JOB OPENING: COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA RELATIONS MANAGER
WORLD BEYOND WAR
Location: Remote (Anywhere in the World)
Position Type: Part-time (20 hours per week), with the potential to develop into a full-time position.
Compensation: $1,000–$2,500 per month, adjusted to local cost of living.
Application Deadline: November 6, 2026
Start Date: As soon as possible, following the successful completion of the hiring process.
JOB DESCRIPTION
World BEYOND War is seeking a Communications and Media Relations Manager to coordinate the organization's communications strategy and ensure visual brand and messaging cohesion across departments.
The successful candidate will develop and execute creative and effective communications plans to increase awareness of World BEYOND War's educational and activist work.
The organization is a global movement dedicated to ending war and establishing a just and sustainable peace. Its staff and volunteers produce educational courses, resources, reports, articles, videos, and statements, and organize campaigns worldwide using creative nonviolent activism and art to influence public understanding and public policy related to war and peace.
The Communications and Media Relations Manager will work to increase earned media coverage, raise awareness of the organization, encourage engagement with its materials and website, attract donations, and support participation in its chapters and activities.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
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Develop and implement communications strategies to promote the organization's mission, campaigns, and activities.
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Promote stories, spokespeople, articles, reports, books, and videos through outreach to major media outlets and independent media producers.
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Build relationships with podcasters, influencers, bloggers, radio shows, book reviewers, and other media professionals.
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Collaborate with staff and volunteers to develop communications strategies and campaigns that maximize media impact.
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Work with volunteer chapter organizers to plan and promote their activities.
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Design and create graphics, including billboards and banners, and produce videos using footage generated by volunteer activists.
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Coordinate with the Social Media Manager to ensure consistent messaging and effective promotion of campaigns.
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Work with the Organizing Director and organizing staff to support chapters in developing and promoting activist campaigns.
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Collaborate with the Education Director to promote educational projects.
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Work with the Executive Director and Technology Director to improve website use and engagement.
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Collaborate with the Development Director and development staff to support fundraising efforts.
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Participate in weekly staff meetings and, when required, monthly Board meetings.
QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
Applicants should have the following qualifications and skills:
- Experience in public relations.
- Familiarity with online tools and communications.
- Fluency in English.
- Knowledge of additional languages.
- Experience in graphic design and video production.
- Ability to work independently in a remote environment and collaboratively with a diverse team.
- A strong commitment to ending all war and supporting the development of a powerful nonviolent movement for the abolition of the institution of war.
EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
The successful candidate will work as an independent contractor. World BEYOND War will provide:
- Two weeks of paid vacation.
- Paid sick leave.
- Paid parental leave.
This is a newly created position in a growing organization.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
World BEYOND War is an equal opportunity employer and encourages individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences to apply.
IMPORTANT APPLICATION NOTICE
Applicants must submit original application materials written by themselves. Applications that appear to have been written by machines will not be considered.
If you have application materials that cannot be pasted into the application or linked online, please email them to [email protected].
HOW TO APPLY
Interested applicants should submit their applications through the official application page:
https://worldbeyondwar.org/media-job/
Application Deadline: November 6, 2026