Senior Director, Impact Communications

Responsibilities

• The Senior Director, Impact Communications leads the development and execution of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee’s impact communications strategy. The role translates organizational priorities, investments and outcomes into clear, credible and emotionally resonant stories that demonstrate how the USOPC and the broader Team USA Movement support athletes, strengthen the sport system and create lasting impact.
• Reporting to the Vice President, Communications, the Senior Director works within the Communications function and serves as its lead partner for enterprise impact storytelling. The role builds a disciplined pipeline of stories, data and proof points; develops audience-relevant narratives and content; and helps integrate impact across executive, employee, donor, partner, owned and earned communications.
• This role partners closely with the USOPC Foundation, Sport and Athlete Services, Commercial, People & Culture, Government Affairs and other teams to connect organizational strategy and funding priorities to meaningful, consistent storytelling—particularly as the organization prepares for LA28 and the decade of opportunity beyond it.
• Impact Communications Strategy & Narrative
• Develop and execute an enterprise impact communications strategy aligned with USOPC priorities, the broader Communications strategy and organizational objectives.
• Engage and manage the Storytelling Advisory group to achieve program goals with buy-in across the groups, departments and leaders.
• Translate complex strategies, investments, programs and outcomes into clear, audience-relevant narratives that show why the work matters and whom it benefits.
• Build and maintain a narrative framework that connects athlete support, NGB strength, innovation, health and wellness, community impact and other priority areas to the USOPC’s mission.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen the USOPC’s broader growth narrative by demonstrating how increased investment expands support for athletes and the sport system.
• Establish messaging standards and proof points that enable consistent, credible impact storytelling across the organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Communications, Marketing, or related field or equivalent work experience
• 10+ years of experience in strategic communications, corporate affairs, impact or nonprofit communications, brand storytelling, journalism or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience building narrative strategies and translating complex organizational priorities into compelling, credible communications.
• Exceptional writing, editing, messaging and storytelling capabilities, with the ability to tailor content for different audiences and channels.
• Strong understanding of audience strategy, editorial planning, content development and integrated communications.
• Proven ability to lead through influence and build productive relationships across a complex, matrixed organization.
• Experience working with executives, program leaders, creative teams, agencies and other cross-functional partners.
• Sound judgment and the ability to balance emotional storytelling with accuracy, reputation considerations and organizational context.
• Experience developing measures for communications effectiveness and using insights to improve strategy and execution.
• Strong understanding of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic movements

Benefits

• Bonus: This position will be eligible for the Annual Incentive Award Program, which has a 20% target. The USOPC may change or eliminate this program at any time at its sole discretion.
• Benefits: This position will be eligible for USOPC benefits. You can view a summary here.