KAP 2026-2027 - Communications Manager - Beacon Center

About the Role

We’re not done achieving victory for our fellow Tennesseans. We’re looking for an energetic and liberty-minded Communications Manager to help us spread the message of freedom and free enterprise far and wide. Our Communications Manager must be entrepreneurial and results-oriented, and be a strong communicator, writer, project manager, and collaborator. He or she should be ideologically aligned. We believe that the principles of free markets, individual liberty, and limited government are the foundation of a prosperous and opportunity-laden society, and he or she should, too.

Beacon is headquartered in Nashville, and team members based locally have the option to work from our office or in a hybrid arrangement. While Nashville is our preferred location, we are open to candidates based anywhere in the United States who wish to work fully remotely. Candidates working remotely should expect to travel to Nashville periodically for team meetings and events.

We provide generous benefits and place a huge emphasis on a strong culture and positive work environment. Beacon has been recognized among Nashville’s “Best Places to Work.”

Primary Roles and Responsibilities

• Work with the Vice President of External Affairs to invent new ways to market liberty to the masses, actively breaking stereotypes about those who love freedom and free markets.
• Build relationships with media across the state, serve as the chief spokesman for Beacon in the media, and coordinate all media appearances for team members and heroes.
• Assist in the management of all marketing budgets, campaigns, and digital communications vendor relationships, including for issue awareness, legal case promotion, audience engagement, general digital promotion, and event promotion.
• Manage all external communications for projects, including research reports, media releases, digital communications, promotional materials, the Beacon Poll, and messaging campaigns for policy initiatives and legal cases.
• Assist the Vice President of External Affairs with all outreach programs.
• Review and edit all external communications issued by Beacon.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of direct experience in communications, marketing, public relations, and/or related fields.
• Exceptional communication skills—a natural gift for comfortably connecting with people at all levels and for speaking and writing with accuracy in a clear, confident, and compelling way.
• Proficiency using AI tools for writing, content creation, and managing systems.
• Knowledge of and passion for the ideas of freedom and individual liberty.
• Ability to travel up to 15-20%, including mandatory in-person staff meetings on the first Monday of every month, participation in annual conferences, attendance at the annual staff retreat, and occasional local travel for media-related activities.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher, preferably in communications, marketing, public relations, or related fields.