The Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights is a national organization dedicated to protecting and advancing the rights and best interests—safety and well-being—of immigrant children in the United States. The Young Center’s Child Advocate Program (CAP) serves as the federally-appointed bests interests representative for unaccompanied and separated immigrant children in federal custody. Through CAP’s state initiative, we also serve and are appointed by the Superior Courts of New Jersey as independent Child Advocates to children released from federal custody into the New Jersey community. Child Advocates meet with children and learn their stories in order to identify and advocate for their best interests through an interdisciplinary, trauma-informed, and culturally sensitive lens. The Young Center’s Policy Program fights for wholesale reform of the immigration system while pursuing immediate changes in policy and practice that center children’s rights and best interests in all decisions. The Technical Assistance Program, the Young Center’s newest program, offers intersectional expertise and critical resources to advocates and service providers working with immigrant children involved in child welfare and other state court systems.

The Young Center has offices in Houston, San Antonio, and Harlingen, Texas; Chicago, Illinois; New York, New York; Washington, D.C.; Phoenix, Arizona; Los Angeles, California; and Grand Rapids, Michigan. We also serve children through our programs in New Jersey.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Communication Strategy

Design, execute, and assess a comprehensive annual communications and marketing strategy that aligns with the Young Center’s mission, organizational goals, and strategic priorities.
Strengthen and evolve the Young Center’s brand by ensuring consistent, mission-driven messaging across all communication channels and platforms.
Lead the organization’s storytelling initiatives by serving as editorial lead, producing compelling content that supports fundraising, advances narrative strategy, and communicates impact.
Partner with cross-functional teams to create and implement a proactive content calendar aligned with organizational goals, fundraising initiative, and advocacy priorities.

Digital and Print Marketing

Direct the creation, execution, and performance of print and digital communications, including newsletters, branded materials, and paid or earned media campaigns across key channels.
Ensure consistent application of the Young Center’s brand identity across all materials and channels by developing, maintaining, and enforcing comprehensive brand guidelines, voice and tone standards, and style documentation.
Manage the organization’s website, digital storytelling efforts, and analytics to enhance user engagement and drive conversion.
Lead the Young center’s social media strategy, overseeing ethical storytelling and the creation of advocacy driven content.
Supervise video production and photography to enhance storytelling, support fundraising campaigns, drive media outreach, and amplify digital and policy advocacy efforts.

Public Relations and Media Strategy

Lead media relations by cultivating and managing relationships with local and national outlets to elevate the Young Center’s visibility and thought leadership among funders, donors, community partners, policymakers, constituents, and the public.
Identify and develop opportunities for feature stories, interviews, presentations, and other public relations efforts that showcase the Young Center’s mission, programs, impact, and leadership.
Act as a strategic advisor to program staff and leadership on messaging for public facing initiatives, ensuring alignment with the organization’s voice and goals.

Donor and Advocacy Alignment

Collaborate with teams across development, programs, and leadership to align communications

Director of Communications and Marketing

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