Senior Director of Communications

California Community Foundation; United States; Sur place; USD 120 000 - 180 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

California Community Foundation is seeking a Senior Director of Communications to shape and execute a growing communications strategy, strengthening internal and external communications across donors, media, policymakers, and the public.

Reporting to the VP, Marketing and Communications, this leader will oversee external communications—media relations, earned and owned media—plus executive communications, speeches, briefings, op-eds, and messaging frameworks to align with the organization’s

Qualifications

• Highly skilled and hands-on communications strategist and writer with substantial experience in institutional communications.
• Experience supporting senior executives in complex, high-stakes environments with strong judgment and discretion.
• Ability to collaborate cross-functionally to guide day-to-day priorities and reinforce a consistent institutional narrative.

Responsabilités

• Lead external communications including media relations, earned and owned media strategy, public affairs positioning, thought leadership, and rapid-response communications.
• Develop executive communications infrastructure: speeches, talking points, briefings, keynote remarks, Op-eds, and ghostwritten materials for the CEO and senior leadership.
• Align language and messaging priorities across the organization to reinforce the institutional narrative.

Description du poste

The client seeks a Senior Director of Communications to shape and execute a growing communications strategy and to strengthen both internal and external communications. Reporting to the Vice President, Marketing and Communications, this senior leader will ensure the organization communicates with clarity, consistency, and purpose across key audiences, serving as a bridge between the organization’s institutional narrative and stakeholders including donors, community partners, media, policymakers, civic leaders, staff, and the broader public.

This role will lead external communications, including media relations, earned and owned media strategy, public affairs positioning, thought leadership, and rapid-response communications. The Senior Director will also support executive communications infrastructure by developing speeches, talking points, briefings, keynote remarks, op-eds, ghostwritten materials, internal messages, and messaging frameworks for the CEO and senior leadership, helping align language and messaging priorities across the organization.

The ideal candidate is a highly skilled, hands-on communications strategist and writer with substantial experience in institutional communications, executive voice writing, media strategy, and cross-functional collaboration. Experience supporting senior executives in complex, high-stakes environments is expected, along with strong judgment, responsiveness, discretion, and message discipline. The role involves close, practical partnership with senior leaders and communications teams to guide day-to-day priorities and ensure stories, announcements, social and donor communications, internal updates, and external messaging reinforce a consistent and compelling institutional narrative.