Communications Director

EctoHR; Detroit (MI); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Moment Strategies in downtown Detroit, MI, seeks a Communications Director to provide strategic leadership for the firm’s client portfolio and communications team. You will mentor senior staff and serve as executive contact for key clients, shaping crisis communications and high-profile campaigns.

You will lead strategy, oversee work quality across accounts, manage staffing and budgets, and collaborate with firm leadership on growth and client retention.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, public relations, business, or a related field is required
• 10 years of progressive communications experience is required
• 5 years of experience leading and developing communications teams is required
• Demonstrated success leading crisis communications and high-profile issue campaigns
• Senior-level client counseling skills and executive presence
• Strong network of media, civic, business, and government relationships in Michigan
• Proven business development and new client acquisition experience
• Experience managing account budgets and profitability
• Leadership experience at a public relations or communications firm preferred
• A master’s degree or Accreditation in Public Relations (APR) preferred

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for the firm’s client portfolio and communications team
• Lead, mentor, and develop Communications Managers and Associates and serve as senior counsel for key clients
• Set strategy for crisis communications, public relations, and issue advocacy engagements
• Ensure quality and consistency of work across all accounts and manage staffing and workload
• Partner with Firm leadership on business development, proposals, and growth, and drive client retention and profitability

Skills

Leadership

Crisis communications

Media relations

Client counseling

Business development

Executive presence

Michigan network

Budget management

Team development

Public relations

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree / APR preferred

Job description

Moment Strategies, located in downtown Detroit, MI, is recognized as one of the top Public Relations Consulting firms in Michigan. The Firm specializes in crisis communications, public relations and issue advocacy. The Firm helps clients craft clear, consistent messages that connects with the great community’s needs and delivers them to the audiences and stakeholders that matter most.

The Communications Director Position

The Communications Director provides strategic leadership for the Firm’s client portfolio and communications team. Reporting to the Founder & CEO, the Communications Director leads, mentors, and develops Communications Managers, Senior Communications Associates, and Communications Associates, and serves as senior counsel and executive point of contact for key clients.

The Communications Director sets strategy for crisis communications, public relations, and issue advocacy engagements and personally leads high-profile and crisis response work. The role oversees the quality and consistency of work across all accounts, manages staffing and workload, and strengthens Firm processes and standards. The Communications Director partners with Firm leadership on business development, proposals, and growth, and is accountable for client retention, account profitability, and team performance.

Desired Experience, Skills, and Abilities

• A bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, public relations, business, or a related field is required
• 10 years of progressive communications experience is required
• 5 years of experience leading and developing communications teams is required
• Demonstrated success leading crisis communications and high-profile issue campaigns
• Senior-level client counseling skills and executive presence
• Strong network of media, civic, business, and government relationships in Michigan
• Proven business development and new client acquisition experience
• Experience managing account budgets and profitability
• Leadership experience at a public relations or communications firm preferred
• A master’s degree or Accreditation in Public Relations (APR) preferred

Compensation, Benefits and Structure

The Communications Director position offers a competitive salary based on skills and experience and a well-rounded benefits package, including health insurance and paid time off. This is a full-time, permanent, hybrid position; in-office presence in the downtown Detroit, MI office is required a minimum of three days per week.

Recruitment Process for the Communications Director Position

The recruitment process includes a combination of preliminary phone screens and interviews, and a pre-employment background check. The process, which is being facilitated through EctoHR, Inc. is designed to ensure that candidates are aligned with our client’s mission and vision.

Moment Strategies is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively seeks a diverse candidate pool.