collaborates across teams to align messaging, support program communications, and steward the organization's public voice with integrity, creativity, and strategic foresight.

This role calls for someone who can craft compelling talking points, draft op-eds, secure media coverage, and build relationships with journalists, storytellers, artists, and organizers alike. We’re looking for a leader who can bridge press strategy with narrative power to design campaigns that challenge harmful opposition narratives, amplify Avow’s values, and shift both cultural conversations and political outcomes in Texas.

Salary & Benefits

Avow offers a four-day work week for all employees as part of our commitment to sustainability and work-life balance. Our benefits package includes:

Benefits include:

• Employer-paid medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability plans
• Retirement plan with employer match
• Unlimited paid time off and flex time
• Up to 6 months of paid family and medical leave
• Stipends for remote work and wellness

The salary range for this full-time role is $60,000 to $75,000 annually, commensurate with experience.

Requirements & Preferences

The listed qualifications and preferences reflect the skills we believe will support success in this role, but they are not mandatory for consideration. Avow welcomes candidates with a mix of professional and lived experience, recognizing that skills and expertise are developed in many ways. If you are passionate about reproductive justice and believe you can thrive in this position, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every listed requirement.

Required Qualifications

You’ll be a fit for this role if your experience includes 3-5 years of:

• Professional communications, public relations, media strategy, or a related field, with demonstrated success in developing and executing strategic communications plans.
• Drafting press materials, including press releases, media statements, op-eds, talking points, and message guidance.
• Managing media relations, including cultivating relationships with journalists, pitching stories, and coordinating interviews or public appearances.
• Strong writing, editing, and storytelling skills with the ability to translate complex ideas into clear, accessible, and values-based messaging.
• Political communications, advocacy campaigns, or social justice movements, with a commitment to reproductive justice and abortion access.
• Implementing rapid responsive strategies that align with organizational goals.
• Curiosity and resourcefulness that demonstrate self-motivation and a proactive work style.

Preferred Qualifications
While not required, you will be an excellent fit for this role if your experience includes 2-3 years of:

• Conducting opposition research or monitoring disinformation to inform proactive and rapid response messaging.
• Intersectional justice movements, including racial, economic, gender, and immigrant justice, and the ability to weave these frameworks into messaging and communications strategy.
• Comfort navigating fast-paced environments, managing multiple projects and deadlines while maintaining attention to detail and strategic focus.
• Verbal and written bilingual skills (Spanish and English

Equal Opportunity Employer
Avow is committed to building a team that reflects the diverse communities at the heart of the reproductive justice movement. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to recruit, hire, train, promote, and administer all personnel practices without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, immigration status, socioeconomic status, ancestry, age, size, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, familial status, reproductive choice, veteran status, disability, AIDS/HIV status, medical condition, prior conviction, arrest history, traits historically associated with race, (including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles), or any other characteristic protected by law.