Manager, Affiliate Communications
Hybrid (New York, NY / Washington, DC)$87k - $90kFull Time - UnionPosted 2mo ago
About the role
The Manager, Affiliate Communications supports affiliate communications, developing and implementing strategies to elevate Planned Parenthood’s health care delivery, education programs, and crisis communications. The role collaborates with PPFA affiliates and multiple internal teams to deliver media training, rapid response, and 360 communications campaigns to promote affiliate work and protect the brand.
Responsibilities
- Support, advise, and execute work in support of Planned Parenthood affiliates as they implement communications strategies to advance access to sexual and reproductive health care services and education programs, and promote health equity.
- Manage monthly affiliate communications calls, as well as affiliate media staff and senior affiliate communications staff listservs.
- Scope, create, and conduct regular and timely messaging trainings and workshop series for national and affiliate staff members, including outreach and collaboration with subject matter experts from other teams.
- Work closely with Global Safety & Security (GSS), Advocacy Research, Health Care Operations, and Litigation & Law teams to monitor and assess threats related to safety and security, health care delivery, staffing, and operations.
- Develop messages and communications strategies to protect Planned Parenthood’s brand and reputation amid ongoing challenges.
- Collaborate with Data Strategy & Analytics (DSAG) and Health Care Operations teams to regularly synthesize affiliate data for use in communications materials and media outreach.
- Provide affiliates with expert guidance and feedback on crisis communications plans, responses, and materials, as well as support reactive rapid response to breaking news.
- Manage and promote the Affiliate Communications Space on the Intranet, including contributions from other CNC departments.
- Coordinate with PPFA Communications, Brand, Research & Insights, and Content Innovation staff to develop and execute strategic 360 communications plans to promote Planned Parenthood affiliates’ work as a trusted provider of sexual and reproductive health care, health information, and sex education.
- Draft various communications materials, including press releases, advisories, talking points, letters to the editor, op-eds, fact sheets, and briefings.
- Prep and staff spokespeople as needed.
- Coordinate with relevant PPFA departments to ensure that communications strategies and materials reflect Planned Parenthood brand and voice.
- Contribute to reports for management, as necessary or requested, to track and highlight team accomplishments.
- Help lead brainstorming sessions and proactively identify opportunities to strengthen affiliate communications work.
- Cultivate and maintain relationships with key media contacts.
- Complete special projects as assigned.
Qualifications
- At least four years of experience working in communications; strong understanding of media outlets, reporters, and partner organizations.
- Excellent communication skills, experience leading media strategy, and history of communicating and working with multicultural audiences.
- Deep familiarity with Planned Parenthood’s mission and work.
- Demonstrated ability to write and edit proficiently and quickly, including the ability to understand and communicate about complex, technical, or sensitive subjects in a clear, concise, and engaging manner.
- Strong understanding of sexual and reproductive health issues. A nuanced understanding of reproductive justice is strongly preferred.
- Spokesperson and media training experience.
- Proven knowledge of media trends, and strong sense of the operations of the news media (print, online, blogs, radio, and broadcast), including how to generate favorable traction in the media.
- Ability to juggle multiple projects and deadlines successfully.
- Energetic, creative, innovative approach, with a desire to develop new ideas and solutions and bring them to life.
Skills
Required:Communications strategyCrisis communicationsSpokesperson training
Nice to have:Internal consulting
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
About Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood Federation of America is a nonprofit organization that provides sexual health care in the United States and globally.
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