Communications Director

Role Overview

• Manage communications strategy for organization’s policy and public affairs campaigns
• Draft, edit, and review press statements for distribution to media and stakeholders
• Write and place one op-ed per month on tech and innovation policy with local or national outlets
• Prepare team members for interviews, develop talking points, and run media trainings
• Build relationships with key reporters, pitch stories, and drive coverage
• Help maintain the organization's online presence
• Monitor news coverage and compile daily clips for team members
• Maintain and update press distribution lists
• Track and analyze communications and organizational success through quarterly metrics
• Create and manage online content, including written posts and coordinating graphics and video content

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• Minimum of 8 years of post-college work experience
• Professional experience in communications or public relations
• Outstanding writing, editing, and communication skills
• Fluency with social media platforms and digital tools
• Well-organized and proactive about problem solving
• Bias toward action
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple deadlines
• Role is located in Washington, DC

Benefits

• Range of $90,000
• $140,000 (based on experience)
• 401(k) retirement program with 4% employer matching
• Employer subsidized medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 15 days of vacation in the first year of employment
• 8 paid holidays per year plus the week between Christmas Eve and New Years Day
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave