Director of Communications

$145,000 - $160,000/Yr

The Groundwork Collaborative - Washington, DC

Full-time - Director

Washington, DC

About the position

The Director of Communications at Groundwork Collaborative will lead the development and execution of the organization's overall communications strategy. This role involves managing a team and promoting the work of progressive leaders in economic policy through various media channels. The Director will be responsible for crafting messages that resonate with diverse audiences and advancing Groundwork's mission of fostering a people-centric economic worldview.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute strategic communications for issue campaigns that advance our worldview.
• Manage and develop a best in class communications team that can be nimble and strategic.
• Create, execute, and manage an overall communications strategy for Groundwork in collaboration with the organization’s Deputy Director and senior management team.
• Work creatively, using all the communications tools at our disposal, including earned and paid media, digital engagement, and editorial content to advance Groundwork's narrative of the economy.
• Identify opportunities and develop materials with other relevant team members to promote and publicize organizational initiatives, campaigns, activities, reports, and content, including those with partners.
• Write and edit Groundwork report summaries, op-eds, press releases, statements, interview briefings, talking points, messaging and more.
• Develop and assist other members of the Groundwork team in developing productive working relationships with members of the press covering economic issues.
• Evaluate existing Groundwork communications infrastructure and further develop where necessary.
• Supervise press, editorial, and digital content creation and dissemination.
• Supervise and execute communications-related Groundwork programming and events.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Extensive experience in developing and executing a communications plan.
• Excellent writing and editing skills with high standards for quality control.
• Ability to weave in Groundwork’s narrative change work across different voices.
• Interest in progressive messaging on the economy and strong fluency in economic policy.
• Experience managing and developing a team, with a focus on mentoring early career staff members.
• Experience running communications for successful issues campaigns.
• Keen awareness of the news cycle and how Groundwork’s worldview fits into it.
• Proactive and savvy about breaking through in a competitive media landscape.
• Ability to multi-task and work under tight deadlines in a dynamic environment.
• Interest in or experience with digital strategy.
• Experience with big releases and/or launches, including new campaigns and policy research.

Nice-to-haves

• Familiarity with the progressive economic policymaking community.
• Existing relationships with reporters and media figures, especially those covering the economy and politics.

Benefits

• Three weeks of vacation
• Health leave
• Two week-long office closures
• Additional time off for floating and federal holidays
• Zero-premium health insurance
• Generous HRA
• Retirement match of up to 6%
• Up to 16 weeks parental leave
• Health club and cell-phone reimbursements