Chispa Communications Director - League of Conservation Voters - Washington, D.C.

[Aiden OConnell]

Status: Exempt

Reports to: SVP of Communications

Positions reporting to this position: N/A

Description:

LCV's Chispa is seeking a Communications Director with the experience and creativity to help ensure that Latino voices and leadership play a key role in advocating for solutions to climate change. This position presents an opportunity to work with an innovative team that is connecting Latino culture to strategic advocacy and action to combat climate change and promote clean energy and healthy communities. The Communications Director will oversee Chispa media strategies as well as develop opportunities and materials that engage various audiences, particularly Latino families and leaders, in climate and environmental justice issues. We are seeking a bilingual, culturally competent candidate who possesses strong written and oral communication skills, is results-focused, highly driven, thoughtful and strategic.

The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) works to turn environmental values into national, state, and local priorities. LCV, in collaboration with our state LCV partners, advocates for sound environmental laws and policies, holds elected officials accountable for their votes and actions, and elects pro- environment candidates who will champion our priority issues. LCV launched Chispa to ensure that Latino communities and leaders have a strong voice in the movement for climate justice and within the environmental movement. In the last two years, Chispa has launched grassroots organizing programs focused in Latino neighborhoods in Denver, Phoenix, Albuquerque and Las Vegas.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build relationships with Spanish-language and Latino-focused media and ensure ongoing coverage of Chispa’s issues, message and spokespeople at national and state levels.

• Work with the Chispa team and LCV's Communications and Online teams to develop, implement and evaluate traditional media and social media campaigns that advance Chispa’s national and state goals.

• Coordinate with Chispa’s Online Campaigner to develop social media and online content that builds a strong and active social media presence and following for national and state Chispa programs.

• Write press statements, advisories, releases, opinion editorials, letters to the editor and other materials that integrate messaging that reflects Latino culture and values and advances program goals.

• Provide training and support and facilitate coordination with our four state-based Chispa

Communications Coordinators.

• Work with Chispa team to develop bilingual, culturally-competent content for info-graphics, fliers, fact sheets and other written materials for diverse audiences.

• Serve as an on-the-record spokesperson

Qualifications:

• Minimum 5 years-experience in media communications; preference given to experience with grassroots, community, issue or labor organizing programs

• Written and spoken fluency in English and Spanish

• Experience developing, implementing and evaluating communications plans for short and long- term campaigns or programs

• Experience with speaking on-the-record to press

• A track record of successfully engaging different audiences into different levels of advocacy

• A track record of using social media platforms to advance program goals, including Twitter, Facebook and Instagram

• Enthusiasm and a commitment to amplify the voice and leadership of Latino communities and confidence in the community's capacity to affect social change

• Strong team player with experience incorporating significant feedback received from a variety of partners and consultants

• The highest level of integrity, confidentiality and workplace ethics

• The position requires a willingness to work evening and weekend hours

• Demonstrated knowledge of and relationships with the Spanish-language and Latino-focused media market and outlets

• Desktop publishing and design experience preferred

This is a full-time salaried position that includes a comprehensive benefits package. Salary is commensurate with experience. The position will preferably be based in Washington, D.C.

To apply: Please send cover letter and resume along with three professional references to h...@lcv.org no later than January 18, 2016 with "Chispa Communications Director” in the subject line. Position is open until filled.

LCV is an Equal Opportunity Employer Committed to a Diverse Workplace