Policy Director and Counsel, Media and Technology

commoncause; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Common Cause is seeking a Policy Director & Counsel to lead legal and policy research, sharpen campaigns, and translate complex analyses into strategic advocacy across the organization. This senior role reports to the Senior Policy Director, Media & Technology and shapes our state, multi-state, and federal strategy.

This full-time position is remote-eligible across the lower 48 states, with a preference for a DC-area presence to collaborate from our office several days a week.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of proactive state, multi-state, and federal policy and legal strategies within the Media & Technology pillar, anticipating emerging threats and opportunities

Job description

Our Media & Technology team fights for a democracy where technology and media empower every person to participate fully, freely, and equally, and where every community has trustworthy, locally rooted sources of information. We defend digital rights and civil freedoms, demand transparency and accountability from platforms and tech companies, and work to revitalize the media and information ecosystems communities depend on. Alongside Common Cause's state teams and partners nationwide, we pair legislative advocacy in statehouses and Congress with coalition-building that holds technology and media institutions accountable to the public. And we're growing, including a new workstream on AI transparency and accountability at the state, multi-state, and federal levels.

As Policy Director & Counsel, you'll be at the center of that work. You'll bring policy, legal, and strategic insight to teams across the organization, lead research that sharpens our positions and strengths our campaigns, and help carry out our issues to policymakers, partners, and the public. This role is for someone who loves spotting what's coming next in the democracy landscape and turning sharp research and analysis into strategies that win.

This is a full-time role reporting to the Senior Policy Director, Media & Technology. It's remote-eligible anywhere in the lower 48 United States, though we strongly prefer a candidate based in the DC area who can work from our office at least two days a week.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of proactive state, multi-state, and federal policy and legal strategies within the Media & Technology pillar, anticipating emerging threats and opportunities

Common Cause is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applicants of any race, creed, color, religion, ethnicity, national origin, income class, political affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran status, or marital status, as well as applicants who have been previously incarcerated.

Common Cause (501(c)(4)) and Common Cause Education Fund (501(c)(3)) are nonpartian, nonprofit grassroots affiliate organizations dedicated to upholding the core values of American democracy. We work to create an open, honest, and accountable government that serves the public interest; promote equal rights, opportunity, and representation for all; and empower all people to make their voices heard in the political process.

Founded in 1970 and headquartered in Washington, DC, Common Cause has members and supporters living in every congressional district in the United States, and offices in 23 states around the country.