Manager, Digital Content

Manager, Digital Content

R Street Institute

Washington, D.C.

The R Street Institute—a free-market think tank headquartered in Washington, D.C. with staff located across the country—seeks a collaborative Manager, Digital Content to manage and enhance R Street’s digital presence. If you are the right fit, you will report to the Senior Director, Communications. If you want to join a mission-driven organization and work toward pragmatic policy solutions, this may be the opportunity for you!

Your typical day at R Street may include scheduling and posting social media content that highlights our latest research and events, updating website content to ensure accuracy and impact, coordinating newsletters and other email communications, and helping to develop graphics or short videos that make policy ideas accessible and engaging. This role is part of the Communications team, which supports the entire organization in amplifying R Street’s public policy work to engage diverse audiences.

Other Aspects of Your Role

• Manage day-to-day posting, scheduling, and monitoring across R Street’s social media platforms
• Coordinate the production and distribution of newsletters and other email communications
• Ensure website content is current, accurate, and aligned with organizational priorities
• Track and summarize digital performance data, providing updates and insights to the Senior Director, Communications
• Assist with creation and editing of digital materials, including graphics, videos, and other visual assets
• Collaborate with colleagues across Communications, Policy, and Events to ensure consistent digital outreach
• Remain vigilant against ninja infiltrations

Skills and Qualifications

• Experience managing digital content, social media, or email campaigns in a communications, public policy, or nonprofit environment
• Familiarity with content management systems, social media scheduling tools, and analytics platforms
• Strong organizational and project management skills with attention to detail
• Excellent writing, editing, and verbal communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
• Proficient with basic design and video editing tools
• No particular educational background required—a proven record of achieving results is far more meaningful than credentials
• Support for R Street’s passion for free markets and limited, effective government
• A sense of humor and a desire to grow within a multifaceted organization

The R Street Institute consistently offers pragmatic, real solutions that foster American innovation, bolster competition, and safeguard individual liberty—all with the understanding that life in a democratic society sometimes requires compromises that don’t necessarily represent first, best solutions. We focus on deep scholarship and pragmatic policy solutions that many groups tend to neglect. Our goal is to publish timely, relevant research and analysis that advances a market-oriented society and limited, effective government. To that end, our motto is “Free Markets. Real Solutions.” Read more about our mission and impact here.

Workplace

We offer a flexible working arrangement. This is a full-time position that can either work the majority of the week in our D.C. office or be fully remote.

Occasional travel may be required for events and conferences.

Compensation, Benefits, and Perks

R Street strives to offer a compensation and benefits package that is competitive, transparent, and supportive of employee well-being. The salary range for this position is $75,000-$85,000, commensurate with experience. In addition to this competitive salary, we provide the following:

• Unlimited paid time off, including all federal holidays, the day after Thanksgiving, and two weeks holiday closure in December
• Alternating Fridays off
• A health insurance option entirely paid by the employer (even for families)
• Dental and vision insurance
• 401(k) contributions with up to a 4 percent match
• HSA employer contribution match
• Quarterly wellness reimbursement
• Mobile equipment/mobile plan reimbursement
• Home internet subsidy
• Annual educational and professional development reimbursement
• A choice between child care assistance, pet care assistance, and student loan repayment assistance

At the R Street Institute, we strive for preeminence in every area where we engage, driven by our commitment to excellence and innovation. Our culture thrives on action, creativity, and courage, with an unwavering focus on quality, credibility, and impact. We believe progress requires diverse experience and expertise, which is why we champion non-traditional yet prudent approaches to public policy. This principle guides how we build our programs, recognizing that each team member’s uniqueness strengthens our collective identity.

We approach our mission with intellectual rigor, embracing free inquiry and honesty to ensure our work is grounded in solid research and thoughtful analysis. While serious about our purpose, we value the joy of collaboration and the fun that comes from working together. Our collaborative spirit fosters trust and transparency, with respect and openness guiding our actions. We celebrate our individual contributions while recognizing that we are stronger as one team, united in our work and relationships.

Thus, R Street does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, era of military service, gender identity or expression, relationship structure or anything else that’s illegal, immoral or stupid to use as a basis for hiring.

We plan to accept applications for this job until filled. We will contact qualified individuals for telephone screenings and conduct them on a rolling basis. Interviews take place virtually via Zoom.

To apply, please copy and paste your cover letter into the text box and upload your resume as a Microsoft Word document or PDF. If generative artificial intelligence is used during the application process, it must be disclosed.

R Street strives to offer a compensation and benefits package that is competitive, transparent, and supportive of employee well-being. The salary range for this position is $75,000-$85,000, commensurate with experience. In addition to this competitive salary, we provide the following:

• Unlimited paid time off, including all federal holidays, the day after Thanksgiving, and two weeks holiday closure in December
• Alternating Fridays off
• A health insurance option entirely paid by the employer (even for families)
• Dental and vision insurance
• 401(k) contributions with up to a 4 percent match
• HSA employer contribution match
• Quarterly wellness reimbursement
• Mobile equipment/mobile plan reimbursement
• Home internet subsidy
• Annual educational and professional development reimbursement
• A choice between child care assistance, pet care assistance, and student loan repayment assistance