Director of Communications and Content

The American Council; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

The American Council seeks a Director of Communications and Content to own our public voice across websites, email, and social media. You’ll ensure a single brand and message, producing regular short-form video and guiding an always-on content strategy.

You will manage Webflow sites, lead email campaigns like the Monthly Brief, oversee social media analytics, and coordinate with freelance videographers to deliver long-form and short-form content that informs and mobilizes our audience.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in communications, digital marketing, or content strategy.
• A portfolio that includes short-form video you shot and edited.
• Hands-on experience with social media tools, Meta advertising, and video editing software.
• Strong writing and an eye for clean, consistent design.
• Comfort working with automation tools and AI-assisted workflows.

Responsibilities

• Manage theamericancouncil.com, leadershipfund.com, and thepolicywatch.com in Webflow
• Run email communications, including the Monthly Brief, and grow our audience
• Lead social media strategy, content, and analytics
• Shoot and edit short-form video each week: social clips, reels, event highlights, and updates
• Manage freelance videographers for long-form projects such as eCourses, podcasts, and gala videos
• Ensure accuracy and consistency across every public communication
• Maintain our digital tools and automations, and partner with the President on new ones

Skills

Communications

Digital marketing

Content strategy

Writing

Social media management

Video production

AI-assisted workflows

Tools

Meta advertising

Video editing software

Automation tools

Job description

The Director of Communications and Content owns The American Council's public voice and creates much of the content that carries it, including regular short-form video. You will keep our websites, email, and social media on one brand and one message, so every visitor understands who we are.

What you'll do

• Manage theamericancouncil.com, leadershipfund.com, and thepolicywatch.com in Webflow
• Run email communications, including the Monthly Brief, and grow our audience
• Lead social media strategy, content, and analytics
• Shoot and edit short-form video each week: social clips, reels, event highlights, and updates
• Manage freelance videographers for long-form projects such as eCourses, podcasts, and gala videos
• Ensure accuracy and consistency across every public communication
• Maintain our digital tools and automations, and partner with the President on new ones

What you bring

• 5+ years in communications, digital marketing, or content strategy
• A portfolio that includes short-form video you shot and edited
• Hands-on experience with social media tools, Meta advertising, and video editing software
• Strong writing and an eye for clean, consistent design
• Comfort working with automation tools and AI-assisted workflows

The American Council is empowering people to think and lead well.

The American Council equips people of faith with the moral clarity, courage, and conviction to think and lead well in public life.
We train candidates. We form leaders. We mobilize voters. We equip houses of worship. We bring principled thinking into the political discourse shaping the nation.
America is tired of tribal politics and performative outrage. Faithful citizens have too often abdicated the public square. Christian civic engagement isn't a political strategy. It's a moral responsibility. Faithful Citizens. Courageous Leaders. A Stronger America.

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the Common Good.