Responsibilities

• Set and drive the strategy to reach our organizational communications goals
• - Define and execute a comprehensive, integrated marketing, communications, and digital strategy that expands external audience reach
• - Lead Common Cause’s transition toward a fully digital-first communications model, driving measurable growth across digital platforms
• - Propose and pilot innovative initiatives, testing new channels and messaging strategies to achieve core organizational goals
• - Advise the Senior Vice President, External Affairs, and other senior leaders on communication opportunities, risks, and emerging developments
• Manage the Marketing & Communications teams
• - Manage the digital, marketing, and communication functions within the External Affairs department
• - Collaboratively set goals with direct reports, coach and develop them towards these goals and support their career progression and retention at Common Cause
• - Foster an inclusive culture of accountability across the team
• Strengthen communication strategy across the organization

Requirements

• Proven track record leading high-performing communications and/or digital teams in either the non-profit, advocacy, or private sector
• Experience leading successful marketing campaigns related to democracy and/or civil rights
• Demonstrated knowledge of key media outlets at the national and state level, and ideally you have multiple relationships at those outlets
• Demonstrated knowledge of current national democracy issues, including voting rights, redistricting, ethics, etc.
• Demonstrated success managing and developing a multi-disciplinary team; have set strategic direction for a team, and built a unified approach to achieve goals
• A track record of leading organization-wide change initiatives
• Ability to work in-person in the DC office at least 2 days per week, and to travel 3-4 times per year for team and/or all staff retreats
• Willing to have a social media presence on behalf of Common Cause, including being tagged on posts and creating content on behalf of the organization (as needed, Common Cause will provide accounts for staff members to use)
• Per our nonpartisan policy, Common Cause staff members may not currently be in elected office (or running for office); on the Steering Committee or Finance Committee for any political candidate; or affiliated with the leadership of a political party
• A strong commitment to Common Cause’s nonpartisan mission and to advancing civil rights through our pro-democracy agenda

Benefits

• - A robust healthcare plan that covers 97% of employee’s medical care, 100% of employee’s vision and dental benefits, and 75% of family medical care and 100% of family vision and dental benefits
• - Long-term disability and life insurance
• - Generous Paid Time Off including 20 Days of Vacation and 10 observed Holidays per year, and additional days off for Thanksgiving and Winter break
• - 16 weeks of paid parental leave
• - Flexible spending accounts
• - A 401k retirement savings plan, with immediate Employer Match
• - Dependent Care and Pet Care Support when you travel for work
• - Funds for professional development
• - And more! See more details here: https://www.commoncause.org/our-benefits/