About CEI
CEI is a non-profit public policy organization dedicated to reforming America’s unaccountable regulatory state. We develop and advocate policies to eliminate harmful bureaucratic controls so people can live in a freer, healthier, and more prosperous nation. We believe economic freedom is essential for entrepreneurship, innovation, and prosperity to flourish. CEI pursues a full-service approach to advancing public policy, which includes conducting original scholarly research, active communications campaigns, direct advocacy with policymakers, and litigation.
About the Role
The Competitive Enterprise Institute seeks a Digital Marketing Associate to play a central role in executing and strengthening CEI’s digital presence. This position will support the Director of Digital Marketing and the communications team to translate CEI’s policy work into clear, engaging content across social media, email, web, and paid campaigns. The ideal candidate is both creative and analytical, with strong writing skills and the ability to take ownership of projects from start to finish.
This is a hands-on role with meaningful responsibility. You will help shape how CEI communicates its ideas to a national audience and contribute to major campaigns tied to current policy issues. Over time, this role will offer increasing ownership of digital campaigns and strategy, with the opportunity to take the lead on key initiatives as you grow in the role.
We are looking for someone with 2+ years of experience who is ready to grow beyond purely execution-focused work. This role is based in CEI’s headquarters in Washington, DC.
This position has a salary range of $55,000-$75,000, commensurate with the candidate’s experience.
Work Authorization: Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of application and throughout employment. CEI does not provide visa sponsorship now or in the future for any position.
Primary Responsibilities
Digital Content & Distribution
- Manage and execute CEI’s daily social media presence across X, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram
- Schedule and optimize content using Sprout Social
- Collaborate with internal teams to translate policy work into engaging, platform-specific content
- Draft and produce CEI’s weekly email newsletter, including staging and deployment in Salesforce
- Publish and manage content on CEI.org, including articles, press releases, and legal materials
- Support video and podcast production efforts as needed
Campaigns & Audience Growth
- Support and execute digital campaigns across social, email, and paid media, with increasing ownership over time
- Manage and optimize paid advertising campaigns on Meta, X, and Google Ads, including testing, performance tracking, and ongoing optimization
- Contribute ideas to improve messaging, performance, and audience growth across platforms
- Track and report on performance metrics, contributing to weekly analytics reports
Qualifications
- 2+ years of experience in digital marketing, communications, or content creation
- Strong writing and editing skills, with the ability to simplify complex ideas
- Familiarity with social media platforms, email marketing, placing ads, and digital analytics
- Experience or interest in paid digital advertising (Meta, Google, X)
- Experience with tools such as Sprout Social, Google Analytics, Salesforce, or similar platforms
- Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Ability to travel up to 5%
Characteristics
You will thrive in this role if you are:
- A strong communicator who can write clearly, quickly, and accurately
- Detail-oriented and take pride in high-quality work
- A self-starter who takes ownership and follows through
- Curious and policy-minded, with an interest in public policy and communications
- Adaptable in a fast-moving environment with shifting priorities
- Collaborative, but comfortable working independently
- Aligned – You are politically libertarian or conservative and can discuss your philosophical alignment with CEI’s mission and vision. Please see the CEI website, cei.org, for a deeper understanding of the organization’s policy agenda.
To Apply
Qualified candidates should submit the following application materials (in order) in one PDF document:
- Cover letter detailing your interest in and qualifications for this position
- Resume
- Two writing samples (no more than 3 pages each); writing samples relevant to CEI’s communications or digital marketing work preferred, though any two samples are acceptable
- 3 or more professional and/or personal references
Applications should be submitted to Talent Market via this link: talentmarket.org/apply-for-your-dream-job/.
Questions can be directed to Angela Hight, Project Manager, who is managing the search process: angela@talentmarket.org.
There is no application deadline for this position. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. This job will remain posted on our site until it is filled.
While we thank all applicants in advance for their interest in this position, we are only able to contact those to whom we can offer an interview. Only direct applications will be considered. No phone calls, please.
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