Policy Counsel

Free Press is a national non-profit with a staff of 40. We’re looking for an experienced Policy Counsel to join us in our work for equitable access to technology, diverse and independent ownership of media platforms, and journalism that holds leaders accountable and tells people what’s actually happening in their communities. We’re fiesty, supportive and racial justice-oriented.

The Policy Counsel will advance Free Press’ racial-justice and civil- and consumer-rights priorities regarding media, journalism and technology at federal agencies, in Congress, at state legislatures and in judicial proceedings. This position will track the daily activities at relevant agencies and legislatures, and build relationships with and influence key staff there. The policy counsel will collaborate with colleagues to conduct meetings with agency and legislative staff, analyze legislation, write briefs and advisory memos, conduct legal research, contribute to position papers, and draft and file comments in regulatory and adjudicatory proceedings.

Experience and qualifications required to succeed in this position:

• Juris Doctorate degree strongly preferred; advanced public policy degree paired with issue expertise and experience may also demonstrate qualifications for this position
• 5 or more years of directly relevant experience in media, technology and telecommunications policy
• Experience advocating to lawmakers and policymakers
• Superb legal writing and analytical skills and capable of producing concise and persuasive filings and other documents
• Ability to work across teams and the entire organization to help problem solve, triage competing priorities, and generate ideas that will innovate existing projects and programs or create new ones
• Flexibility and demonstrated capacity to operate in a fast-paced environment
• Commitment to racial equity and experienced working with Black, Indigenous and/or other communities of color
• A team player attitude with a low-ego approach to collaboration with both internal and external colleagues

The starting salary is $90,00-$110,000. To counter pay inequality and uphold internal parity, we use a nonnegotiable starting salary process.

Generous benefits include

• Annual paid time off is a total of eleven weeks, including vacation, health-care leave, holidays, and two organization-wide week-long closures.
• Group medical, dental and vision insurance
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• Employer contribution to retirement plans (no matching required)
• Flexible health, commuter and dependent care spending accounts
• Paid family leave
• After 7 years of employment with Free Press, staff are eligible to apply for a paid two-month sabbatical
• Stipends for business use of personal phones and for home office locations
• All employees receive computers and equipment necessary for the job
• A flexible, supportive work culture