The Opportunity: As a Communications & Digital Director, you will head up message development and distribution for a competitive gubernatorial campaign. The C&D Director will serve on the campaign's senior staff and report directly to the General Consultant and Candidate.
Job Responsibilities:
I. Media Relations
- Manage the Communications Department, including strategic planning, budgeting, hiring, and project management.
- Serve as an on-the-record spokesperson for the campaign and candidate, maintaining relationships with key national and in-state press.
- Maintain and manage network of surrogates, endorsers, and allied stakeholders (working with Political Director as necessary).
- Plan and seek out earned media opportunities for the candidate and campaign, and develop pitches to secure national and key local bookings and interviews.
- Prepare and provide talking points, background materials, and other prep materials for relevant staff.
- Ensure that the public and stakeholder-facing messaging is rooted in core values around DEI and bettering lives for all of Ohio.
Devise media strategy and create content calendar to maximize candidate and campaign visibility across platform.
Generate creative on-message content for social media platforms, including text, graphics and videos; ensure content is consistent in style, quality, message and tone of voice.
Lead strategy and oversee production of videos and photography, including developing scripts/interview questions and planning shoots.
- Work closely with our Digital department to ensure the messaging of the party in every venue is on brand and on point
- Ensure that the public and stakeholder-facing messaging is rooted in core values around DEI and bettering lives for all of Ohio.
Required Qualifications
- 1-2 Cycles of campaign experience in communications
- Proficiency in graphic design, video editing, and the like.
- Proficiency with digital media platforms
- Experience and comfort talking to the press
- Strong written and verbal skills
- Ohio campaign experience
- Experience staging press events
Location: Cincinnati, OH or Columbus, OH preferred
Compensation: $6000/month through the 2022 Primary. $7500/month for the duration of the General Election
Application Deadline: Position will remain open until filled.
To Apply: Submit a cover letter and resume in an email with the subject line "Comms & Digital Director" jared@rivertownstrategies.comJobsthatareleft is a listserv run by GAINPOWER.org and Amy Pritchard. Contact us at JTAL@gainpower.org if you have any questions.
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