Communications Associate (Philanthropy)

Location: Hybrid role in New York, NY, Unihirify.global States

Salary: USD 80,000–100,000 per year

Company

hirify.global is a nonprofit organization focused on discovering and spreading ideas, while The Audacious Project is a collaborative funding initiative supporting large-scale social impact projects in health, climate and community-led innovation.

What you will do

• Support proactive media outreach by drafting pitches, maintaining media lists, coordinating reporter relationships and tracking press outcomes.
• Write and edit grantee stories, blog posts, impact updates, newsletters, web copy, donor communications and media materials.
• Develop accessible narratives that translate complex global issues into compelling stories for donors, grantees, partners and wider audiences.
• Support social media planning, content creation and community management across Audacious channels.
• Partner with grantees and internal teams to identify communications opportunities, track milestones and maintain editorial workflows.
• Support the Director of Brand & Communications on campaigns, special projects and broader communications planning.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of communications experience, with a background in or meaningful exposure to philanthropy, collaboratives, nonprofits or social impact organizations.
• Exceptional writing and editing skills across short-form social content and long-form narrative storytelling.
• Experience with media relations, including developing pitch angles, pitching journalists and managing press outreach.
• Strong collaboration skills and the ability to work with internal teams and external partners.
• Highly organized and proactive, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams, deadlines and priorities.
• Curiosity about and commitment to issues including climate, global health and social justice.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting philanthropic organizations or family offices with communications and storytelling.
• Familiarity with YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn and analytics tools.
• Experience creating communications with grantee or partner organizations.
• Experience working in a small, fast-moving, mission-driven team.

Culture & Benefits

• Work within a collaborative philanthropy initiative housed at hirify.global.
• Collaborate with nonprofits, philanthropic organizations, grantees, donors and partners.
• Join a mission-driven, fast-paced and highly visible organization.
• Contribute to work focused on social change, philanthropy and global impact.
• Equal opportunity employer commithirify.global to building a diverse team.