Latin America Communications Strategist/Estratega De Comunicaciones Para América Latina

Earthjustice is the United States' leading environmental law organization. We wield the power of law and the strength of partnership to protect people's health, preserve magnificent places and wildlife, advance clean energy, and combat climate change. We are here because the Earth needs a good lawyer.
Earthjustice's International Program works across borders to protect the global environment. Drawing on deep experience in human rights law, environmental law, and energy law and policy, we work with partners around the world using strategic legal advocacy to reduce dependence on dirty fossil fuels, accelerate deployment of clean energy, protect biodiversity, and defend human rights.
Earthjustice's International Program seeks a Mexico-based Communications Strategist to strengthen the impact of our work with partner organizations in Latin America. The International Program works in partnership with public interest legal organizations in Mexico and elsewhere in Latin America to establish, strengthen, and enforce national and international legal protections for the environment and communities.
The Communications Strategist will develop and advise on communications strategies for legal and advocacy efforts to protect the human right to a healthy environment and promote a just energy transition. The work will focus on Mexico, and additional work related to Argentina, Colombia, and Chile and other regional priorities as needed.
The goal of this work is to help partner organizations raise the profile of public interest legal work, reach priority audiences, and increase the impact of cases and campaigns. In this role, the Communications Strategist will work with Earthjustice staff and partner organizations to translate complex legal, scientific, and technical issues into clear, compelling, and accurate public communications. The Strategist will help identify media opportunities, develop strategic messaging, strengthen partner communications, and support public narratives that advance environmental protection, clean air, a just energy transition, and the human right to a healthy environment.
The Communications Strategist will work as part of a team based in Mexico City and will collaborate closely with Earthjustice International Program staff at all stages of the work.
The successful candidate will be engaged as an employee of an Employer of Record (EOR) rather than employed by Earthjustice directly.
Responsibilities:
Work with partner organizations to strengthen their communications strategies for public interest legal and advocacy efforts in Mexico and other Latin American countries;
Coordinate with the Earthjustice communications team when joint or complementary public messaging is appropriate;
Identify opportunities for partner organizations to use traditional media, digital communications, social media, opinion writing, and other public-facing strategies to increase the impact of partner-led legal and advocacy work;
Develop audience-informed messaging and narrative frames that make complex legal, scientific, and technical issues accessible to decision-makers and the broader public;
Draft, edit, or advise on press releases, op-eds, web content, social media content, and other communications materials;
Build and maintain relationships with journalists, digital media influencers, and other media contacts in Mexico and, as relevant, other Latin American media markets;
Monitor relevant media coverage, public narratives, and communications trends in Mexico and Latin America, and provide periodic recommendations to improve messaging;
Participate in virtual meetings with International Program staff and communicating frequently to keep the International Program informed about the progress of the work; and
Attend in-person meetings with partners in Mexico and travelling several times a year to the United States and other countries to meet with Earthjustice and our other international partners (costs associated with required business travel will be reimbursed.).
Work will be conducted in both Spanish and English.
Qualifications:
At least 5 years of experience in communications, media strategy, journalism, public relations, digital advocacy, or a related field, with substantial experience in Mexico or another Latin American media market.
Proven experience developing and implementing communications strategies for nonprofit, public interest, journalism, environmental, human rights, or social justice work.
Demonstrated ability to pitch stories, prepare spokespeople, and secure media coverage in Mexico or another Latin American media market.
Strong understanding of the media landscape in Mexico, including experience working with journalists and digital media influencers; (existing relationships with journalists or communications professionals in Mexico or other Latin American media markets a plus).
Excellent written and oral communicati