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

Requirements

• 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

Benefits

• 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.