Communications Senior Associate, Social and Content
New York City, New YorkFull-TimeSeniorOther
Intro
- Acumen is looking for a Communications Senior Associate to join the marketing and communications team and work with our founder and CEO Jacqueline Novogratz. This role reports to the Communications Director to the CEO. We are seeking someone passionate about amplifying our founder’s inspirational voice across platforms. This role would be based in New York. Our office is working under a hybrid model and working in the office on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.
About the roleThe Communications Senior Associate, Social & Content supports the day-to-day communications work around Acumen’s CEO, helping shape and activate her voice across digital channels while also contributing to general research, planning and communications tasks.
- This role will manage social media execution end-to-end — from content creation to scheduling to analytics — while also serving as a trusted extra set of hands for internal communications, meeting preparation and narrative research. The ideal candidate is a strong executor who is eager to learn how senior-level communications come together behind the scenes.
Specifically the Communications Senior Associate will be responsible for
- Support the planning, creation and execution of CEO communications such as speeches, posts, media prep and overall narrative development
- Drive coordination, preparation and follow-up for communications projects, alongside general research and communications administrative tasks
- Direct the editorial calendar and schedule posts across platforms including LinkedIn, Instagram, X/Twitter, Facebook and others as needed
- Work with communications director to draft, edit and create engaging social content
- Brief teams on content capture and creation and cover live events and trips when needed
- Partner with Acumen’s in-house story studio team to produce multimedia content for CEO’s channels aligned with brand and voice
- Analyze channel performance and audience insights to proactively recommend strategies for growth and deeper community engagement
- Oversee organization of internal media assets, such as photo and video libraries
Skills and Qualifications
- Minimum of 5 years of experience contributing to social media, communications, or content work
- Comfort creating and editing basic video and visual content; experience with tools like Canva is a plus
- Strong writing and copy-editing skills, with attention to tone and detail
- Highly organized, dependable, and able to manage multiple priorities
- Curious, eager to learn, and comfortable asking questions
- A collaborative mindset and willingness to pitch in beyond a narrow job description
- Ability to handle confidential matters and information with discretion
- Self-reflective and aligned with Acumen’s values
- Authorized to work in the U.S. (based in NY, or willing to relocate to NY for this role)
