JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
Senior Communications Associate

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a leading nonprofit policy institute, conducts research and analysis on government policies at both the federal and state levels on budget, tax, health care, social insurance, and poverty.  The Center has attained a national reputation for its unique capacity to blend credible, timely analyses with activities designed to enable policymakers and the media to make use of its work.

The Center is seeking a senior communications associate to join its communications team. This position will focus primarily on developing and implementing collaborative media outreach strategies and public education efforts with a network of non-profit state organizations to influence debates around federal budget, tax, health care, and low-income issues. Specifically, the responsibilities include working closely with state partners to develop and implement effective media strategies; drafting press releases, talking points, opinion editorials and other materials; and developing and tailoring messages for individual states.  In addition, the position involves working to broaden coverage of the Center’s federal budget analyses, including cultivating media contacts and developing communications strategies to reach new audiences at the regional and state levels.  

Qualifications:  Applicants should have a B.A with significant relevant work experience and a track record of generating substantial media coverage on policy issues at the federal or state level. Applicants must have excellent written and verbal skills, be highly motivated, creative, and work well under pressure and as part of a team.

Compensation:  Salary commensurate with experience; excellent benefits, including two health insurance options; dental and vision care,  life and long-term disability insurance; retirement; MERP; DCAP; and generous vacation, sick leave, and holiday schedules.

Please send a resume with cover letter and a short writing sample by e-mail to:  price@cbpp.org

The Center is an equal opportunity employer, and as such, takes affirmative action to insure that discrimination does not occur on the basis of race, creed, color, age, sex, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, religious or political affiliation, disability, or any other classification considered discriminatory under applicable law.