Key Responsibilities & Skillsets

Responsibilities

Requirements

Preferred

About America’s Future

America’s Future is the premier talent accelerator and professional community for the next generation of classical liberals. We equip rising leaders with the skills, experiences, and community support they need to become principled champions of classical liberalism throughout their careers. Our national network strengthens the people and culture that keep the freedom movement thriving.

Job Summary

America’s Future is seeking a full-time, DC-based Community Engagement Manager to support the organization’s operations, digital presence, and growing national network.

This is a junior-to-mid-level role (3+ years of experience) designed for someone who is both highly organized and people-oriented. The ideal candidate is entrepreneurial, detail-oriented, and excited to contribute to a fast-paced, startup-style nonprofit environment.

This is a one-year contract role in conjuction with the Koch Associate Program (KAP), with the potential to transition into a full-time, long-term position.

Key Responsibilities

Community Engagement & Partnerships

• Actively engage with America’s Future’s audience across digital platforms
• Build and maintain relationships with community members, fellows, and partner organizations
• Support outreach and coordination with partner organizations for events and programming
• Help foster a strong, welcoming, and high-energy community in Washington, DC

Digital Marketing & Content Creation

• Support the execution of social media strategy across platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, X, LinkedIn, and TikTok
• Collaborate with the CMO to plan and create content, including event promotions, fellowship marketing, and community storytelling
• Create short-form video content (Reels/TikTok) and assist with real-time event coverage
• Assist with email marketing campaigns and audience engagement

Event Support

• Support planning and execution of DC-based events, including logistics, run-of-show, and on-site coordination
• Manage and coordinate event volunteers
• Ensure smooth execution and a high-quality guest experience

Operations & Office Management

• Maintain day-to-day office operations, including inventory, supplies, and general organization
• Manage scheduling and usage of the America’s Future clubhouse space
• Support the execution of recurring coworking days and in-office programming
• Oversee donor and sponsor fulfillment, including gift caging and distribution
• Manage and maintain internal systems, including Salesforce, Eventbrite, SurveyMonkey, and Mailchimp
• Ensure accurate data entry, organization, and reporting across platforms

Qualifications

• 3+ years of relevant experience in operations, marketing, events, or community engagement
• Highly detail-oriented with strong organizational and systems-thinking skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Experience with or willingness to learn tools such as Salesforce, Eventbrite, Mailchimp, and SurveyMonkey
• Comfortable creating video content
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Willingness to work occasional evenings and weekends for events

Ideal Candidate

• Personable and charismatic
• Entrepreneurial, scrappy, and optimistic
• A team player who thrives in a startup-style environment
• Both a strong executor and someone who looks for ways to improve systems and processes
• Excited to take ownership and grow within the organization

This role is best suited for someone who takes initiative and is comfortable owning both execution and continuous improvement.

You should be comfortable operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment where priorities may shift.

This role requires a high level of energy, responsiveness, and enthusiasm for engaging with people both online and in person.

Role Details

• Location: Washington, DC (fully in-person, with flexibility for one remote day per week)
• Schedule: Full-time, with occasional evenings and weekends required for events
• Contract: One-year KAP role with potential for full-time hire

Why Join America’s Future

• Opportunity to play a key role in building and growing a national community
• Fast-paced, entrepreneurial work environment with significant room for growth
• Direct exposure to a wide network of professionals, organizations, and ideas

About Cato 

The Cato Institute is a public policy research organization—a think tank—dedicated to the principles of individual liberty, limited government, free markets, and peace. Its scholars and analysts conduct independent, nonpartisan research on a wide range of policy issues.

Founded in 1977, Cato owes its name to Cato’s Letters, a series of essays published in 18th-century England that presented a vision of a society free from excessive government power. Those essays inspired the architects of the American Revolution. And the simple, timeless principles of that revolution — individual liberty, limited government, free markets, and peace – animate Cato’s research to this day. The Cato Institute is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Position Overview

Cato is seeking a creative and detail-oriented Marketing Coordinator to join our expanding marketing team. This role is a key opportunity to get in on the ground floor of a fast-moving, high-impact team that is redefining how a think tank connects with the world. We operate like an in-house creative agency: strategic, collaborative, and passionate about bringing the ideas of freedom to life through powerful campaigns and experiences.

