Digital Consultant

Job Overview:

States United Democracy Center, a nonpartisan organization dedicated to the rule of law and free, fair, and secure elections, is seeking a Digital Consultant to join its Digital team within the Communications department. The Communications department leads the paid, earned, and owned communications strategy for States United as well as States United's communications support services for pro-democracy governors, attorneys general, and secretaries of state. The Digital Consultant will, in partnership with the Director of Digital and other members of the Communications team, assist in executing in-house paid digital programming, leading internal digital reporting and analytics; managing monthly newsletter sends; drafting original content for paid, organic, and web platforms; and supporting social media monitoring needs. This is a contract, full-time, temporary position and will conclude on December 31, 2026.

Responsibilities:

• Perform all duties in accordance with States United's values of integrity, inclusion, collaboration, innovation, and excellence.
• Working with partners, vendors, and consultants with digital and design responsibilities for internal projects and cross-departmental activities.
• Working in close collaboration with staff across the organization to develop and execute digital campaigns (including both paid and organic resources) focused on rule of law, election protection, and the work of state officials.
• Collaborating with communication staff to support long and short-term content strategy and editorial planning.
• Tracking and analyzing digital metrics and budget.
• Supporting day-to-day content updates to owned digital channels (websites, social, newsletter).
• Assisting with special projects led by the Digital Director and other members of the States United team.

Minimum Requirements:

• At least 8-10 years of experience creating high-quality, compelling written and multimedia content for social media and other digital platforms.
• Experience with backend CMS, including WordPress, Mailchimp, etc.
• Experience with backend social media ad managers for paid digital.
• Experience with social media management and listening tools.
• Experience with digital analytics and reporting tools.
• Professional proficiency with Canva and Microsoft Office
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with multiple priorities, at times driven by the needs of a news cycle.
• Strong organizational and project management skills, and attention to detail.
• Ability to communicate and collaborate successfully with individuals and teams at all levels.
• Embrace the mission, vision, and goals of States United and have a deep respect for the role of democracy.
• Demonstrated commitment to fostering and maintaining an environment of diversity, inclusion, and belonging.
• Willingness and ability to commit to a minimum of 15% travel time.
• Ability to work East Coast hours full time through the contract term period.
• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues in a demanding and fast-paced environment.
• Willingness and ability to work beyond the normal workday, on weekends, and/or more than 40 hours a week as necessary.
• Display a positive attitude, show concern for people and community, demonstrate presence, self-confidence, common sense, and good listening ability.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience working with elected officials and high-profile individuals, and their teams.
• Experience working on issues of election protection, voting rights, and/or democracy protection.

We welcome and encourage individuals to apply even if they do not have all or any of the desired qualifications listed above.

Work Examples:

Please upload relevant samples of your work within your application. Applications that do not include work samples will not be considered.

Compensation + Benefits:

• Retainers for this position start at $12,000+ per month commensurate to experience.

We have offices located in Boston, MA; Brooklyn, NY; and Washington, DC. This position may also be remote within the United States, with travel to attend organizational and team meetings and conferences, and other travel as needed.

States United values a diverse workforce and a culture of inclusivity and belonging. We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from all individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law. Women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.