Senior External Communications Lead at Partnership for Large Election Jurisdictions | District of Columbia, USA | $114K/yr – $136K/yr

Partnership for Large Election Jurisdictions

Senior External Communications Lead

District of Columbia, USA (Remote)

$114K/yr – $136K/yrSenior Level7+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

Job Summary

Own and translate a multifaceted communications program into clear plans and credible public narratives for a national, nonpartisan election-operations network.

Campaign ownership: lead day-to-day comms for initiatives, events, and announcements while safeguarding nonpartisan voice.
Media relations: build reporter relationships, pitch ideas, develop background materials, and coordinate interviews and follow-ups.
Governance and quality: maintain editorial calendars, ensure consistent tone and messaging, and manage external partners and rapid-response needs.

Job Description

Responsibilities

Implementation of PLEJ’s communications and digital engagement strategy in coordination leadership.
Translate strategic priorities into communications plans, project timelines, editorial calendars, and deliverables.
Help ensure consistency of messaging, tone, voice, and positioning across PLEJ communications.
Day-to-day comms lead for assigned initiatives, campaigns, events, announcements, and PLEJ priorities.
Identify gaps, reputational risk, and opportunities to strengthen public understanding of election administration.
Maintain organized workflow for timely, high-quality execution across internal team and external partners.
Build and maintain relationships with reporters covering elections, democracy, government, public administration, civic engagement, technology, and related issues.
Develop and execute media outreach plans, including reporter research, pitch development, background materials, and follow-up.
Support proactive storytelling that elevates PLEJ members as credible election administration leaders.
Coordinate media opportunities, interview prep, talking points, press materials, and background briefings.

Partnership for Large Election Jurisdictions

The Partnership for Large Election Jurisdictions (PLEJ) is a nonpartisan nonprofit that offers large jurisdictions a community of support, access to best practices, and peer-to-peer engagement with other election officials that lead large jurisdictions across the country virtually and in-person throughout the year.

Founded in 2022

6 employees (1 in marketing)

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