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Arizona Communications Consultant
Request for Proposal
The purpose of this Request for Proposal (“RFP”) is to identify a communications consultant for Arizona to support a bold, creative communications strategy that elevates Reproductive Freedom for All’s campaigns, programs, and long-term vision across Arizona.Organization Background
Reproductive Freedom for All fights for reproductive freedom for every person in every state. We organize and mobilize to ensure everybody has access to abortion care, birth control, paid family and sick leave, and pregnancy discrimination protections.
Project Overview
The purpose of this Request for Proposal (“RFP”) is to identify a communications consultant for Arizona to support a bold, creative communications strategy that elevates Reproductive Freedom for All’s campaigns, programs, and long-term vision across Arizona. This person will lead a sophisticated rapid response operation, create press plans, build events, pitch stories, and serve as an on-the-record spokesperson for the Arizona organization.
We are aiming to bring on a consultant by June 1, 2026. The consultant will work primarily with the Director of Arizona Campaigns and the national communications team.
Consultants Should Have:
- At least 5 years of campaign or political communications experience
- Existing relationships with in-state reporters and demonstrated on-the-record experience
- Proficiency with both traditional and new/emerging media
- Working familiarity with media databases like Cision and Meltwater
- Demonstrated ability to write and edit high-quality material quickly and persuasively for wide variety of press materials
- A demonstrated deep commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in all aspects of leadership and decision-making.
- Proven ability to prioritize competing responsibilities and multiple organizations while managing rapid response in a fast-paced work environment
- Collaborative approach to achieving goals and demonstrated success with a cooperative method s
- Demonstrated commitment to Reproductive Freedom for All’s goal of ensuring every person is able to make their own decisions about pregnancy and safeguarding reproductive freedom
Budget Details
The Consultant will receive between $3,000-$5,000 per month, commensurate with experience. The contract will run through 11/15/2026.
Submission Process: Mandatory for vendor response. Please direct all questions and submit all materials to: Athena Salman, [email protected].
About You
- Please provide the names and contact information of three clients or references with whom you have worked directly and who can speak to your work.
- How is your team structured? Who would we be working with on a day-to-day basis?
- Please describe your experience working with progressive organizations.
- Describe your commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Provide specific examples that support this commitment.
- Describe your efforts to support reproductive freedom and social justice issues. Provide specific examples of these efforts. For example, have you worked with other progressive advocacy or reproductive freedom organizations?
- Please indicate whether you describe yourself or your company as identified below and whether there is certification/representation at the ownership level in the following categories:
- Minority-owned
- Asian, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (South Asian, Southeast Asian, East Asian)
- Black or African American
- Hispanic or Latino
- Native American
- Middle Eastern or Northern African
- Multi-racial
- Women-owned
- LGBT+-owned
- Disabled-owned
- Veteran-owned
- Union affiliated
- Minority-owned
Your Experience and Approach
- Describe your experience leading a sophisticated rapid response operation, creating press plans, building events, and pitching stories in Arizona. Please specifically address your experience with:
- Pitching and booking state and national press hits
- Creating comprehensive press plans
- Writing and editing various communications materials, including but not limited to narrative-shaping press memos, rapid response statements and releases, speeches, internal and external message guidance, and internal prep memos.
- Working with top-tier reporters, thought leaders and members of the media who reflect the organization’s values, including prioritizing emerging media outlets that serve diverse, underrepresented, and low-income communities to ensure the voices most impacted by reproductive restrictions are centered in public narratives and advocacy efforts;
- Please describe your approach to collaboration with clients
- Describe your experience working with national communications staff members to develop and implement communications strategies for state based work
- Describe your experience working in/alongside a campaign or in an election cycle