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Communications & Media Management Consultant (Contract)

The Climate Democracy Initiative (CDI) is a mission-driven nonprofit working at the intersection of climate action and democratic engagement.

CDI is seeking a skilled communications professional to help us establish a communications and media management program focused on outreach to potential partners and collaborators, complete with a portfolio of storytelling for funders. This is a short-term, part-time contract engagement ideal for a hands-on communications practitioner who can both execute the work and help build durable infrastructure as we grow this capacity.

Engagement type: Independent contractor / consultant

Location: Fully remote and virtual

Hours: Part-time, up to 15 hours per week

Term: Up to 3 months, with the possibility of extension

Targeted Start date: September 7, 2026

Scope of Work:

1. Support Program Development & Implementation — ~40% of time

• Contribute to program synthesis and some issue analysis
• Develop and refine messaging
• Support strategic planning: help assess needs and identify desired outcomes
• Help build and maintain internal programmatic infrastructure
• Recommend process and problem-solving improvements

2. Content Creation & Management — ~40% of time

• Manage and maintain the content calendar and tracking
• Edit and storyboard content, largely for social media
• Co-develop the quarterly newsletter
• Write promotional copy (primarily social posts and newsletter blurbs, some news releases)
• Apply storytelling best practices across channels
• Support website content updates and coordination
• Support presentation development
• Provide some speechwriting support
• Assist with facilitation and light conflict resolution

3. Media Management — ~20% of time

• Coordinate traditional and social media engagements (currently limited in volume)
• Build and maintain an engagement/contacts database
• Help coordinate the organization's media training and awareness efforts

Qualifications:

• 5 years or more of experience in communications and public relations
• Familiarity with nonprofit and/or government operations preferred
• Proficiency with the Google suite of office applications; experience with Monday boards, Slack, and Canva. Ability to translate work into Apple and Microsoft products is a plus.
• Some cybersecurity awareness and an understanding of AI preferred
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to manage a content calendar and coordinate across a small team with limited supervision
• A genuine and demonstrated commitment to advancing our mission