National Center for Youth Law

The National Center for Youth Law (NCYL) works to amplify youth power, dismantle racism and other structural inequities, and build just policies, practices, and culture in support of young people. Our efforts advance justice through research, community collaboration, impact litigation, and policy advocacy that fundamentally transforms our nation's approach to education, health, immigration, foster care, and youth justice. Our vision is a world in which every young person thrives and has a full and fair opportunity to achieve the future they envision for themselves.

Communications Team

The National Center for Youth Law’s Communications team is strategic, production-oriented, and is responsible for increasing awareness of the organization as a respected, go-to source on children and youth issues. The team executes communications strategies that promote policy changes, improve services for youth, and elevates legal precedent that benefits children and youth autonomy and opportunities. We use storytelling, advocacy, and design to highlight challenges confronting children and youth, and solutions that improve the lives of children, youth, families, and communities.

Position

Are you a creative thinker who loves designing eye-catching graphics and crafting engaging social media posts? Do you enjoy collaborating with others to bring ideas to life? We’re looking for a dynamic, versatile communications expert to serve as our Digital Content & Design Manager.

In this role, you’ll use your design skills and digital know-how to help NCYL tell powerful stories and connect with our audiences. You’ll manage our social media presence, create compelling content, and support various design and communications projects.

This role requires a creative and detail-oriented multitasker who can seamlessly shift between graphic design, social media management, content creation, and digital strategy. The ideal candidate loves telling a story for change from multiple angles, has a strong portfolio of design work and possess exceptional project management skills.

The ideal candidate will also be a strategist with experience across many digital platforms and a keen understanding of launching complex messaging, advocacy, and/or fundraising campaigns at the national level. They will have an extraordinary eye for design and an excellent sense of how news and content is consumed across demographics and mediums.

The position reports to the organization’s Director of Communications.

Essential Functions

• Social Media: Lead social media for NCYL and its policy teams, including discussing and brainstorming content opportunities, creating content, and publishing content. This role will be responsible for creating NCYL’s weekly and monthly social media content and calendar.
• Graphic Design: Lead all graphic design efforts, including reports, fact sheets, one-pagers, social media graphics, and other branded materials. Video Content Creation: Produce compelling short-form videos that elevate the expertise of NCYL’s leaders and the voices of the youth we serve.
• Project Management: In collaboration with the Director of Communications, project manage the execution of digital campaigns across social medial, email, and the website, ensuring that NCYL’s impact is communicated to supporters and external audiences in a consistent, timely, and compelling manner.
• Monitoring & Engagement: Track digital trends and engagement metrics, manage online interactions, and identify opportunities to drive policy conversations in digital spaces.
• Collaboration: Attend frequent meetings with policy teams, external partners, and other Communications team members to project manage and clarify content needs and otherwise assist the Communications team