Executive Communications Director

UnidosUS; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

UnidosUS seeks an Executive Communications Director to craft and implement strategies that elevate the UnidosUS President and CEO in alignment with the organization’s goals to grow wealth, health, and power for Latinos across the U.S.

The ideal candidate will have a track record in strategic communications for elected officials or senior executives and deep understanding of Latino communities, shaping messaging for policy, relations with funders, partners, and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Must have crafted strategic communications for a senior official or executive.
• Deep knowledge of Hispanic/Latino communities in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement messaging for the UnidosUS President & CEO.
• Secure speaking engagements and place thought leadership.
• Grow social media reach and visibility across channels.
• Coordinate crisis communications to influence public dialogue.

Skills

Strategic comms

Public speaking

Media relations

Messaging

Education

Experience in executive communications (govt/C-suite)

Job description

UnidosUS seeks an executive communications professional with a steadfast commitment to elevating the priorities of the 62 million Latinos in the United States. As the Executive Communications Director, they will craft and implement communication strategies that increase public visibility of the UnidosUS President and CEO in service of UnidosUS' strategy to grow the wealth, health and power of the Latino community. Reporting to the Vice President, Communications and Marketing, the Executive Communications Director will collaborate with the Chief of Staff and other stakeholders to create messaging, secure speaking engagements, place thought leadership writing, and grow social media reach for UnidosUS' President and CEO. Importantly, they will also play a pivotal role in shaping and coordinating UnidosUS crisis communications, aiming to ensure the Latino perspective is inserted into the public dialogue during high-stakes media moments.

The ideal candidate has crafted innovative strategic communications for an elected official, C-suite executive, or other senior principal, and possesses deep knowledge of the challenges facing Hispanic/Latino communities in the United States. By driving awareness of UnidosUS' strategy and its policy positions and programmatic priorities among elected officials, funders, partners, Latino communities, and other key stakeholders, the successful candidate will shape a future in which all Latinos in the United States are empowered to define and achieve their own American Dream.