Prosperity Now

• The Public Affairs Associate supports external affairs, media relations, and public communications. • Monitor media coverage, prepare press materials, and assist in stakeholder engagement. • Translate complex policy issues into accessible content and support the organization’s narrative and reputation management. • Track and summarize media coverage, compile press clips and coverage trends. • Draft press materials, talking points, and external communications in collaboration with the Communications team. • Assist in preparing briefings, presentations, and reports for media inquiries and external engagements. • Coordinate with the Communications team to ensure policy-related messaging aligns with organizational priorities. • Support the development and execution of public-facing campaigns, announcements, and events.

• Develop and lead the enterprise applied research agenda aligned with organizational priorities. • Establish research priorities, methodologies, quality standards, and publication schedules. • Lead flagship initiatives including the State of Prosperity research portfolio. • Advise executive leadership on economic, demographic, and policy trends. • Direct quantitative and qualitative research on financial well-being, wealth-building, entrepreneurship, housing, tax opportunity, and family financial health. • Ensure methodological rigor using appropriate economic and mixed-methods research. • Evaluate policies, markets, and interventions using objective evidence. • Oversee production of reports, briefs, dashboards, and research publications. • Translate research findings into practical policy options and implementation strategies. • Assess feasibility, tradeoffs, and expected outcomes of proposed solutions. • Partner with Programs and Public Policy to ensure research informs organizational priorities. • Develop partnerships with universities, research institutions, and government agencies. • Support grant proposals by developing methodologies and technical narratives. • Represent Prosperity Now through presentations and publications. • Supervise, coach, and develop the Applied Research & Policy Associate and future Research Scientist. • Establish research standards and review work products. • Model collaborative leadership. • Participate in planning, goal setting, and performance management. • Perform other duties as assigned.