Communications Specialist

About the Role

This opportunity is for a Communications Specialist supporting a partner organization in the United States. The role centers on building the public voice of a new, mission-led initiative focused on improving education finance data infrastructure. You will turn technical and policy-oriented work into clear, useful messaging for researchers, policymakers, and education leaders. This is a hands-on, foundational position where you will help define the communications function, establish systems, and raise the organization’s visibility across digital channels, including search and AI-enabled discovery.

What You Will Do

• Plan and run organic audience-growth efforts across digital channels, while building and maintaining distribution lists for researchers, policymakers, analysts, and education leaders.
• Own the editorial calendar and ensure steady, high-quality publishing that reflects organizational goals and subject-matter priorities.
• Improve how content is found online by optimizing for conventional search and AI-driven discovery environments, including generative search tools.
• Develop editorial guidelines, style references, and reusable content structures that keep the organization’s voice clear and consistent.
• Help advance thought leadership through digital publishing, audience engagement, and coordination of outward-facing communications assets.
• Convert technical, data-heavy, and policy-related material into accessible communication for different audiences without losing nuance.
• Track communications performance and use insights to strengthen reach, engagement, and overall visibility.

Requirements

• Background in communications, content strategy, journalism, marketing, or a closely related area, ideally with a strong digital-first approach.
• Proven ability to attract and expand organic audiences through multi-channel content planning and distribution.
• Practical familiarity with SEO and generative engine optimization, including how modern search and AI systems surface content.
• Excellent writing, editing, and editorial judgment with a consistent focus on clarity and structure.
• Ability to simplify technical, policy, or data-intensive topics for a range of stakeholder groups.
• Comfort using presentation and content tools such as Google Docs, Google Slides, or PowerPoint.
• Strong organization and the ability to manage content schedules and editorial workflows in a remote-first setting.

Compensation & Benefits

• Expected annual compensation is $70,000 to $85,000, depending on experience, skills, and qualifications.
• The role is fully remote and open only to U.S.-based candidates.
• Compensation is structured with clear progression and opportunities for pay growth over time.
• Travel is expected about 6 to 8 times per year for collaboration and partner engagement in person.
• This is a chance to join an early-stage, mission-driven effort shaping national education finance data infrastructure.

Application Process

Applications are handled by a partner company, which manages the review process and the next steps. A shortlist is created using an AI-assisted matching workflow, and the hiring company makes the final decisions, including interviews and assessments.

Data Privacy Notice

Submitting an application means your personal data may be processed to assess your candidacy and shared with the hiring employer as part of recruitment activity. This processing relies on legitimate interest and pre-contractual measures under applicable data protection laws, including GDPR. You may request access, correction, deletion, or objection regarding your data at any time.

AI-Assisted Hiring

AI tools may support parts of the recruitment process, such as application review, resume analysis, response evaluation, and identifying possible inconsistencies or verification signals. These tools assist the recruiting team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are made by people.