If you are eager to grow in your career and learn from experienced professionals, this position offers direct access to senior marketing leadership and exposure across the organization, from scholars and policy experts to multimedia producers and event strategists. You will learn the full spectrum of integrated marketing, from modern channels like digital advertising, PPC (pay per click), data and analytics, and lifecycle marketing to traditional tactics like print, direct mail, and email campaigns.

This is your chance to help shape Cato’s next chapter as we scale our marketing capabilities to support major initiatives like the country’s 250th anniversary and Cato’s 50th. You will play a visible role in campaigns that reach policymakers, educators, journalists, and freedom-minded audiences worldwide.

The position is hybrid, based in Washington, DC, and includes two in-office days and three remote days per week.

Responsibilities

• Support advertising operations by maintaining ad calendars, coordinating asset specifications and deliverables (print and digital), managing vendor communications, and processing invoices.
• Assist in executing integrated marketing campaigns that include both modern (digital ads, PPC, analytics, lifecycle marketing) and traditional (print, direct mail, email) tactics.
• Coordinate logistics for conferences, exhibits, and outreach programs, including exhibitor registrations, hotel bookings, on-site rentals, and materials management.
• Create and update marketing collateral such as event flyers, digital banners, promotional materials, and internal campaign documents.
• Manage team swag and promotional item workflows, including product sourcing, order tracking, and invoice processing.
• Collaborate with web staff to build and update campaign or event landing pages that drive engagement and lead capture.
• Maintain marketing content displays across public spaces, ensuring timely rotation of materials and visual consistency with brand standards.
• Build and maintain Excel-based reports, charts, and tracking tables to monitor marketing performance and campaign outcomes.
• Support day-to-day team needs by handling requests for creative production, campaign materials, and communications coordination.
• Participate in professional development opportunities to expand skills in data analytics, advertising, and digital tools.
• Contribute creative ideas and feedback to campaign planning discussions to help strengthen messaging and audience engagement.

Requirements

Education and Experience

• 2–3+ years of experience in marketing, communications, or a related field
• Demonstrated interest in public policy and in Cato’s mission to advance a free and open society
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel with the ability to build and format charts, tables, and reports to communicate campaign performance
• Working knowledge of both traditional and digital marketing tactics, including PPC, digital advertising, direct mail, and email campaigns
• Optional: Familiarity with content management systems, digital advertising platforms, and creative production tools
• A bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, or a related field
• Ability to travel: up to 10%

Skills

• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with attention to accuracy and tone
• Collaborative mindset with a proactive approach to problem-solving.
• Ability to work cross-functionally and communicate effectively with creative, web, and communications teams.
• Commitment to professional growth and willingness to learn new tools and techniques as Cato scales its marketing capacity.

About Young Voices

Young Voices identifies, develops, and promotes the next generation of pro-liberty communicators in policy, journalism, and academia. Founded in 2013, we operate a talent pipeline that takes early-career writers and turns them into nationally recognized voices.

In 2025, Young Voices secured over 2,100 media placements across outlets, including The Wall Street Journal, BBC, Fox News, and Politico, reaching an audience of more than 150 million.

Our programs include the Contributor Program, which develops emerging media talent, the Dissident Project, which brings firsthand accounts of life under authoritarian regimes into U.S. classrooms, and a growing set of initiatives designed to shape the national conversation around freedom.

About the Role

Young Voices is seeking an Editor to lead the development, coaching, and placement of contributor content across two core lanes: traditional op-eds and emerging narrative-driven journalism.

This is a high-impact editorial role responsible for helping contributors succeed not only as opinion writers but as story-driven communicators capable of turning policy ideas into compelling, human-centered narratives that resonate with broad audiences.

The ideal candidate is an experienced editor or journalist who has worked across both opinion and reported or narrative formats, and who is excited about the opportunity to help build a new generation of liberty communicators capable of shaping public debate through both argument and story.

The Editor reports to the Director of Programs and works closely with the broader Programs and Communications teams. This is a full-time, in-person position based in New York, NY, or Washington, DC, with flexibility for 2 days of remote work per week. Some travel (up to~15%) may be required.

Key Responsibilities

Qualifications

Key Responsibilities

Qualifications

Core Competencies

About Cato 

The Cato Institute is a public policy research organization—a think tank—dedicated to the principles of individual liberty, limited government, free markets, and peace. Its scholars and analysts conduct independent, nonpartisan research on a wide range of policy issues.

