Rewiring America is hiring a
Communications Associate

Full-time, Remote, Exempt

Rewiring America is the leading electrification nonprofit, focused on electrifying our homes, businesses, and communities. We develop accessible, actionable data and tools, and build coalitions and partnerships to make going electric easier for households and communities. Rewiring America helps Americans save money, tackle nationwide emissions goals, improve health, and build the next generation of the clean energy workforce. We believe in an abundant, flourishing, climate-safe future, and know that, together, we can realize one.

Rewiring America is growing rapidly. We seek an entrepreneurial Communications Associate to join our Communications team. This position reports to our Communications Manager.

The Communications Associate will join a growing communications team. This team manages inbound media requests and creatively pitches and puts forth Rewiring America’s ideas, policy and people. Additionally, this role will be focused on communications to closely support our Social Media Manager in content creation and executing our overall social media strategy.  

The Communications Associate plays a pivotal role in building our communications muscle, helping us develop, manage and track the key relationships that will get our work out into the world, and make electrification the default choice for every American. The Communications Associate must live and breathe media, and love tracking the evolution of stories, words and ideas relevant to our electrification effort. 

• Proactive pitching and thoughtful sharing of our work to be of service to the cause of communicating electrification.
• Build and maintain media lists and journalist relationships, both nationally and in our key markets.
• Help manage all inbound media requests in a timely and organized manner.
• Prepare briefing notes and talking points for all media engagements and public speaking events.
• Leverage our social media channels, in close collaboration with our social media manager, to advance our narratives and communicate with journalists.
• Proactively find new channels, journalists, audiences and venues for our message.
• Draft media releases, advisories and blasts.
• Monitor media for reactive response.

Requirements

The incoming Communications Associate will be driven by their belief in and commitment to Rewiring America’s values, vision and mission. Through their track record as a Communications Associate, the successful candidate embraces the dynamism of doing big things and demonstrates humility, curiosity and a learner’s mindset in all that they do. We are looking for a creative and innovative thinker, someone who recognizes that the stakes of what we are trying to accomplish depend on a high-functioning, passionate and trusting team. 

The Communications Associate plays a critical role in the evolution of Rewiring America from its start-up phase to a more mature organization and joins a fast-paced team that operates with a sense of urgency and a track record of success in science, technology, business, policy and politics. 

This role requires moxie and foresight, the ability to quickly respond to news, queries and criticism. Electrification is a story on a deadline, and we work to move and respond with clarity and swiftness. The successful candidate demonstrates a passion for getting ideas out into the world, and models excellence and integrity in all they do. The selected candidate will also possess the following Core and Preferred qualifications:

Core

• Strong commitment to the mission, policies and goals of Rewiring America.
• Keen understanding of climate, policy, business and lifestyle media landscape, and how to pitch accordingly.
• Fantastic, accurate and fun writing. You know how to bring the heart of a story to a pitch or presentation.
• Ability to manage myriad media relationships, being attentive to the needs of various stakeholders, outlets and formats.
• Great organizational skills. You enjoy presenting our media work in a thoughtful way for internal and external stakeholders, both.
• Ability to quickly respond to all requests in a resourceful and helpful manner.
• Good understanding of media metrics - and ability to present these findings in concise, digestible ways.

Preferred

• 2-4 years professional experience
• Background in communications, journalism, or media relations.

• Content knowledge in climate, renewable energy and/or building electrification.
• Previous experience in fast-paced media environments, managing a lot of inbound requests on tight timelines.

Benefits

The salary range for this position is $65,000 - $90,000 USD, commensurate with experience. Our comprehensive benefits package includes 100% employer-paid health, dental, and vision insurance for employees (and their families). Employees are able to enroll in 401k retirement plan and are eligible for a 3% automatic contribution and up to a 3% employer match on 401k contributions. Employees are also eligible for pre-tax transportation benefits. Employees will receive 160 hours of vacation time, 80 hours of health leave, up to 2 days of casual leave, and 20 hours of volunteer leave annually. Employees will also receive 13 paid holidays throughout the calendar year (15 days during Presidential and Congressional elections). We have an office closure between Christmas and New Year. Employees are eligible for 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave after 90 days of employment. Regular, full-time employees and part-time employees are eligible to take up to sixteen weeks of parental leave, in all cases related to birth, adoption, or foster care starting from the first day of employment. We offer access to professional development resources.

Rewiring America values diversity in all its forms and is committed to inclusive and transparent recruitment, hiring and promotion processes. Candidates of diverse backgrounds and lived experience are strongly encouraged to apply.

Rewiring America is a project of Windward Fund, a 501(c)(3) public charity that incubates new and innovative public-interest projects and grant-making programs. Windward Fund is committed to attracting, developing and retaining exceptional people, and to creating a work environment that is dynamic, rewarding and enables each of us to realize our potential. Windward Fund ‘s work environment is safe and open to all employees and partners, respecting the full spectrum of race, color, religious creed, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, political affiliation, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status and all other classifications protected by law in the locality and/or state in which you are working. 

To apply or nominate a candidate, please submit an application and resume via the Rewiring America page at Workable.This position is open until filled, and we are moving quickly to fill this position -- apply as soon as possible. Candidate review and phone screens begin immediately and will be conducted throughout the search period.

Windward participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with employees’ Form I-9 information to confirm authorization to work in the United States. Job candidates and employees authorized to work may not be discriminated against on the basis of national origin or citizenship status.

To center the safety and well-being of its employees, Windward Fund requires that any employee who is required to conduct in-person activities for their job must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 within four weeks of their start date. Accommodations may be sought and approved in accordance with the law by contacting human resources at [email protected].