Founded in 1981, the National Humanities Alliance (NHA) works to advance national humanities policy by: cultivating support for humanities funding in the executive and legislative branches of the federal government; advocating for policies that advance humanities research, programming, preservation, and teaching; convening its members, government officials, and policy experts to develop policy initiatives; and promoting engagement with and appreciation of the humanities among the general public.

Based in Washington, D.C., the National Humanities Alliance is a nonpartisan 501(c)(4) non-profit association. Membership in the National Humanities Alliance is open to all organizations with an interest in the humanities. More than 130 organizations are currently members of NHA, including scholarly societies, humanities research centers, colleges, universities, and organizations of museums, libraries, historical societies, humanities councils, and higher education institutions.

Reporting Structure: Communications manager reports to the Executive Director.

Job Classification: Non-Exempt

Essential Functions:
Assists in writing and editing a range of materials, including press releases, social media content, web content, and communications with members
Manages publicity for events, programs, and member services
Maintains and builds NHA’s social media following
Additional responsibilities as assigned by the Executive Director
Updates and manages content, structure and functionality of website
Perform regular web content audits to ensure content is fresh and relevant

Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree with major or minor in a humanities or humanistic social science discipline
1-3 years of work experience, including work in communications and web management
Work experience in settings such as post-secondary institutions, museums, libraries, humanities councils, advocacy organizations or government
Understanding of media operations and news organizations and experience with media relations.
Graphic design/photo editing experience desirable, especially related to social media (preferred)
Project experience; a good ability to choose among alternatives and identify key priorities for work
Excellent writing, editing, and interpersonal skills
Compensation: Commensurate with Experience.

To apply: Please submit a cover letter and resume to Stephen Kidd, Ph.D., Executive Director, National Humanities Alliance, at skidd@nhalliance.org. We would also welcome a brief writing sample (no more than 1 page) and/or an example of a website the candidate has maintained. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until someone has been hired.

NHA is an equal opportunity employer.