The Climate Action Campaign is a highly effective, unbranded coalition of national climate, conservation, and progressive groups, state and local partners, and key allies working to protect clean air and promote action to limit climate change. The Campaign regularly partners with national and state-based groups, as well as leaders from diverse communities, to promote climate action, defend against attacks on the Clean Air Act and climate change policies, and showcase the unyielding transition to clean energy driven by state, local and federal action.
The Climate Action Campaign seeks to hire a Communications Director to lead strategic communications for this coalition of diverse environment and public health organizations.
Responsibilities
The Communications Director plays a key role in leading the development of communications strategies, departmental management, and consultant management for a coalition of advocacy organizations focused on spurring action at the federal and state levels to address climate change. The Communications Director manages a staff of three and several communications consulting firms and reports to the Communications Strategist and Campaign Director.
The ideal candidate is an experienced communications professional, with seasoned media relations, exceptional writing ability, superior organizational and management skills and desire to work in a very collaborative, creative coalition-based atmosphere. Key responsibilities include:
· Serve as a member of the campaign senior management team and provide strategic counsel on campaign activities, including external and internal communications, digital communications, event planning, field support and customized product development.
· Manage media relations with DC and national media outlets; fostering relationships with print, broadcast and new media journalists, editors and bloggers in the energy, environment, climate change and affiliated subject areas.
· Coordinate communications and drive relationship building with CAC member groups.
· Provide media planning and support for partnerships and field events.
· Manage the development, vetting and approvals of communications and digital materials including talking points, press advisories and releases, op-eds, memos, social media content and other materials.
· Direct the creation, approval and dissemination of proactive communications, such as the "Message of the Week" and other regularly distributed communication products.
· Draft and finalize high-level communications documents including communications plans and reporting memos. Lead message development and special projects as needed.
· Oversee campaign's specialty media program including building relationships with African American and Latinx media and managing specialty media consultants.
· Collaborate with communications staff of partner organizations on earned media projects such as advertising launches, poll briefings, press conferences and serve as their point of contact. Provide regular reports on campaign activities on weekly and quarterly communications conference calls.
· Organize the communications team leadership internal communications, weekly internal team meetings, agendas for communications strategy sessions and weekly management team meetings, and other organization activities.
· Manage communications support staff, daily and long-term tasking, project management and personnel matters.
· Ensure all reporting requirements are met on a timely basis.
· Identify and direct priority activities and manage requests for communications support from CAC departments, allies, partners and affiliates.
Preferred Qualifications:
At least 7-8 years of professional experience in a campaign-style communications position, including but not limited to:
· On the record and off the record work with the media
· Experience landing strategic media placements and dealing with reporters, editors, editorial boards, columnists, bloggers, broadcast producers and thought leaders
· Exceptionally strong writing and editing skills
· Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced campaign environment
· Experience working in a coalition-based, or highly collaborative with partner organizations, environment
· Political judgment to manage external and internal coalition reactions and response
· Strong professional judgment about press-worthiness of campaign activities
· Demonstrated ability to set priorities effectively in a heavy workload, and project manage and coordinate complex projects
· Demonstrated initiative, flexibility and creativity
· The ability to communicate priorities and decisions to colleagues in a clear, concise and professional manner
Reporting
This position reports to the Communications Strategist and the Campaign Director.
Application Process
To apply, please submit a resume, cover letter, and writing sample to the following link: https://climate-campaign.quickbase.com/db/bhtewnjrr?a=nwr
Salary
Salary is commensurate with experience. Excellent benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance, generous paid time off, and 401k plan.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer with a commitment to economic and social justice, and do not discriminate against applicants on the basis of race, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law. Women, people of color, LGBTQ people, and members of other historically disenfranchised populations are strongly encouraged to apply.
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