Job Description
Fall 2025
Opening: Communications Manager/Senior Manager
Description
The Association of American Publishers is seeking a communications professional to join our small team of law, policy, and communications professionals as a Communications Manager or Senior Manager with the title to be determined commensurate with experience. The position is based in Washington, DC and reports to the Chief Communications Officer.
What You Will Do
· Support legislative, regulatory, and litigation priorities.
· Research and report on industry developments.
· Produce policy information, infographics, and event materials.
· Develop and execute key deliverables for media outlets, including SM.
· Assist with press releases and press relations.
· Contribute to short-term and long-term communications and public affairs strategies.
· Work closely with policy professionals, lawyers, and program executives.
Skills We Prioritize
· Ability to think creatively and thrive in a fast-paced, goal-oriented environment.
· Exceptional writing, editing, proofreading, and verbal communication skills.
· Ability to read and master complex policy issues.
· Flexibility to successfully balance urgent deadlines with ongoing responsibilities.
· Strong organizational and time-management skills with rigorous attention to detail.
· Ability to master tools and platforms including SM channels.
· Ability to produce sophisticated work under deadline.
Additional Information
This opening is an exceptional opportunity for an individual who seeks a communications career in a law and policy setting, and who deeply values the role of a healthy, independent publishing sector. At a minimum, competitive candidates will have a bachelor’s degree, outstanding references, significant writing experience, and an aptitude, if not passion, for advocacy.
Under the guidance and direction of AAP’s CCO and senior team, the Communications Manager/Senior Manager will have assignments pertaining to copyright and artificial intelligence, education, global markets, research and scholarship, and freedom of expression. The position also supports AAP’s industry reports and publications, congressional relations, and litigation priorities.
Compensation
The projected starting salary is $65k to $75k. This is a good faith compensation range that considers the specifics of the position and varying qualifications of candidates. We offer a competitive and comprehensive compensation and benefits package, including generous vacation; medical, dental, and vision insurance; a matching retirement plan; and telework program.
About AAP
As the principal trade association for the U.S. publishing industry, we advance legal and policy solutions that incentivize and protect the publishing industry’s investment in, and dissemination of, creative and intellectual expression both in print and online.
We represent consumer publishing houses, children’s publishers, scholarly presses, research publishers, and edtech companies across the United States, including multinational, regional, and independent houses. Together, their catalogs include the world’s most popular, important, and critically acclaimed fiction and nonfiction for adults and children, as well as sophisticated course offerings, school materials, scholarly books, and research journals covering thousands of scientific, medical, and humanities disciplines.
More information is available at www.publishers.org.
How to Apply
Send a cover letter and resume to HR@publishers.org, with “Communications Opening” in the subject line.
AAP values the array of talents and perspectives that a diverse workforce brings. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.
Exceptional candidates at all levels will be considered, including recent college graduates with significant academic and extracurricular achievements.