Responsibilities

• Create and oversee the implementation of communications strategies and tactics that amplify DCFPI’s research and analysis, drive and shape narrative, and build demand for policy goals.
• Work extensively with the policymakers and partners to execute strategies to drive and shape public narrative.
• Provide strategic and tactical communications support to coalition partners to move issue area campaigns.
• Work with the team to recognize internal and external communications opportunities to promote DCFPI’s work and execute strategies to support them.
• Oversee DCFPI’s website, email program, and social media with the aim of growing audiences and moving them up the ladder of engagement.
• Develop organizational messaging and framing documents for research, successes, publications, and target audiences.
• Ensure brand and messaging consistency in marketing materials, public relations, online presence, and published reports.
• Assist executive director and development staff in the creation and editing of fundraising materials and grant proposals and reports.
• Manage a small team including vendors or consultants.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of seven to ten years of experience (reflecting progressively higher levels of responsibility) in digital media, political or issue-based campaigns communications, or a related field.
• Ability to develop high-level vision and strategy to affect policy change, and ability to balance the needs and demands of many stakeholders and competing priorities and interests.
• Commitment to advancing antiracism, equity, and inclusion through policies and programs. Understanding of DC political and policy environment a strong plus.
• Excellent writing, editing, and organizational skills, and the ability to communicate in compelling ways to a wide range of stakeholders about the importance of policy change, racial and ethnic equity, and advocacy campaigns.
• Ability to build and sustain robust, authentic, productive working relationships with colleagues, including external partners and key stakeholders, across race and other group identities.
• Exceptional leadership skills, a highly collaborative management style that centers equity and inclusion, and the ability to draw on and develop the talents of people from diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Benefits

• excellent benefits include health insurance, dental and vision care, life and long-term disability insurance, retirement and generous vacation leave, sick leave, and holiday schedules.