Communications Director - Working America (Washington, DC)

[Jeff Prior]

Working America, the community affiliate of the AFL-CIO, is the
fastest growing organization for working people in the country. With
more than 3 million members recruited since 2003, Working America
organizes and mobilizes people who do not have a union on the job in
support of working families’ issues.

The Communications Director is responsible for supervising a high-
performing communications team and managing the overall messaging
strategy for Working America and the Working America Education Fund.
The Communications Director will work closely with the Executive
Director to set strategic communications goals for the organization
and to raise Working America’s public profile

Reports to: Executive Director

Duties:
-In consultation with Executive Director, develop and implement over-
arching communications strategy for Working America;
-Ensure message continuity across all areas of communications program;
-Develop professional relationships and maintain regular contact with
communications leaders within the AFL-CIO, the progressive community,
and the media;
-Effectively recommend hiring, promoting, demoting, disciplining and
termination of
communications staff;
-Work with communications staff to prioritize and synchronize
messaging and work product; Manage incoming requests for communication
assets by affiliate organizations, allies and other Working America
staff as needed;
-Review and approve vendor contracting (e.g. CRMs, ad vendors, design
firms, etc.);
-Review and approve both online and print communications, including
the overall content and design of Working America’s website(s), blog,
Facebook, Twitter and other social media outlets;
-Ensure good communication, collaboration and appropriate review with
allies and affiliated organizations on messaging-related projects and
campaigns;
-Assist in supervision, execution and promotion of special events as
needed;
-Serve as media spokesperson as needed;
-Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:
The Communications Director should have a demonstrated ability to
manage a dynamic communications team in a fast-paced and rapidly
evolving work environment. Fluency in the realm of political ideas and
public intellectual discourse with particular insight to issues
related to the labor movement is strongly preferred. She/he must be an
independent thinker who is able to manage both departmental staff and
individual responsibilities, often under tight deadlines.

Additional qualifications include:
-Demonstrated ability to successfully oversee large-scale, multi-
faceted communications projects;
-Ability to message to varied audiences;
-Experience in various communications platforms, including traditional
press and social media, preferred;
-Ability to build, motivate and work within a team to accomplish
project goals;
-Outstanding staff supervision, communication and interpersonal
skills;
-Demonstrated understanding of planning and executing print and online
campaigns for labor unions or similar organizations (e.g. think tank,
political organization, academic institution, etc.);
-Demonstrated commitment to social change, with a background in, or
strong familiarity with the labor movement, movements for progressive
change and/or political/issue campaigns;
-Effective time management skills, including prioritizing and managing
multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment;
-Demonstrated ability to effectively collaborate and work well with
internal and external staff at all levels;
-Demonstrated ability to be flexible and able to adapt quickly to meet
project needs;
-Ability to work with grassroots and community movements to plan,
develop and implement messaging and other related projects;
-Experience with or understanding of content management systems (CMS)
preferred;
-Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
-Ability to travel as necessary;
-Ability to work long and irregular hours as necessary;
-Other duties as assigned.

Location:
-Washington, DC

Position Type:
-Full-time/Regular

Salary is competitive and includes medical insurance and 401(k) with
employer contribution. Working America is an equal opportunity
employer. To apply, please email a resume and cover letter to
wo...@workingamerica.org, or fax a resume and cover letter to
202-508-6900.