Real-Time Digital Crisis Lead

FTI Consulting (SC) Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 99,000 - 173,000; Full time

Job summary

FTI Consulting is seeking a Digital Rapid Response Director with 6+ years of political communications experience to join our CPI&I practice in Washington, D.C. or other offices.

This multidisciplinary role coordinates real-time campaigns across earned media, digital strategy, and creative production. You will lead rapid response across channels, monitor news cycles, translate priorities into briefs, and guide the development of visual, video, digital, and social content.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in political communications and/or campaigns, public affairs, or issue advocacy – campaign or issue advocacy experience strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience leading rapid response in a political, advocacy or crisis communications environment.
• Strong writing across formats, including long-form, short-form, organic social, paid media, executive voice.
• Experience working with digital and creative teams on integrated campaigns under deadline pressure.
• Ability to coordinate an effective response across earned, social, and creative channels.

Responsibilities

• Lead rapid response across earned media, creative, and social - setting strategy, calling the play, and driving execution in real time across all channels
• Monitor news cycles and social environment to identify emerging trends, narrative shifts
• Turn communications priorities into clear creative briefs, partnering with creative teams to guide the development and coordinated rollout of visual, video, digital, and social content
• Draft and edit high-quality content quickly and with precision, including press materials, digital copy, paid media scripts, executive messaging, and more
• Bring a journalist's instincts, a strategist's discipline, and strong editorial judgment to everything you write and produce
• Stay current on emerging content trends, AI tools, audience behaviors, and platform best practices

Skills

Strong writing

Crisis communications

Project management

Leadership

Travel flexibility

Tools

Brandwatch

Meltwater

Job description

FTI Consulting is seeking a Digital Rapid Response Director with 6+ years of political communications experience to join our CPI&I practice in Washington, D.C. or other offices.

This multidisciplinary role coordinates real-time campaigns across earned media, digital strategy, and creative production. You will lead rapid response across channels, monitor news cycles, translate priorities into briefs, and guide the development of visual, video, digital, and social content.