Manager of Public Affairs and Communications, Health Care

Arnold Ventures is a philanthropy whose core objective is to maximize opportunity and minimize injustice. We are dedicated to tackling some of the most pressing problems in the United States. We invest in sustainable change, building it from the ground up based on research, deep thinking, and a strong foundation of evidence. We drive public conversation, craft policy, and inspire action through education and advocacy.

Position Overview

The advocacy, communications, and external affairs team (ACE) aims to effectively position the organization as a trusted champion for evidence-based, nonpartisan policy solutions to America’s toughest challenges. This includes both communications through original content creation and distribution of our policy priorities, and direct engagement and relationship building with targeted policy stakeholders.

Arnold Ventures’ Health Care portfolio aims to develop evidence-based policy to make health care more affordable for governments, businesses, and households. We fund work across four broad issue areas: Provider Payment Incentives, Commercial Sector Prices, Drug Prices, and Medicaid. 

We are seeking a manager to develop a wide variety of content to support the health care team’s advocacy and communications goals. This position will be based in our Washington, D.C. office and report to the Director of Public Affairs and Communications, Health Care.

Core Responsibilities

• Assist in the development and implementation of effective public affairs and communications strategies to support short- and long-term health care policy and advocacy goals
• Draft health care related public affairs and communications materials, including message framing, talking points, press releases, social media posts, presentations, and other content
• Monitor and track health care media and social media coverage and trends
• Execute strategies to promote AV health care leaders
• Provide general media support, which may include pitching stories, coordinating interviews, and working with national and/​or state press to share resources and develop stories
• Review health care grantee communications strategies, protocols, and materials
• Coordinate public affairs and communications strategies with the communications team, program team, and other internal stakeholders as appropriate to ensure alignment with both programmatic and broader goals

Required Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in communications, public affairs, or public policy communications
• Bachelor’s degree in media relations, communications, public relations, marketing, journalism, English or related field
• Experience in health care public affairs and communications is strongly preferred
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to research, summarize, edit, and communicate complex issues and information into public affairs and communications materials 
• Strong project management, collaboration, and organizational skills 

The salary range for this position will be $100,000 -$130,000.

Benefits Overview

Arnold Ventures is committed to providing a robust and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our current benefits package includes 100% paid employee premiums for medical, dental, vision, basic life, and short- and long-term disability insurance; flexible spending accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses; 20 days of paid time off, 18 paid holidays (including a winter break from December 24 to January 1), a hybrid policy that includes four days in office and one flexible day for remote work, and a summer schedule with alternating Fridays off from Memorial Day to Labor Day; paid parental leave; a 401k retirement savings plan with an employer match, profit-share contribution, and immediate vesting; pre-tax transit benefits; a professional development stipend; a charitable giving stipend; and employee assistance programs.

Our Culture and Core Values

Our culture seeks to inspire and empower our people to innovate and develop bold ideas that will help Arnold Ventures achieve lasting impact. Our culture and the core values that support it, should create an environment that spurs our team to think outside the box, feel comfortable pushing the boundaries of what is possible, and signal confidence in our team’s ability to make change happen through our philanthropic efforts. Although not an exhaustive list, below you’ll find examples of Arnold Ventures’ work culture. 

• We are adaptable and comfortable with ambiguity
• We are intellectually curious, open-minded, objective, humble, collegial, and receptive to feedback
• We are action-oriented with strong self-direction and self-motivation skills with the ability to work simultaneously on multiple projects
• We are able to interact confidently and collaboratively with team members and navigate relationships with external experts, government leaders, advocates, and individuals 

Arnold Ventures’ values reflect who we are as an organization, help us accelerate our strategic goals, strengthen our resolve, anchor us to our mission, and guide our decision-making. The successful candidate will also demonstrate the following core values that inspire the Arnold Ventures team to make a difference.

• Respect for Ourselves & Others
• Audacious Action
• Collaborative Engagement
• Depth of Thought
• Clear Communication

Arnold Ventures is an equal opportunity employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender identity or expression, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, military/​veteran status, or any basis prohibited by applicable law. 

Acknowledging the importance of diverse perspectives, Arnold Ventures is committed to employing individuals from a variety of backgrounds and with a variety of experiences. Members of historically marginalized communities and candidates who have been impacted by the systems we are seeking to change are strongly encouraged to apply.