Senior Director, Executive Engagement & Strategy

WAMU 88.5; Washington, Baltimore (District of Columbia, MD); Hybride; USD 140 000 - 155 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

WAMU 88.5 in Washington, DC is seeking a Senior Director of Executive Engagement to partner with the General Manager and senior leadership to shape executive communications and engagement strategies.

This role serves as a trusted advisor, leading messaging, governance support, and high-profile institutional engagements, while coordinating with Marketing, Advancement, and AU partners to strengthen the GM’s visibility and impact across internal and external audiences.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent required.
• 8–10 years of relevant experience in executive communications, stakeholder engagement, or strategic operations.
• Demonstrated ability to lead projects and influence senior stakeholders.
• Exceptional writing, presentation, and relationship management abilities.

Responsabilités

• Develop executive messaging strategies and communication frameworks that support the General Manager’s priorities and organizational objectives.
• Develop and oversee drafting of speeches, op-eds, and executive correspondence, presentations, talking points and briefing materials.
• Ensure consistency and alignment of executive communications with organizational priorities and institutional messaging.
• Collaborate with Advancement on executive communications supporting major donor communication and relationship management.
• Collaborate with Marketing to position the GM as a thought leader and representative of WAMU and public media.
• Partner with Communications, Marketing and Advancement to ensure coordinated executive messaging across internal and external audiences.
• Support strategic partnerships and manage external executive speaking engagements.
• Prepare the General Manager and other senior leaders, as appropriate, for impactful representation of the WAMU brand at external engagements, interviews, and public appearances.
• Lead preparation for the GM’s participation in high impact internal and external engagements, including briefing materials, messaging, and stakeholder strategies.
• Develop and maintain executive stakeholder engagement plans and relationship maps for AU leadership, Trustees, the Board of Advisors, Community Council, donors, and other key constituents.

Connaissances

Executive communications

Stakeholder engagement

Governance support

Executive engagement

Speech writing

Public speaking

Relationship management

Leadership

Formation

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree preferred

Description du poste

WAMU 88.5 in Washington, DC is seeking a Senior Director of Executive Engagement to partner with the General Manager and senior leadership to shape executive communications and engagement strategies.

This role serves as a trusted advisor, leading messaging, governance support, and high-profile institutional engagements, while coordinating with Marketing, Advancement, and AU partners to strengthen the GM’s visibility and impact across internal and external audiences.