Communications Specialist

LAANE is seeking someone with a commitment to social justice to join our communications team.

Who We Are: LAANE is an advocacy organization dedicated to racial, economic, and climate justice. Combining dynamic research, innovative public policy, and deep coalition organizing, LAANE works with labor and community partners to fight for policies that create good jobs, thriving communities, and a healthy environment. For more information about our work, visit www.laane.org.

Position Responsibilities:

Under the supervision of the Communications Director, the Communications Specialist will work with a team of communicators to help lead strategic communications work for LAANE as a whole and for one or more of LAANE’s campaigns. Core responsibilities include:

• Creating and curating website and social media content
• Creating materials for internal and external use by campaign teams, such as social media graphics, fliers, fact sheets, press releases, op-eds, and PowerPoint presentations.
• Developing and implementing communications strategies, branding, and framing for various campaigns
• Earning media through media events and cultivating relationships with reporters
• Training spokespeople for public hearings, press conferences, and interviews

Job Qualifications:

• Cultural competency and social justice values/work experience: A strong commitment to racial and economic justice and the labor movement; cultural humility and mindfulness; knowledge of area political context is a plus, fluency in Spanish is a plus.
• Working as a leader within a team: Ability to work independently and collectively within a team, well organized, thinking proactively, possessing strong interpersonal communication skills, and emotional intelligence.
• Dedication & Responsibility: Willingness to work long hours and weekends, Detail-oriented, can balance multiple projects, and work well under deadlines. Have a positive, can-do attitude, problem-solving skills, and a desire to learn.
• Platform Experience: Experience with website and social media platforms and tools, including WordPress and Canva
• Strategic Thinking: Demonstrated ability to develop and implement strategic communications plans, craft messages, and execute tactics

Terms of Employment: This is a full-time, salaried position with a starting salary of $68,640, free family health care, a 401(k), and generous time off, along with a range of other benefits. The position does require work on nights and weekends. We are a proud union employer, and this position is a bargaining unit position.

Application Process: Email cover letter, resume, and contact information for three references in a single PDF document to commsjob@laane.org. We will begin reviewing resumes on 2/24/25 and will contact candidates we wish to interview at that time.

Affirmative Action: Women, LGBTQ, Black, Indigenous, and People of Color are strongly encouraged to apply.