Senior Director, Communications

Noblereach; Tysons (VA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

NobleReach seeks a Senior Director of Communications to lead the organization’s communications strategy, elevating brand and executive visibility. You will shape a consistent narrative and serve as senior counsel to the executive team on media, speaking engagements, and thought leadership platforms.

Responsibilities include driving the CEO's thought leadership, developing talking points, managing media relations, and ensuring messaging consistency across departments, while mentoring staff and

Qualifications

• 12+ years experience in a communications role, including support for C-suite or executives
• Proven track record building executive visibility programs: speaking engagements, bylines, media placements
• Superior writing ability in journalistic style for corporate external publications
• Established media relationships and sound judgment on media strategy, including crisis
• Experience developing organization-wide messaging across departments and audiences
• Fluency with AI tools to accelerate the communication cycle and draft/iterate messaging
• Experience building AI-assisted workflows that scale a small communications function
• Excellent interpersonal skills with media, executives, employees, and community
• Entrepreneurial mindset with desire to impact society

Responsibilities

• Lead the organization’s communications strategy to enhance brand and reputation
• Drive executive visibility and thought leadership for the CEO and leadership team
• Develop and maintain core messaging framework linking all external communications
• Prepare executives for high-stakes media engagements and public appearances
• Oversee media relations, press releases, statements, and rapid media responses
• Mentor and lead communications staff and coordinate with external PR consultants
• Align internal communications with strategy while reviewing material for consistency
• Stay ahead of industry trends and new channels to guide voice investment

Skills

Executive thought leadership

Media relations

Strategic storytelling

Crisis communications

Executive advisory

Messaging framework

Team leadership

AI-assisted communications

Executive visibility programs

Industry trend analysis

Public speaking & bylines

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, or related field

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

Company Overview

NobleReachFoundation is a civic leadership platform committedtorekindling a spirit of national service across all careerstages. We believe the greatest challenges facing Americademand technology, science, and business leaders fluentin government, industry, and academia—leaders whobelong across sectors, not confined to one. We’re a hub where current and aspiring leaders can connect to opportunities that can meet their ambition for personal success and their passion to impact the world through public service.

Job Overview:

Reporting to the Chief Marketing Officer, the Senior Director, Communications leads NobleReach’s communications strategy with a direct focus on enhancing the organization’s brand and reputation and driving executive visibility and thought leadership. This role owns the development of a consistent, strategic narrative across the organization and serves as a senior communications counsel to the executive team, shaping how they are positioned externally through media, speaking opportunities, and thought leadership platforms. The Senior Director also leads media relations efforts and elevates the public positioning of NobleReach and its mission.

• Drive the CEO’s thought leadership strategy, including securing speaking engagements, panels, bylines, and media opportunities that build the CEO’s external profile
• Partner directly with the CEO and executive team to develop points of view, talking points, and signature content that establish them as credible voices in the field
• Prepare executive spokespeople for high-stakes media engagements, interviews, and public appearances
• Own NobleReach’s core messaging framework and narrative, ensuring every external and executive-facing communication ladders back to it
• Serve as the final check on message consistency across departments, reviewing key materials for alignment with organizational strategy and voice
• Build and maintain strong relationships with media outlets, journalists, and other external stakeholders, and proactively create opportunities for coverage
• Oversee the organization’s media strategy, including press releases, statements, and rapid response to media inquiries, escalating sensitive matters to the CMO, Staff Counsel, and the CEO as needed
• Provide strategic guidance and message alignment to department leaders as they execute internal communications; this role sets the strategy and reviews for consistency but is not responsible for drafting all internal communications content
• Protect and elevate the organization’s brand, ensuring all communications reflect its values and mission
• Lead and mentor communications staff and coordinate with retained communications or PR consultants as needed
• Stay ahead of industry trends and emerging communication channels, recommending where NobleReach should invest its voice next

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, or related field (master’s degree preferred)
• 12+ years experience in a communications role, including direct experience supporting C-suite or executive thought leadership
• Proven track record building executive visibility programs – speaking engagements, bylines, media placements – for a senior leader
• Superior writing ability in a journalistic style customary for corporate and external publications
• Established media relationships and sound judgment advising senior leadership on media strategy, including in sensitive or crisis situations
• Experience developing and maintaining an organization-wide messaging framework across multiple departments and audiences
• Demonstrated fluency using AI tools to accelerate the communications cycle, including drafting and iterating on bylines, talking points, and messaging frameworks, synthesizing research and stakeholder input, and pressure-testing arguments before they reach an external audience, with clear judgment about where human voice and editorial review are non‑negotiable.
• Experience building repeatable AI‑assisted workflows that scale a small comms function, such as capturing an executive’s voice and point of view so drafts land closer to final, monitoring media and policy conversations for openings, and standing up prompts or templates the broader team can reuse.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with corporate management, employees, media, and the larger community
• Thorough understanding of market developments, communications strategies, and practices
• Must have an entrepreneurial mindset with a strong desire to have an impact on society
• Ability to thrive in a fast‑paced, dynamic, entrepreneurial environment; ability to exercise flexibility and good judgment in complex situations
• Appetite for curiosity and desire to learn
• Experience at a start‑up organization, government contractor, or government agency is a plus

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.