Founded in 1977, Cato owes its name to Cato’s Letters, a series of essays published in 18th-century England that presented a vision of a society free from excessive government power. Those essays inspired the architects of the American Revolution. And the simple, timeless principles of that revolution — individual liberty, limited government, free markets, and peace – animate Cato’s research to this day. The Cato Institute is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Position Overview

The Cato Institute, a non-profit public policy research foundation headquartered in Washington, DC, seeks a Conference Operations Specialist to support the operations and administrative responsibilities for a variety of events managed by the Conference Team. This role includes managing the following responsibilities across 20+ events: creating key event planning documents, printing key event materials, overseeing supplies inventory, and coordinating shipments. This role will also provide on-site support for events held at Cato and throughout the country. This position is ideal for a detail-oriented, proactive professional who thrives in a fast-paced, event-driven environment.

This is a hybrid position in Washington, DC.

Responsibilities

This position collaborates closely with multiple members of the Conference team to manage and execute the processes associated with the responsibilities outlined below across multiple events:

• Create key event documents which include registration websites, catering documents, audio-visual run of shows, timelines to upload to the project management system, and shipping lists.
• Manage the Conference department supplies, which include supply ordering and inventory management, arranging and overseeing shipping to events, and returning to inventory received shipments.
• Produce printed materials (including but not limited to badges, rosters, and place cards) and ensure their accuracy.
• Continuously update long-standing department event management records.
• Administer vendor payments and budget reconciliations.
• Provide additional assistance to the Conference Team as needed.
• On-site support for in-person events in Washington, DC, and throughout the country.

Requirements

Education and Experience

• A bachelor’s degree.
• 2+ years of events experience.
• Demonstrated success in managing multiple projects at one time.
• Demonstrated history of success in managing inventory and supplies.
• Project management experience is a plus.
• Knowledge of EMS, Social Tables, and Swoogo is a plus.
• An understanding of libertarian principles and Cato’s mission is preferred.

• Capable of effectively working in a fast-paced environment and meeting deadlines; manages time without constant supervision.
• Proactive and stay informed regarding upcoming tasks; easily adapts if the project changes scope.
• Highly effective communication and collaboration skills paired with exceptional attention to detail, quality, and accuracy.
•  Organized, enthusiastic, efficient, and committed personality able to work  
   independently and collaboratively.
• Strong customer service skills with a positive “can-do” attitude.
• Positive and professional demeanor at all times while working with staff, vendors, and attendees.
• Position requires 20% travel throughout the year and may increase.

About Cato 

The Cato Institute is a public policy research organization—a think tank—dedicated to the principles of individual liberty, limited government, free markets, and peace. Its scholars and analysts conduct independent, nonpartisan research on a wide range of policy issues.

Founded in 1977, Cato owes its name to Cato’s Letters, a series of essays published in 18th-century England that presented a vision of a society free from excessive government power. Those essays inspired the architects of the American Revolution. And the simple, timeless principles of that revolution — individual liberty, limited government, free markets, and peace – animate Cato’s research to this day. The Cato Institute is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Position Overview

The Cato Institute is seeking a Research Associate to support the Director of Budget and Entitlement Policy with research and related administrative tasks.

The Research Associate will help produce research summaries and original policy analysis for different publications, including working papers, blog posts, op-eds, tweets, and books. They will support the Director with topical briefs, fiscal data analyses, and organizational tasks that support Cato’s mission. The ideal candidate has a strong grasp of economics and is a self-starter, curious, and detail-oriented.

This position could be hybrid, fully remote, or at Cato’s office.

Responsibilities

• Support the research of the Budget and Entitlement Policy team. 
• Support the administrative and organizational needs of the Budget and Entitlement Policy team.
• Produce the weekly Debt Digest, including synthesizing fiscal developments, analyzing budget data, and drafting concise summaries for publication, and similar newsletter features.

Requirements

Education and Experience

• A bachelor’s degree in economics or political science.
• No prior work experience required.

Skills

• Passion for the intersection of economics, government policy, and libertarianism.
• Familiarity with basic economic and budgeting concepts. 
• Empirical skills and familiarity with R, STATA, Excel, and other statistical programs are a plus.
• Strong organizational skills and a commitment to accuracy.
• Strong writing skills.
• Intellectual curiosity and demonstrated ability to question assumptions, think independently, and advance new ideas.

To Apply

Please submit the following materials in one PDF file:

• CV/Resume
• Cover Letter/Intro Email.
• Two work samples (original data analyses, research reports, working papers, peer-reviewed articles, dissertations, data memos, blog posts, etc.).

How You Will Contribute

What You Will Bring

What We Offer