Director of Communications

DC Fiscal Policy Institute; Washington; On-site; USD 113,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental and vision care

Retirement plan

Paid vacation and sick leave

Holiday schedule

Job summary

DC Fiscal Policy Institute (DCFPI) seeks a highly strategic Director of Communications to oversee a comprehensive communications plan to advance solutions that expand economic opportunity and well-being for all residents of DC. This is a full-time position that reports to the Senior Director of Communications and External Affairs.

The successful candidate will possess strategic vision, experience building audiences across digital platforms, and the ability to balance work across a range of issue

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 7–10 years of experience in digital media, political or issue-based campaigns communications, or a related field.
• Ability to develop high-level vision and strategy to affect policy change and balance many stakeholders’ needs and priorities.
• Commitment to advancing antiracism, equity, and inclusion through policies and programs; understanding of DC political and policy environment is a strong plus.
• Excellent writing, editing, and organizational skills with the ability to communicate persuasively to diverse stakeholders about policy change and equity.

Responsibilities

• Create and oversee communications strategies that amplify DCFPI’s research and analysis and drive policy goals.
• Collaborate with policymakers and partners to drive public narrative.
• Support coalitions with strategic communications for campaigns.
• Identify opportunities to promote DCFPI’s work across channels.
• Oversee website, email, and social media to grow audiences and engagement.
• Develop messaging and framing documents for research, successes, and audiences.
• Ensure brand consistency in materials and online presence.
• Assist leadership with fundraising materials and grant proposals.
• Manage a small team including vendors or consultants.

Job description

Directorof Communications

The DC Fiscal Policy Institute (DCFPI)seeksahighly strategicDirector of Communicationsto overseea comprehensive communications plan to advance solutions that expand economic opportunity and well-being for all residents of DC.This is a full-time position that reports to the Senior Director of Communications and External Affairs.

The successful candidate for this rolewillpossessstrategic vision,haveexperience building audiences across a range of digital platforms,andcan balance work across a range of issue areas at the same time. DCFPIseeks someone with a deep commitment to racial, gender, and economic justiceand the organization’s core priorities around tax, budget, and economic policy.

Core Duties and Responsibilities

• Create andoversee the implementation ofcommunications strategies and tactics that amplify DCFPI’s research and analysis,driveand shape narrative, and build demand for policy goals.

• Work extensively withthe policymakersand partners to execute strategies to drive and shape publicnarrative.

• Provide strategic and tactical communications support to coalition partners to move issue area campaigns.

• Work with the team to recognize internal and external communications opportunitiesto promote DCFPI’s workand execute strategies to support them.

• Oversee DCFPI’s website, email program, and social media with the aim of growing audiences and moving them up the ladder of engagement.

• Develop organizational messaging and framing documents for research, successes, publications, and target audiences.

• Ensure brand and messaging consistency in marketing materials, public relations, online presence, and published reports.

• Assistexecutive director and development staff inthecreation and editing of fundraising materials and grant proposals and reports.

• Manage a small team includingvendors or consultants.

Qualificationsand Competencies

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of seven to ten years of experience (reflecting progressively higher levels of responsibility) indigital media, political or issued-based campaigns communications, or a related field.

• Ability to develop high-level vision and strategy to affect policy change, and ability to balance the needs and demands of many stakeholders and competing priorities and interests.

• Commitment to advancing antiracism, equity, and inclusion through policies and programs. UnderstandingofDC political and policy environmenta strongplus.

• Excellent writing, editing, and organizational skills, and the ability to communicate in compelling ways to a wide range of stakeholders about the importance of policy change, racial and ethnic equity, and advocacy campaigns.

• Ability to build and sustain robust, authentic, productive working relationships with colleagues, including external partners and key stakeholders, across race and other group identities.

• Exceptional leadership skills, a highly collaborative management style that centers equity and inclusion, and the ability to draw on and develop the talents of people from diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Compensation

The salary range for this position is $112,875 - $115,000 dependingon experience; excellent benefits include health insurance, dental and vision care, life and long-term disability insurance, retirement and generous vacation leave, sick leave, and holiday schedules.

Equal Opportunity Employer

DC Fiscal Policy Institute (DCFPI) is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values and welcomes diversity in the workplace and strongly encourages all qualified persons to apply regardless of race, color, age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, credit information, pregnancy or parental status, family responsibilities, personal appearance, creed, military or veteran status, religion, ancestry or national origin, union activities, disability, or other status protected by applicable law.