NAHB seeks a motivated communications specialist to support local home builders associations’ (HBAs) strategic outreach efforts. The communications specialist is responsible for working collaboratively with the communications team to develop, write, repurpose and edit a broad range of content relating to the housing industry for HBAs, the NAHB blog and other communications channels. The communications specialist will help HBA staff communicate more effectively and strengthen their relationships with association leaders, members and consumers.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Develops public relations materials including, news articles, press releases, ads, videos and social media assets for HBAs to promote home buying and homeownership.
• Drafts, edits and contributes to developing public relations materials related to workforce development.
• Writes and edits articles for NAHB’s blog highlighting HBA stories, workforce development programs and related announcements.
• Drafts and edits newsletter content, memos, presentations and related communication deliverables.
• Develops, edits and maintains a wide range of content to support HBAs on nahb.org.

Qualifications

• At least three years of in-depth experience editing content, writing articles and/or blog posts, and developing social media content.
• A bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, or related field, or equivalent in education and experience, is required. A background in public relations/issues advocacy is preferred.
• Experience with web content management tools and drafting website copy.
• Proficiency with email management programs.
• Basic knowledge of photo and online video editing software.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Strong organizational and project management skills, attention to detail and follow-through.

Salary Range:

The salary range for this position is $88,000-$93,000 annualized based on skills and experience.

To apply for this position, please submit this application.

Equal Opportunity Employer

About National Association of Home Builders

About NAHB: The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) helps its members build homes and communities. Each year, NAHB’s members construct about 80% of the new homes built in the United States, both single-family and multifamily. A federation of more than 800 state and local associations, NAHB represents more than 140,000 members. About one-third are home builders and remodelers. Other members work in closely related specialties, such as sales and marketing, housing finance, and manufacturing and supplying building materials. Equal Opportunity Employer

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