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About the Role

The ACLU Communications & Marketing department creates, maintains, and expands message narratives to engage supporters and target audiences, helping to protect and expand civil liberties and civil rights. This fellowship invests in and cultivates leadership pathways for individuals who have overcome systemic barriers to achievement, supporting the development of future leaders aspiring to make full-time entry into nonprofit organizations with a passion to advance civil rights and civil liberties.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute communications strategies that advance the ACLU’s work on civil liberties and civil rights.
Work towards a cohesive audience experience across national and affiliate channels on priority issues and major moments.
Strengthen the ability for nearly 200 communications, marketing and digital staff nationwide to work together.
Create resources for affiliate staff and enhance the nationwide communications staff community.
Develop and distribute weekly rapid response communications resource digests and occasional ad hoc digests.
Partner with other nationwide comms staff and affiliate advisors to facilitate and set agendas for monthly nationwide communications staff calls.
Maintain resources related to the ACLU’s issue areas and functional resources to support excellence on a range of communications channels.
Support community building across the ACLU communications network through virtual meetings, staff introductions, and other forums.
Complete a capstone project focused on leveraging national scale and affiliate infrastructure to grow the ACLU’s supporter base and influence laws and policy.

Requirements

Proactive and self-reliant with proven experience successfully managing multiple and competing priorities.
Familiarity with communications tactics such as working with press and media outlets, social media, or creative campaigns that use graphics and videos in the context of advocacy and educational campaigns.
Ability to take complex instructions or information and make it easy for people to use in their everyday work.
Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office (specifically Word, Excel and Outlook).
Familiarity with a WYSIWYG web publishing platform is a plus.
Commitment to advancing the mission of the ACLU.
Center and embed the principles of equity, inclusion and belonging in their work.
Commitment to work collaboratively and respectfully toward resolving obstacles and conflict.
College graduate by September 2026 seeking entry-level role.
Demonstrated commitment or interest to leadership, service, civil rights and civil liberties.
Eligibility to work in the United States for the duration of the program (January 2027 - July 2028).
An 18-month, Mon-Fri full-time commitment to working at the ACLU from January 2027 - July 2028.
Strong problem solvers with an eagerness to learn, a passion to lead, and commitment to civil rights and civil liberties.
Demonstrated commitment to sustained leadership and service.
Demonstrated resilience in the face of systemic barriers or adversity.
Commitment to civil liberties, civil rights, and social justice.
Commitment to the mission of the ACLU.
No prior connection to the ACLU (via past internships, fellowships, other connections) is a plus.
Submit a resume (no longer than two pages).
Submit two essays.
Submit two letters of recommendation (one academic and one character/personal).

Skills

Developing strategic communications campaigns to further advocacy goals.
Understanding communications channels and tactics and connecting them with common advocacy audiences and goals.
Developing internal communications campaigns as well as resource and training development.
Project management with a wide range of stakeholders and information management across several projects simultaneously.
Facilitating both large-group information sharing meetings and small group project-specific meetings.
Professional communications.
Organizational strategy.
Project management.

Location

New York

Work Type

Hybrid
Full-time
Term limited

Experience Level

Entry-level

Education Level

College graduate

Salary/Compensations

$78,000

Benefits

Full-time employment
Benefits for 18 months
Stipends to expand career and professional development through conferences, coursework, graduate school coaching, etc.
Access to leaders and mentors at the ACLU including career networking opportunities.
A trip to a historical site to deepen understanding and learn more on the ongoing challenges related to systemic barriers.
A capstone project developed with support from a mentor.
Community with fellows and colleagues.

About the Company

For over 100 years, the ACLU has worked to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States.
The ACLU takes up the toughest civil rights cases and issues to defend all people.

Equal Opportunity

Equity, diversity, and inclusion are core values of the ACLU and central to our work to advance liberty, equality, and justice for all.
We are a community committed to learning and growth, humility and grace, transparency and accountability.
We believe in a collective responsibility to create a culture of belonging for all people within our organization – one that respects and embraces difference; treats everyone equitably; and empowers our colleagues to do the best work possible.
We are as committed to anti-oppression and anti-racism internally as we are externally.
We strongly encourage applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, veteran status and record of arrest or conviction, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
If you have a need and require assistance during the application process, please let us know by completing the applicant accommodations form.