Economic Security Project is hiring a
Communications Director

Summary

The Communications Director for ESP will lead communication initiatives, manage media relations, and coordinate rapid response strategies. They will report to the VP of Communications and External Affairs and manage a team of three. The candidate should have 8-10 years of experience in communications, public affairs, or related fields.

Requirements

8-10 years of experience in communications, public affairs, or related fields

Responsibilities

• Drive high-impact media relations strategies by securing placements in national, state, and local news outlets, amplifying ESP's narrative and campaign messages
• Own earned media tactics for organizational initiatives, campaigns and field building initiatives and to develop the overarching ESP narrative
• Use Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a tool to achieve communications objectives and create efficiencies in media outreach, editorial development and scale of audiences engaging with our stories and content
• Cultivate, develop, and maintain a proactive relationship with diverse national, regional, and local media outlets, freelance reporters, and the trade press – to help advance ESP campaign and advocacy efforts
• Manage rapid response opportunities; identifying plan of action, message, and crisis control if needed
• Engage media in ESP’s robust events calendar, leveraging events to cultivate relationships, build sources, and educate the media on ESP’s issue areas, coordinating with the events team to invite and host members of the media at relevant ESP events
• Cultivate and promote thought leadership initiatives featuring ESP leaders through drafting and editing speeches, emails, media appearances, webinars, and events
• Strategize brand development by expanding ESP’s reputation as a source on issue areas, identifying opportunities for brand positioning, and effective issue advocacy
• Develop and execute comprehensive communication strategies aligned with ESP’s campaign objectives, working is close partnership with the federal and state campaigns team
• Collaborate with academics, organizers, practitioners and culture makers to disburse grants, run issue campaigns, develop creative interventions and research products, and convene to encourage investment and action from others