Director of Communications & Special Projects — Remote (CA)

Seiu 49; California; Remote; USD 117,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family medical, dental, vision and 401

Language differential pay

Retirement plan

Professional development

Job summary

Child Care Providers United (CCPU) is seeking a strategic, hands-on Director of Communications and Special Projects to lead statewide internal and external communications and advance high-priority initiatives that support the union's mission. This senior leader will serve on the leadership team and help shape campaigns that elevate provider voices and drive lasting change.

The ideal candidate will bring strong strategy, campaign leadership, project management, and execution skills, with a

Qualifications

• Seven or more years of experience in communications, campaign strategy, organizing, or a related field.
• Demonstrated success leading integrated communications for campaigns.
• Deep knowledge of union organizing and collective bargaining.
• Strong writing, editing, messaging, media relations, and storytelling skills.
• Experience managing complex projects, competing priorities, budgets, staff or collaborators, and consultants or vendors.
• Experience working across multilingual or multicultural settings.
• Ability to develop strategy while also executing deliverables.
• Commitment to empowering California's family child care providers and advancing racial, gender, and economic justice.

Responsibilities

• Lead statewide communications strategy in support of bargaining, organizing, legislative campaigns, and member engagement.
• Coordinate messaging across digital, earned, paid, and internal channels with local partners.
• Oversee content planning and production for website, email, text messages, newsletters, social media, and press materials.
• Pursue earned media opportunities; build media relationships; prepare press materials and support spokespeople.
• Maintain brand and voice reflecting multilingual and multicultural workforce.
• Lead high-priority special projects and integrated campaigns with cross-functional teams.
• Coordinate affiliate communications activities and support campaign events and trainings.
• Mentor and develop communicators and member leaders.
• Strengthen communications data systems and workflows for audience segmentation.
• Represent CCPU with members, allies, policymakers, media, and external partners.
• Produce written and visual content and coordinate photography or videography.

Skills

Strategic communications

Campaign leadership

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Writing & storytelling

Team mentoring

Multilingual communications

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Child Care Providers United (CCPU) is seeking a strategic, hands-on Director of Communications and Special Projects to lead statewide internal and external communications and advance high-priority initiatives that support the union's mission. This senior leader will serve on the leadership team and help shape campaigns that elevate provider voices and drive lasting change.

The ideal candidate will bring strong strategy, campaign leadership, project management, and execution skills, with a