Content & Communications Writer (Political Movement)

YAL students and activists are fighting every day to make liberty win. This role makes sure their stories get told. 

YAL wins because students take action, organizers lead, and policy fights happen on campuses and in states across the country.

But if those stories never make it out of the field, their impact stops there.

Young Americans for Liberty is hiring a Field Communications Specialist to capture what’s actually happening on the ground and transform it into compelling, usable stories that power our marketing and communications.

This role is for someone who knows how to identify compelling moments, listen, ask the right questions, earn trust, and turn real-world action into clear, persuasive storytelling.

About the role

The Field Communications Specialist sits on the Marketing team and serves as the primary bridge between YAL’s field teams and outbound storytelling.

Your job is to proactively identify story-worthy moments, interview students and organizers in the field, and package those stories so Marketing can deploy them quickly and effectively. You are not writing activity reports. You are extracting impactful narratives that explain who acted, what happened, and why it mattered.

This is a hands-on role that requires strong interviewing skills, narrative judgment, and the ability to work across teams. Success is measured by the quality, clarity, and usability of the stories you deliver.

This position reports directly to the Chief Marketing Officer.
Location: Hybrid in Austin, TX (minimal travel); Remote potential for the right candidate

What you'll do

Identify and extract field stories

• Proactively identify moments worth capturing across campus and grassroots programs
• Interview students, chapter leaders, and field staff
• Ask follow-up questions that move beyond “what happened” to stakes, impact, and outcomes

Package stories for Marketing use

• Draft concise narrative summaries
• Pull strong quotes and gather impactful photos or screenshots with usage permission
• Propose headlines or angles
• Deliver email-ready paragraphs and complete story packages

Own story intake standards and process

• Manage the end-to-end story intake workflow
• Enforce templates and quality standards
• Follow up on missing context or assets
• Push back on incomplete or non-story inputs

Coordinate clean handoffs to Marketing

• Serve as the main point of contact for field story development
• Answer clarifying questions and ensure stories map to campaigns or messaging pillars

What Success Looks Like

• Marketing consistently receives high-quality, ready-to-use field story packages
• The volume and quality of field stories increase noticeably
• Field teams trust the intake process and participate proactively
• Stories reliably align to campaigns without heavy rewrites

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in journalism, communications, storytelling, preferably in political/nonprofit environments
• Proven ability to conduct interviews and extract strong narratives
• Strong writing and editing skills with a focus on clarity and structure
• Political or movement fluency and comfort working in advocacy environments
• Highly organized, responsive, and comfortable following up across teams

Compensation & Benefits

Position type: Full-time | FLSA status: Exempt

YAL offers competitive compensation commensurate with experience. 

Benefits include:

• Health coverage (including dental and vision)
• Health Savings Account (HSA) for eligible plans
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k) with up to 4% match
• Generous paid time off. Unlimited PTO after first year. 
• Professional development opportunities

To Apply

Please submit:

• Please submit a cover letter explaining your commitment to YAL’s mission of advancing liberty, how your personal philosophy aligns with our principles, and how your experience has prepared you to actively contribute to making liberty win.
• Resume
• 1–2 writing samples