Chamber of Progress is looking for a Senior Director of Communications to lead all aspects of the organization's aggressive communications strategy. This role will promote the organization's work on issues related to technology, financial, and civic innovation policy at the federal, state, and local level. This role oversees national and international media relations, litigation communications, broadcast and podcast pitching, our report and polling launches, rapid response, management of our Communications Director, and all aspects of the organization's public facing communications. This is a critical role at an extremely press-forward organization.
Responsibilities- Drive the organization's media and communications strategy
- Devise creative strategies to inject Chamber of Progress' views into press coverage and policy debates
- Conceive of earned media strategies to help us win our top policy campaigns - particularly defeating bad bills and passing good ones
- Oversee our launch process for policy papers, reports, and polling; maximize earned, paid, and own-channel visibility for launches
- Supervise Communications Director, who leads our state and local communications, social media, and op-ed writing & pitching program.
- Serve as primary liaison to journalists covering tech, transportation, crypto, labor, economic policy, politics, and the 2028 presidential campaign
- Pitch story ideas and interviews to online, print, broadcast, and podcast outlets
- Write and edit all press statements and social media posts
- Be the guardian of the organization's voice and reputation in the media
- Oversee outside consultants assisting with broadcast & podcast pitching, as well as consultants managing projects
- Train staff members to speak with media on their areas of expertise
- Develop and implement a strategy for maintaining and growing the organization's presence on digital media platforms.
Qualifications- Bachelor's degree required
- Senior Director: At least 10 years of post-college work experience
- Relentlessness - you are the kind of person who never rests on your laurels
- Prior experience in communications roles in Congress, the Executive Branch, advocacy groups, political campaigns, or PR / public affairs firms
- Experience pitching and working with journalists
- Deeply interested in the news
- Extremely creative
- Experience creating and driving public affairs campaigns to achieve public policy goals
- Outstanding writing, editing, and communication skills
- Fluency with social media platforms and digital tools
- People management experience is preferred
- Well-organized and proactive about problem solving
- Experience with tech and innovation policy is helpful but not required
- Bias toward action
- Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines
- Role is located in Washington, DC.
Compensation and Benefits- Full-time exempt position, with starting salary and level dependent upon experience level
- Starting salary between $140,000 - $180,000 annually
Chamber of Progress provides an excellent benefits package to all of its full-time employees including:
- A 401(k) retirement program with 4% employer matching;
- Employer subsidized medical, dental, and vision insurance;
- 15 days of vacation in the first year of employment;
- 8 paid holidays per year plus the week between Christmas Eve and New Years Day;
- 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
