Communications Director

Brad Lander, Democratic nominee for NY10; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Brad Lander’s Congressional office (NY10) is seeking a Communications Director to lead media strategy across traditional and digital platforms. The role will coordinate with a Deputy Communications Director and drive messaging for policy initiatives.

Ideal candidates have strong writing and media relations skills, experience in both traditional and digital channels, and a proven ability to secure coverage at local and national levels. NYC-based candidates are welcome.

Qualifications

• Experience in political communications or public affairs.
• Proven ability to craft messaging for multiple platforms.
• Strong relationships with media outlets (local/national).

Responsibilities

• Develops, oversees, and implements media and communications strategy for the Member.
• Monitors local, national, and digital media coverage to measure the overall effectiveness of the Member’s communications strategy and messaging.
• Work in partnership with other Member’s offices or external stakeholders on message development and strategy for coalition policy and strategy efforts in which the Member is playing a leading role.
• Develops, oversees, and implements earned media strategy (potentially in consultation with Deputy Comms Director).
• Builds and sustains (or oversees) strong relationships with local and national reporters, editors, columnists, producers and bookers.
• Oversees the coordination of press events in the district and in DC.
• Oversees the response to incoming media inquiries.
• Serves as the formal on the record spokesperson and media liaison for the Member.
• Develops, oversees, and implements digital media strategy across platforms (potentially in consultation with Deputy Comms Director).
• Oversees the ideation, creation, production, and dissemination of digital media across platforms (including video, social, email newsletter, podcast, substack, etc).
• Builds and sustains (or oversees) strong relationships with new media outlets and content-creators, to help spread the Member’s message and communications strategy.
• Pitches collaborations, interviews, and coverage opportunities to new media outlets and creators both in DC and in the district to amplify the Member’s work at the national and local levels

Skills

Media relations

Digital media

Strategic communications

Speech writing

Job description

*In preparation for a potential Congressional office, Brad Lander (the Democratic nominee for NY10) is seeking interested candidates for the role of Communications Director.

Please note we are also willing to consider candidates based in NYC.

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NOTE: While we are seeking a Communications Director with skills and experience across “traditional” and “digital/new” media, we are open to hiring a Communications Director with skills/experience predominantly in one of those areas, working closely with a Deputy Communications Director with skills and experience predominantly in the other.

Specific Responsibilities:

Message development

• Develops, oversees, and implements media and communications strategy for the Member.
• Monitors local, national, and digital media coverage to measure the overall effectiveness of the Member’s communications strategy and messaging.
• Work in partnership with other Member’s offices or external stakeholders on message development and strategy for coalition policy and strategy efforts in which the Member is playing a leading role.

Earned media management

• Develops, oversees, and implements earned media strategy (potentially in consultation with Deputy Comms Director).
• Builds and sustains (or oversees) strong relationships with local and national reporters, editors, columnists, producers and bookers.
• Oversees the coordination of press events in the district and in DC.
• Oversees the response to incoming media inquiries.
• Serves as the formal on the record spokesperson and media liaison for the Member.

Digital media management

• Develops, oversees, and implements digital media strategy across platforms (potentially in consultation with Deputy Comms Director).
• Oversees the ideation, creation, production, and dissemination of digital media across platforms (including video, social, email newsletter, podcast, substack, etc).
• Builds and sustains (or oversees) strong relationships with new media outlets and content-creators, to help spread the Member’s message and communications strategy.
• Pitches collaborations, interviews, and coverage opportunities to new media outlets and creators both in DC and in the district to amplify the Member’s work at the national and local levels

Steward of the Member’s Voice

• Drafts and edits speeches, press releases, media advisories, op- eds, digital content and Congressional Record statements to ensure that they reflect the Member’s voice and goals.
• Oversees and implements the messaging and budget for the office’s mass communication efforts.