Manager/Senior Manager, Communications
Manager/Senior Manager, Communications
American Society of Addiction Medicine - ASAM
Rockville, MD
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The Manager/Senior Manager of Communications will be a dynamic and experienced communications professional who can advance ASAM's communication efforts, igniting momentum and amplifying the organization's voice and impact. The Manager/Senior Manager will collaborate with the Chief Advocacy Officer to strategize and execute communication plans, media relations, grassroots and digital advocacy initiatives, and messaging. The Manager/Senior Manager will be a strategic thinker with a strong background in public affairs, preferably within the healthcare, nonprofit, or government sectors.
Responsibilities/Duties
Strategic Communications Planning
- Develop, implement, and evaluate strategic communication plans to support ASAM's initiatives, engaging stakeholders, media, policymakers, and the public on key addiction issues.
- Propose proactive strategies to address emerging issues in addiction and effectively communicate the potential impact on ASAM, its members, and their patients.
- Craft compelling messages that resonate with diverse audiences and ensure consistency in the messaging across various communication channels (e.g., press releases, social media, the advocacy e-newsletter, and website content).
- Draft and/or edit press releases, statements, media pitches and talking points, advocacy webpage content, social media posts, op-eds, Congressional briefing materials, and letters to the editor.
- Assist with synthesizing complex public policy information into clear and concise communication materials, such as briefs, white papers, legislative one-pagers, and reports, aimed at raising awareness and influencing decision-makers.
- Coordinate with ASAM's marketing team to integrate messaging into ASAM's marketing strategy.
- Cultivate relationships with media outlets, reporters, and influencers to raise awareness of ASAM's priorities and promote coverage of key issues and initiatives.
- Field media inquiries, research the reporter's history, identify media source reach, make arrangements (coordinate scheduling and logistics) for interviews with ASAM subject matter experts.
- Provide daily morning news clips to key ASAM leadership and continuously monitor for and circulate media coverage.
- Identify and draft media pitch opportunities to enhance ASAM initiatives.
- Research, build, and maintain targeted list of select reporters and media outlets that cover addiction for targeted pitching.
- Research new opportunities for media placement.
- Maintain a list of ASAM media coverage related to addiction, including story name, date, link, media type, and impressions for monthly reporting purposes.
- Develop and manage online advocacy campaigns to support federal advocacy topics.
- Report on metrics from grassroots campaigns.
- Support letter to editor and in-district meeting campaigns for grasstops members related to federal policy priorities.
- Assist in the planning and execution of advocacy events, including congressional briefings, lobby days, and stakeholder meetings.
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Seniority level
Mid-Senior level -
Employment type
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Job function
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