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Posted Apr 28

Director of Strategic Communications, Integrated Comms Strategy

at ACLU

New York, United StatesHybrid

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement integrated communications campaigns for priority projects and initiatives, including multi-issue campaigns, nationwide rallies and other special projects.
  • Manage communications strategists by overseeing critical workstreams, offering strategic guidance, informing priorities, directing and mobilizing communications and marketing staff, and troubleshooting as challenges arise across departments.
  • Lead and oversee the development of integrated communications strategies for key legal, advocacy, policy and narrative priorities across the core issues you oversee with communications strategists.
  • Write messaging and core materials for issues, campaigns, new filings and more, leveraging polling, research and other insights to inform key narratives.
  • Establish strong working relationships with legal, advocacy, policy, and development colleagues across the organization, as well as affiliates and partner organizations.
  • Support the Head of Strategic Communications and other department leadership team members in crisis response.
  • Oversee media and communications vendors, consultants, and freelancers within allocated budget for the department to achieve maximum impact.

Requirements

  • Work in coalition within and outside of the ACLU to develop a strong understanding of issues and team dynamics to help inform workflows and communications strategy.
  • experience with integrated communications strategies, with background in advocacy and legal communications, along with a working knowledge of paid, earned, creator-led, shared and owned media relations tactics, platforms and strategies
  • Strong background in personnel management and demonstrated
  • experience effectively developing and supporting employees with ranging
  • Management and team-building skills that inspire staff to work collaboratively in pursuit of a common mission and the ability to manage staff on the successful execution of objectives
  • A management style that is accessible, flexible, decisive, and supportive with the ability to provide clear direction and delegate where appropriate Prior
  • experience managing large projects, vendors and staff with the ability to establish priorities that will effectively utilize the staff’s time and the department’s resources
  • The ability to create and implement integrated communications strategies for a large, complex organization Broad
  • experience with legal, political, advocacy and public policy issues, as well as a strong understanding of how communications may be used to promote a legislative agenda, legal strategy and issue advocacy campaign •
  • Experience and/or strong interest and understanding of the issues areas this role will oversee, including immigration, human rights, racial justice, and criminal justice.
  • Exceptional writing and editing skills across materials and styles, as well as the ability to effectively edit and review other people’s writing to strengthen overall team skills
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate complex and controversial issues and to convey information about the issues to both narrow and broad audiences Media savvy and
  • experience executing communications plans in an evolving media environment, as well as interest in building a communications team that understands how to leverage a range of channels and media verticals

Benefits

  • Center and embed the principles of equity, inclusion and belonging in their work by demonstrating commitment to diversity with an approach that respects and values multiple perspectives
  • Strong personal diplomacy, including a highly professional temperament and the ability to work in a collaborative team environment COMPENSATION The ACLU is committed to equity, transparency, and clarity in pay.
  • Consistent with our compensation philosophy, there is a set salary for each role based on geographic work location.
  • The annual salary for this position is $ 188,816 (Level D) , reflecting the salary of a position based in New York, NY. Salaries are subject to a regional pay adjustment if authorization is granted to work outside of the location listed in this posting. For details on our pay structure, please visit: https://www.aclu.org/careers/ACLU_Geographic_Pay_Structure-July_2024.pdf WHY THE ACLU
  • Time away to focus on the things that matter with a generous paid time-off policy
  • benefits (including medical, dental and vision coverage, parental leave, gender affirming care & fertility treatment)
  • We support employee growth and development through annual professional development funds, internal professional development programs and workshops OUR COMMITMENT TO ACCESSIBILITY, EQUITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
  • Accessibility, equity, diversity and inclusion are core values of the ACLU and central to our work to advance liberty, equality, and justice for all.
  • For us diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion are not just check-the-box activities, but a chance for us to make long-term meaningful change.
  • The Department of Education has determined that employment in this position at the ACLU does not qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

Contact

  • If you are a qualified individual with a disability and need assistance applying online, please email benefits.hrdept@aclu.org .

Additional details

  • The ACLU seeks applicants for the full-time, term-limited position of Director of Strategic Communications in the Communications & Marketing Department of the ACLU’s National office in New York, NY or Washington, DC.
  • requirements of two (2) days per week or eight (8) days per month. This is a three-year term-limited position.
  • The ACLU Communications & Marketing department creates, maintains, and expands message narratives to engage our supporters and other target audiences, to help protect and expand civil liberties and civil rights, and illustrate the value and impact of the ACLU’s transformational work.
  • Through our messaging, engagement with newsmakers, our written content, creative branding, and visual identity, we encourage support for the ACLU and help to build a more perfect union.
  • Reporting to the Head of Strategic Communications, the Director of Strategic Communications will advance communications initiatives in collaboration with a team of communications and marketing professionals, and other members of ACLU’s digital, legal, advocacy, fundraising, and affiliate support teams.
  • The Director will lead the development and execution of integrated communications strategies for high priority campaigns, issues and spokespeople.
  • They will manage communications strategists who advance key programmatic areas, including immigration, human rights, racial justice, and criminal justice. YOUR DAY TO DAY
  • Engage a suite of tactics to develop said plans – including earned media, creator engagement, paid advertising, social media, multimedia, email/SMS and website/blog content – in partnership with relevant communications strategists, channel owners, content creators and issue experts.
  • Help identify strategic priorities and plans to help respond to the news of the day and to proactively get ahead of opportunities to advance the organization’s communications goals.
  • Direct rapid response communications — including during off hours — in partnership with relevant communications strategists.

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