Campaigns Communications Director

Summary

Join the Economic Security Project (ESP) as their Campaigns Communications Director! This full-time, remote position (Washington D.C. preferred) requires a strategic and creative individual to lead communications strategies for national and state-level campaigns. You will shape messaging, build media relationships, and collaborate with various teams and organizations. The ideal candidate possesses extensive experience in political communications, strong writing skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment. ESP offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and a supportive work culture. If you're passionate about advancing transformative campaigns and shaping a new economic narrative, apply today!

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience in political communications, public affairs, or campaign-related roles, with a focus on national and state-level campaigns
• Demonstrated success in developing and executing media strategies that secure prominent placements in national and regional outlets
• Proven experience leading rapid response communications in high-pressure, fast-paced political or advocacy environments
• Strong relationships with journalists and media outlets covering political campaigns, economic justice, and advocacy work

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary communications voice in strategy discussions with senior campaign staff, co-developing strategies that advance campaign, narrative, and organizational goals, ensuring alignment with the broader Communications and Digital teams
• Lead and implement high-impact communications (earned, paid, and social) media strategies for ESP national and state campaigns
• Collaborate with the campaigns team to align messaging with political priorities, key targets, and key states
• Develop and advance a narrative of federal tax policies’ impact and implications for economic fairness, while supporting long-term communications strategies tied to public awareness and engagement
• Build and maintain relationships with political reporters, independent journalists, and media stakeholders covering key beats like economic policy, tax, CTC/EITC, and corporate power, positioning ESP as a trusted source for timely insights and stories
• Recruit and train storytellers and spokespeople, preparing them for media interviews and public speaking opportunities (panel discussions, conferences, and funder convenings) to engage with journalists, policymakers, and the public
• Pitch and secure media coverage for ESP spokespeople, storytellers, and key issues, while managing a diverse repository of stories, examples and facts to amplify campaign narratives
• Drive communications and digital strategy for rapid response moments for federal and state campaigns, leveraging the current news cycle and zeitgeist moments to advance key narratives
• Work with partners in states to amplify local messengers, storytellers and narratives at key moments in state and federal campaigns
• Draft core campaign materials, including talking points, message guides, and strategic memos
• Write and edit press releases, op-eds, speeches, and media advisories that translate complex policy ideas into compelling narratives
• Ensure consistent messaging across ESP communications, editing content for diverse audiences
• Align campaign communications with political priorities in close collaboration with the Campaigns team
• Develop integrated plans incorporating message research, polling insights, and paid media strategies
• Monitor political and policy trends and research to position ESP’s campaigns at the forefront of economic justice conversations
• Collaborate with the research team to identify key opposition research insights and integrate them into messaging strategies for media and storytelling efforts
• Partner with external consultants, pollsters, and lobbyists to advance key narratives
• Act as the lead communications partner in campaign coalition spaces and work with coalition partners to build relationships and coordinate communications at a movement level
• Collaborate with ESP’s digital team to deploy messaging and create content for partners, Hill offices, and online platforms
• Work with other close state partners to seize short-term opportunities to advance our message in states

Preferred Qualifications

• Exceptional writing skills with the ability to produce sharp, persuasive content across multiple formats, including press releases, op-eds, and speeches
• Experience integrating communications strategies with broader campaign goals, including paid media, polling, and message research
• Strong knowledge of the evolving media industry and how to maximize existing media contacts/relationships to advance stories
• Collaborative leadership style with experience working across matrixed organizations and managing relationships with multiple stakeholders
• Fast-paced & nimble - able to handle high-pressure and complicated situations with poise
• Collaborative & proactive leadership - the ability to lead and take initiative confidently while also collaborating cross-functionally in a remote-first environment
• Creative, innovative, and entrepreneurial in landing media and digital stories in a fastly changing media environment
• Familiarity with economic justice issues, tax fairness, and cash policies is a plus
• Technical proficiency in tools like G Suite, Slack, and MuckRack
• A commitment to building a more just and equitable economy, along with a sense of humor and a proactive approach to solving challenges

Benefits

• Medical, vision, dental insurance with premiums fully covered for employees and their dependents
• Worker’s Compensation
• Long and short term disability insurance
• Basic Life Insurance with a 50K maximum
• 401K with a 3% contribution upon start date; up to an additional 1% at year-end
• Full office closures for the week of July 4, and between December 25 and January 1
• PTO - 136 vacation hours, 80 sick leave hours, 9 standard holidays, 2 floating holidays, and 20 hours of volunteer leave
• 6-week paid sabbatical after 5 years of full-time service
• Connectivity and home office stipends, and wellness use bonuses (taxable)
• Annual professional development budget
• Organization-provided computer or $50/month bonus for employees who choose to use their own
• Access to commuter and flexible spending accounts