Responsibilities

• Brand and Narrative Execution: Operationalize MIC’s brand strategy, messaging platform, and narrative positioning across all communications channels, initiatives, and opportunities for visibility
• Develop narratives that support case-making for MIC frameworks and strategies
• Ensure consistent tone, voice, and framing across programs, leadership communications, convenings, written materials, and digital presence
• Serve as internal steward of MIC’s brand, setting clear standards and supporting staff, board, and partners to communicate in alignment – without sounding scripted or generic
• Translate complex, often abstract infrastructure work into clear, compelling stories grounded in impact, people, and outcomes
• Communications Planning and Infrastructure: Develop, manage, and implement annual and quarterly communications plans aligned with organizational priorities, program timelines, and capacity realities
• Build and maintain scalable systems for content production, approvals, and distribution that work across a growing organization
• Build and manage a communications tech stack that supports execution, collaboration, and performance tracking
• Create templates, playbooks, and guidance that enable staff and leadership to communicate effectively and efficiently
• Anticipate narrative risks and opportunities in a fast-changing political context, and proactively adjust plans, messaging, and execution as needed
• Work directly with co-EDs, program deputies and program directors in day-to-day workflows and implementation
• Provide limited, targeted technical support such as training/tools to program teams to align and coordinate program messages with broader organizational messaging
• Manage a cross-program Comms Team and collaborate with internal teams that are developing MIC’s narrative infrastructure
• Collaborate with internal teams on data management as part of audience engagement
• Communications Execution: Own and manage a cross-organizational editorial calendar
• Manage MIC’s external communications channels, including email, website, and social platforms
• Coordinate communications with movement partners when appropriate, especially during shared initiatives
• In partnership with other staff, develop and oversee key assets – from reports and toolkits to social media content to email newsletters
• Partner closely with the Co-Executive Directors and Program Deputies to shape and support executive voice, positioning, and public-facing communications as an integrated component of the overall communications strategy
• Prepare talking points, speeches, op-eds, presentations, and external messaging as needed?