Digital Rapid Response Director

Jobtailor; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Washington, DC seeks a senior political communications lead to drive rapid-response programs across earned media, digital and social channels. You will set strategy, coordinate cross-functional teams, brief designers, monitor trends, and mentor junior staff while partnering with clients.

Applicants should have 6+ years in political campaigns or public affairs, crisis communications, and strong writing under pressure.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in political communications and/or campaigns, public affairs, or issue advocacy.
• Demonstrated experience leading rapid response in political, advocacy or crisis communications environment.
• Strong writing across long-form, short-form, organic social, paid media, and executive voice.
• Experience working in or alongside digital and creative teams on integrated campaigns.
• Ability to brief and collaborate with designers and producers under deadline pressure.
• Deep understanding of narratives across earned, social, and creative channels.
• Strong project management skills.
• Ability to oversee multiple workstreams and integrated multichannel campaigns under tight deadlines.
• Ability to manage and mentor junior staff while collaborating with senior colleagues and client leads.
• Sound judgment, attention to detail, and ability to operate independently in a high-pressure environment.
• Knowledge of the technology industry strongly preferred.
• Experience with energy and infrastructure industries is a bonus.
• Political campaign experience.
• Crisis-response experience.
• Rapid-response experience
• Political campaign management.
• Community management.
• Experience developing response frameworks.
• Experience with social listening/monitoring tools.
• Experience with Brandwatch
• Experience with Meltwater
• Strong copywriting/content development experience.
• Ability to work with creative teams.
• Ability to work with sector and subject-matter experts.
• Issues-management experience.
• Public affairs experience.
• Event-driven communications experience.
• Experience creating engaging social content.
• Must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis
• Employer will not sponsor applicants for work visas.

Responsibilities

• Lead rapid response across earned media, creative, and social channels.
• Set strategy, call the play, and drive real-time execution across all channels.
• Monitor news cycles and social environments for emerging trends and narrative shifts.
• Translate communications priorities into creative briefs.
• Partner with creative teams on visual, video, digital, and social content.
• Draft and edit press materials, digital copy, paid media scripts, executive messaging, and other content.
• Coordinate press, creative, and digital teams around unified messaging.
• Stay current on emerging content trends, AI tools, audience behaviors, and platform best practices.
• Oversee multiple workstreams and integrated multichannel campaigns.
• Manage and mentor junior staff while collaborating with senior colleagues and client leads.
• Travel to clients and FTI office(s)

Skills

Rapid-response

Crisis comms

Copywriting

Project management

Mentoring

Collaboration

Attention to detail

Under pressure

Public affairs

Policy awareness

Tools

Brandwatch

Meltwater

Social listening tools

AI tools

Job description

• Lead rapid response across earned media, creative, and social channels
• Set strategy, call the play, and drive real-time execution across all channels
• Monitor news cycles and social environments for emerging trends and narrative shifts
• Translate communications priorities into creative briefs
• Partner with creative teams on visual, video, digital, and social content
• Draft and edit press materials, digital copy, paid media scripts, executive messaging, and other content
• Coordinate press, creative, and digital teams around unified messaging
• Stay current on emerging content trends, AI tools, audience behaviors, and platform best practices
• Oversee multiple workstreams and integrated multichannel campaigns
• Manage and mentor junior staff while collaborating with senior colleagues and client leads
• Travel to clients and FTI office(s)

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in political communications and/or campaigns, public affairs, or issue advocacy
• Demonstrated experience leading rapid response in a political, advocacy or crisis communications environment
• Strong writing across long-form, short-form, organic social, paid media, and executive voice
• Experience working in or alongside digital and creative teams on integrated campaigns
• Ability to brief and collaborate with designers and producers under deadline pressure
• Deep understanding of narratives across earned, social, and creative channels
• Strong project management skills
• Ability to oversee multiple workstreams and integrated multichannel campaigns under tight deadlines
• Ability to manage and mentor junior staff while collaborating with senior colleagues and client leads
• Sound judgment, attention to detail, and ability to operate independently in a high-pressure environment
• Knowledge of the technology industry strongly preferred
• Experience with energy and infrastructure industries is a bonus
• Political campaign experience
• Crisis-response experience
• Rapid-response experience
• Political campaign management
• Community management
• Experience developing response frameworks
• Experience with social listening/monitoring tools
• Experience with Brandwatch
• Experience with Meltwater
• Strong copywriting/content development experience
• Ability to work with creative teams
• Ability to work with sector and subject-matter experts
• Issues-management experience
• Public affairs experience
• Event-driven communications experience
• Experience creating engaging social content
• Must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis
• Employer will not sponsor applicants for work visas

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in political communications, crisis response, and integrated multichannel campaign management, with strong writing and project management skills. Capable of leading teams, mentoring junior staff, and collaborating effectively under tight deadlines.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Political Communications Experience
• Crisis-Response Experience
• Strong Copywriting Skills
• Project Management Skills
• Experience with Social Listening Tools

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Rapid-Response Strategy
• Content Development
• Campaign Management
• Community Management
• Issues Management
• Event-Driven Communications
• Digital Copywriting
• Creative Briefing
• Narrative Development
• Integrated Campaign Execution

Soft Skills

• Attention to Detail
• Sound Judgment
• Ability to Work Under Pressure
• Collaboration
• Mentoring

Industry Keywords

• Public Affairs
• Political Campaigns
• Crisis Communications
• Advocacy
• Energy Industry
• Infrastructure Industry

Tools & Technologies

• Brandwatch
• Meltwater
• Social Listening Tools
• AI Tools
• Digital Platforms