Communications Coordinator, Foreign Policy (Job ID: 2026-3837)
The Brookings Institution, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Overview
Join one of the most influential, most quoted and most trusted think tanks! The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, DC. Our mission is to conduct in-depth research that leads to new ideas for solving problems facing society at the local, national and global level. We bring together leading experts in government and academia from all over the world, rooted in open‑minded inquiry and representing diverse points of view, who provide the highest quality research, policy recommendations, and analysis. Research topics cover a full range of public policy issues in economics, foreign policy, development, governance, and metropolitan policy.
With fair and transparent business practices, clear communication, mutual respect, and a collaborative atmosphere that offers both professional and personal development opportunities, Brookings offers an inclusive and welcoming workplace that values the efforts of all contributors.
The mission of the Office of Communications is to provide the tools, strategies, products, and programs to support the brand and its content, and to continually grow Brookings’s impact and effectiveness as a change agent for public policy in the United States and around the world. This purpose is realized if we help our scholars raise awareness, set the agenda and shape the debate around the public policy issues they choose to address.
Position Location This position is hybrid. Hybrid positions combine regular in‑person presence at our Washington, DC office with the option of at least two days of remote work each week.
Please Note This position is included in the staff bargaining unit, Brookings United, affiliated with the IFPTE Local 70 union, and is covered under the terms of the collective bargaining agreement.
Note Please be advised that The Brookings Institution is currently undergoing a multi‑year strategic implementation, and as part of this effort, your role, supervisor, and program may change.
Responsibilities Ready to contribute to Brookings' success? The Communications Coordinator, FP manages media coordination and impact tracking in Foreign Policy at Brookings (FP). The Coordinator organizes and executes various communications activities, focusing on media inquiries and outreach, external engagements and impact, social media and newsletter outreach, and contact management. Under the supervision of FP’s Director of Communications, the Communications Coordinator works with a broad range of staff in FP and Brookings’s central Office of Communications to enhance coordination and collaboration, support impact, and uphold program and institutional standards. The Communications Coordinator represents Brookings FP in interactions with journalists and other external contacts, with visitors and event participants, and on social media.
Media Coordination (40%)
Serves as primary FP Communications contact for managing and distributing incoming media requests and general information requests regarding the FP program and its experts. As requested, advises scholars on media requests.
Assists Director of Communications in implementing FP’s media outreach strategy, including drafting news releases, pitching journalists with FP content, creating outreach lists, developing relationships with media, and organizing media calls.
In communication with Director of Communications, coordinates among journalists, scholars, and Brookings studio staff to organize media interviews or other activities.
Maintains familiarity with FP scholars' current work and tracks media engagement on Meltwater database, including tagging media hits, building media contact lists, and creating regular media engagement reports to share with scholars and FP leadership.
Tracks scholars’ media mentions and external writing and speaking, adding select quotes and links to externally published op‑eds and research to the Brookings website.
Designs and retrieves reports from Meltwater on scholar media activity, and may assist in creation of collateral materials, for funding and development purposes.
Social Media and Newsletter Outreach (40%)
Develops understanding of Brookings audiences and enhances best practices for various formats and tactics in professional communications.
In coordination with the Director of Communications, drafts the FP internal and external weekly newsletters.
Develops and promotes FP and Brookings content on social media platforms.
Works with FP and central Communications departments to promote events, activities, and publications on social media and in newsletters.
Assists in preparation and production of short video content for the Brookings website and social media.
Event Support (20%)
Maintains overarching awareness of convenings and programming across FP, and applies this knowledge to internal communications and operations to enhance coordination across the program and within Brookings.
Under the guidance of FP’s Director of Communications, assists program staff when needed in organizing and implementing events to ensure Brookings standards of quality, independence, and impact.
Liaises with FP and Central Communications staff to strategize for and implement event promotion on social media and in newsletters, and to create and maintain lists of potential event moderators or attendees.
Monitors media and social media ahead of events.
