Lead, Communications

This is a full-time, remote position anywhere in the contiguous United States, with national travel expected up to 25%

What You’ll Do

The Communications Lead is a versatile, execution-focused communications professional who supports and extends the work of the Director of Communications. This is a broad role that requires strong writing and editing skills, comfort moving across content types and channels, and the ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously. Working closely with the rest of the Marketing and Communications team, subject matter experts, and organizational leadership, the Communications Lead plays an integral role in developing external communications designed to build Instruction Partners' brand awareness and thought leadership.

Responsibilities:

Writing and Editorial Support

• Revises, edits, and proofreads a range of communications and materials for external releases (e.g., playbooks, toolkits, white papers)
• In close coordination with the content marketing team, writes supporting content (e.g., blog posts, landing page copy) for major and minor publications 
• Ghostwrites for and cowrites with subject matter experts across the organization, ensuring consistency with Instruction Partners' voice and editorial standards (e.g., blogs, conference materials, major and minor publications)
• Supports the development of the CEO's external communications
• Revises, edits, and proofreads internally facing materials (e.g., people and culture documents, team meeting decks)
• Supports with research as needed
• Develops and routinely revises materials to support strategic team communications (e.g., citation guidelines, quick reference style guide)

Major Initiative Support

• Supports the Director in producing content for the AI Learning Tour and other major initiatives (e.g., blogs, recaps, supporting collateral, video scripts)
• In partnership with the Marketing and Communications team, assists with story and key messages development for organizational learning initiatives 
• Manages logistics and coordination for communications-related components of major initiatives

PR and Earned Media Support

• Supports the Director in executing PR and earned media activity—including drafting pitches, maintaining media lists, tracking coverage, and coordinating logistics for media appearances
• Maintains the marketing news library in partnership with the Director, monitoring education news, policy, and trends while flagging relevant stories for the Marketing and Communications team and broader organization

Operations and Coordination

• Maintains the thought leadership editorial calendar and tracks progress against publication timelines
• Coordinates the cross-functional editorial and campaigns sync between the communications and content marketing teams
• Manages relationships with external contributors and subject matter experts for editorial projects

Candidate Qualifications and Traits:

• 5+ years of professional experience in communications, journalism, public relations, or other writing intensive role 
• Writing: Ability to adopt organizational voice across diverse formats—including long-form editorial, executive voice, short-form social, and internal briefing documents—while distilling complex topics into compelling, persuasive content that resonates with key audiences
• Editing: Comfort in every stage of the editorial process from developmental editing to proofreading to ensure clarity, flow, and value to the reader; meticulous attention to detail
• Project Management: Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, balancing competing priorities and meeting rigorous, shifting deadlines with high organization
• K–12 or Nonprofit Sector Experience: Experience in the education or nonprofit sectors to create mission-driven content that improves student outcomes
• Teamwork: Ability to work cross-functionally to achieve shared goals while remaining flexible and effective when navigating organizational ambiguity

Instruction Partners provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Instruction Partners complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Compensation:

The salary for this role is $85,500. Detailed information about the organizational compensation philosophy can be found here. Competitive benefits and private retirement investment options are available, as well as a generous vacation policy. See our detailed benefits package here: Benefits in Brief Overview. Additionally, Instruction Partners participates in E-Verify. Please see the E-Verify “Notice of Participation” and the Department of Justice “Right to Work ” posters for more information.

Our Mission: 

We strengthen instructional leadership in schools, school systems, and states to ensure teachers have the support they need to improve learning experiences and learning outcomes for students— with attention to students of color, students experiencing poverty, multilingual learners, and students with disabilities.

Our Vision:

All students experience an excellent education that prepares them to contribute to their community, achieve economic security, and pursue their dreams.