• Lead state-level media relations to support legislative and grassroots efforts. • Pitch and place compelling stories in local and regional media in collaboration with state leaders and government affairs firms; build and maintain strong relationships with reporters, editors, and producers. • Draft and distribute press releases, op-eds, talking points, advisories, and statements tailored to state and regional audiences. • Shape state-level messaging that aligns with the national narrative and resonates across partisan and ideological lines. • Secure press coverage of organizational milestones, legislative victories, and events. • Monitor state media coverage in target states and provide rapid response guidance as needed. • Support coordinated communications efforts across digital, social, and earned media channels. • Support spokespersons with talking points, Q&A, and message development. • Ensure consistent alignment with organizational values and national communications strategies while tailoring content for state contexts. • Review and keep current the communications materials across the organization to help ensure clarity, consistency, and alignment with American Promise messaging. • Support the Chief Communications Officer in keeping communications priorities moving on deadline across the team. • Serve as the CCO’s point of continuity for communications when the CCO is unavailable, helping ensure all communication outputs remain aligned, timely, and on-message.

• Lead formative research activities supporting public health communication initiatives • Conduct environmental scans to identify trends, gaps, and opportunities in public health messaging • Design and implement qualitative and quantitative research, including message testing • Translate behavioral science insights into evidence-based communication strategies • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including communications, digital, and evaluation staff • Develop research reports, presentations, and documentation supporting program deliverables • Coordinate research activities to ensure compliance with federal research standards and guidelines • Participate in occasional travel to support project activities and coordination with federal stakeholders

• Creates, executes, and reports on strategic communications campaigns to promote the missional objectives of the Colson Center. • Manages select Colson Center digital communications verticals and coordinates with internal customers on deliverables for target audience messaging. • Executes on process improvements for both internal support and external audience.

• Conduct a comprehensive review of the CI Statistics Programme • Provide actionable recommendations for a renewed UIS Communication and Information Statistics Strategy • Produce a comprehensive report presenting the research findings and recommendations for the development of a new UIS Communication and Information Statistics Strategy • Review of the UIS Medium Term Strategy 2022-2029 • Review of the UIS Communication and Informational Statistics Programme from 2001-2024 • Consult with key stakeholders and identify potential partnerships and synergies