Senior Manager, Communications (Full-Time, Remote)

Position Summary

The Youth Law Center (YLC) is excited to announce that we’re hiring a full-time, remote Senior Manager, Communications. The Senior Manager, Communications is responsible for managing content creation and strategic messaging targeting a variety of audiences and executed across multiple channels—both traditional and digital—to advance YLC’s legal advocacy and systems-change work on behalf of children and youth. Reporting to the Director of Communications, this role partners closely with attorneys, policy advocates, and program leaders to translate complex legal, policy, and practice reforms into clear, compelling communications that support both advocacy goals and development efforts. Communications produced in this role are designed to elevate youth-centered reform, influence policy, mobilize partners, and engage funders, donors, and stakeholders in supporting long-term systemic change. This position plays a key role in uplifting the voices, leadership, and expertise of system-impacted youth, families, and people with lived experience, ensuring that YLC’s communications are grounded in dignity, equity, and authentic partnership.

The successful candidate must be an exceptional writer and communicator with experience in a variety of fields, including internal communications, marketing/advertising, strategic communications, and compelling storytelling. Daily responsibilities will include writing and copyediting support for news/feature stories, employee communications, press releases, advertising and marketing copy, website content, social media, video production, magazine feature articles, newsletters, and speeches/talking points. This position is also responsible for capturing photos or other visuals needed for communications material.

This is a fully remote role to be performed from a location within the continental United States, with occasional travel required.

Anticipated start date: Approximately 4/20/2026 – 5/4/2026

About the Youth Law Center’s Advocacy

The Youth Law Center’s mission is to transform foster care and juvenile justice systems across the nation so every child and youth can thrive. Attorneys and advocates at YLC use a wide variety of advocacy strategies, including policy advocacy; litigation; legislative and administrative work; collaborative systems-reform campaigns; public education and media advocacy; legal and non-legal writing; training; and technical assistance. YLC’s approach is grounded in the knowledge that those most directly impacted by systems are best positioned to transform them. We believe change comes from listening deeply to young people and the organizations that support them, helping them translate their ideas into practice and policy change, and working together to advance a new narrative about how we should transform our systems.

YLC’s broad advocacy goals include:

• Ending the incarceration of youth in the juvenile justice system and imagining new approaches to youth justice;
• Ending the use of congregate care for youth in foster care and juvenile justice and ensuring youth receive excellent parenting in families in their own communities;
• Improving access to education, including postsecondary ed, for system-impacted youth;
• Ensuring healthy transitions to adulthood for system-impacted youth and access to the services needed to make that transition; and
• Improving conditions in foster care and juvenile justice systems as supported by child and adolescent development research.

Find out more about us at ylc.org and qpi4kids.org.

Core Position Responsibilities

The Senior Manager, Communications will:

• Research, write, edit, and proofread content for YLC print and online publications, working closely with attorneys, policy advocates, and program staff to communicate legal strategies, systems reform efforts, and impact for children and youth. Content includes annual impact report, events collateral, internal and external e-newsletters, print and online ads, and website.
• Partner with system-impacted youth, families, and people with lived experience to support ethical, strengths-based storytelling that centers consent, agency, shared ownership of narratives, and respectful representation.
• Constantly update and monitor content on the YLC website, serving as the main point of contact with the web developer vendor on site design and technical management and maintenance.
• Write scripts for, film, and edit short videos, including content developed in partnership with system-impacted youth and people with lived experience.
• Design graphics for digital media, including social media, website, and email outreach, using tools such as Canva.
• Capture photographs and visuals as needed to support content creation, prioritizing consent, dignity, and respectful representation.
• Assist with presentations, correspondence, speech writing, and internal email communications as needed.
• Support public relations and media relations initiatives connected to YLC’s legal advocacy and policy reform work, such as writing press releases and media advisories, developing story materials for media, pitching advocacy-driven stories, tracking media outreach, and maintaining media contact information.
• Assist with copyediting, fact-checking and proofreading for a variety of content and communications as needed.
• Maintain content calendars and coordinate with the Director of Communications, Executive Director, attorneys, advocates, program leads, and youth partners to develop story coverage plans that elevate lived experience leadership, systems-change efforts, and reform outcomes, including supporting visuals, interviews, and unique story angles.
• Uphold best practices and ensure branding consistency across departments and platforms.
• Post to social media accounts, primarily LinkedIn, and increase overall social media engagement and presence.
• Support other writing and editing needs as requested.
• Assist with the development of effective donor and funder communications that connect YLC’s legal advocacy and systems reform work to philanthropic priorities, highlighting impact and the leadership of system-impacted youth and families.
• Manage relationships with vendors and contractors, primarily website developers.

Qualifications

Below is a list of the skills and experience we believe are needed for success in this role. We also recognize that women, people of color, LGBTQIA+ folks, and other historically marginalized people are more likely to self-select out of applying for jobs if they don’t meet 100% of the listed criteria. We encourage you to apply if you’re enthusiastic about this role, even if you can’t check off every single item on the list.

YLC believes that those most impacted by systems are essential leaders in reform. We seek communications staff who share this belief and are committed to advancing equity, dignity, and shared power through their work.

• Experience – 7+ years’ experience in nonprofit, association, and/or legal services communications
• Location – Based in and able to work remotely at home from within the continental US
• Strong commitment to economic, social, and racial justice, including advancing systems-change for children and youth and the leadership of system-impacted communities
• Experience translating complex legal, policy, or systems-change work into clear, compelling communications for non-legal audiences
• Experience working alongside system-impacted communities, with a demonstrated commitment to sharing power, honoring lived expertise, and avoiding extractive or deficit-based narratives
• Significant experience in writing, editing, and content creation
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite, Google Workspace apps, WordPress, MailChimp, CRM databases, and social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, etc.)
• Comfort in using video and audio equipment and video editing software
• Experience with writing for a variety of content in a deadline-driven environment, with strong news and feature writing skills in particular
• Ability to develop creative story ideas and angles and to write compelling content for a broad audience
• Ability to discern appropriate tone, language, and subject matter to support strategic goals of communications and to elevate the profile and impact of YLC
• Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities/projects under tight deadlines
• Excellent communication skills and proven ability to work collaboratively with attorneys, advocates, and interdisciplinary teams in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment
• Knowledge of grammar and AP style
• Ability to travel within the continental United States for events on an occasional basis

Equal Opportunity Employer

YLC values a diverse, inclusive workforce and we provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. All qualified applicants for employment will be considered without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, body size, natural hair style, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law.

Fair Chance Ordinance

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Read our full DEI statement here.

• Salary: The salary range for this position is $92,000 to $122,000. Salary determinations are made based on prior experience in relevant positions at a similar level of responsibility. All YLC staff are paid using a transparent, equitable pay structure that includes annual budgeted increases.
• Paid Time Off: YLC offers flexible, unlimited paid vacation to its employees as well as 13 accrued Sick days and 11+ paid holidays annually.
• Benefits: Comprehensive health benefits package (medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, life, EAP), plus FSA options and a 401k with employer match. Health plan premiums are currently 100% employer-paid for employees and all enrolled family members.
• Remote work: We provide all remote employees with a cell and home internet expense reimbursement and all items necessary to set up a comfortable remote workspace. Home office ergonomic assessments are available!

Advanced proficiency in written and spoken English is required.