Collects data on event impact from attendance lists, social media engagement, and other media; maintains event impact graphics and charts; reports and briefs event metrics to FP research centers.
As requested and in coordination with office of the vice president and director of Foreign Policy, research centers, and FP Development, serves as primary organizer for some roundtables and media events.
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With fair and transparent business practices, clear communication, mutual respect, and a collaborative atmosphere that offers both professional and personal development opportunities, Brookings offers an inclusive and welcoming workplace that values the efforts of all contributors.
The mission of the Office of Communications is to provide the tools, strategies, products, and programs to support the brand and its content, and to continually grow Brookings’s impact and effectiveness as a change agent for public policy in the United States and around the world. This purpose is realized if we help our scholars raise awareness, set the agenda and shape the debate around the public policy issues they choose to address.
Position Location This position is hybrid. Hybrid positions combine regular in‑person presence at our Washington, DC office with the option of at least two days of remote work each week.
Please Note This position is included in the staff bargaining unit, Brookings United, affiliated with the IFPTE Local 70 union, and is covered under the terms of the collective bargaining agreement.
Note Please be advised that The Brookings Institution is currently undergoing a multi‑year strategic implementation, and as part of this effort, your role, supervisor, and program may change.
Responsibilities Ready to contribute to Brookings' success? The Communications Coordinator, FP manages media coordination and impact tracking in Foreign Policy at Brookings (FP). The Coordinator organizes and executes various communications activities, focusing on media inquiries and outreach, external engagements and impact, social media and newsletter outreach, and contact management. Under the supervision of FP’s Director of Communications, the Communications Coordinator works with a broad range of staff in FP and Brookings’s central Office of Communications to enhance coordination and collaboration, support impact, and uphold program and institutional standards. The Communications Coordinator represents Brookings FP in interactions with journalists and other external contacts, with visitors and event participants, and on social media.
Media Coordination (40%)
Serves as primary FP Communications contact for managing and distributing incoming media requests and general information requests regarding the FP program and its experts. As requested, advises scholars on media requests.
Assists Director of Communications in implementing FP’s media outreach strategy, including drafting news releases, pitching journalists with FP content, creating outreach lists, developing relationships with media, and organizing media calls.
In communication with Director of Communications, coordinates among journalists, scholars, and Brookings studio staff to organize media interviews or other activities.
Maintains familiarity with FP scholars' current work and tracks media engagement on Meltwater database, including tagging media hits, building media contact lists, and creating regular media engagement reports to share with scholars and FP leadership.
Tracks scholars’ media mentions and external writing and speaking, adding select quotes and links to externally published op‑eds and research to the Brookings website.
Designs and retrieves reports from Meltwater on scholar media activity, and may assist in creation of collateral materials, for funding and development purposes.
Social Media and Newsletter Outreach (40%)
Develops understanding of Brookings audiences and enhances best practices for various formats and tactics in professional communications.
In coordination with the Director of Communications, drafts the FP internal and external weekly newsletters.
Develops and promotes FP and Brookings content on social media platforms.
Works with FP and central Communications departments to promote events, activities, and publications on social media and in newsletters.
Assists in preparation and production of short video content for the Brookings website and social media.
Event Support (20%)
Maintains overarching awareness of convenings and programming across FP, and applies this knowledge to internal communications and operations to enhance coordination across the program and within Brookings.
Under the guidance of FP’s Director of Communications, assists program staff when needed in organizing and implementing events to ensure Brookings standards of quality, independence, and impact.
Liaises with FP and Central Communications staff to strategize for and implement event promotion on social media and in newsletters, and to create and maintain lists of potential event moderators or attendees.
Monitors media and social media ahead of events.
Collects data on event impact from attendance lists, social media engagement, and other media; maintains event impact graphics and charts; reports and briefs event metrics to FP research centers.
As requested and in coordination with office of the vice president and director of Foreign Policy, research centers, and FP Development, serves as primary organizer for some roundtables and media events.
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