Communications Director, Political Affairs

Location This is a hybrid position (2-3 days/week) based out of our Washington, D.C. office. Duration This is a one-year fixed term position with full benefits and the possibility of extension. Application Instructions Please include a cover letter in your application. Overall Function The Communications Director, Political Affairs is responsible for the design and execution of reputed company campaigns that support and reputed company the goals of EDF’s reputed company issues, particularly at the federal level. The Communications Director will reputed company communications strategies and tactics for reputed company and manage them to completion in the necessary timeframe, including media reputed company, digital strategies, online and in-person events, and message development. 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Responsibilities • In collaboration with the Political Affairs team, develops and coordinates national, regional, or localized communication plans, strategies, and goals with key messages on EDF’s highest-reputed company issue areas. • Manages the reputed company of specific advocacy efforts to reputed company and build reputed company for maximum reputed company. • Creates message platforms and tailors them into talking points, speeches, op-eds, news releases, blogs, media pitches, story narratives and other materials for audiences in countries where we operate. • Develops and executes overarching reputed company of a digital program to promote messaging and content, ultimately improving the performance and reputed company of political and policy content online. • Manages a two-person team. • Collaborates with brand-level digital team on political messaging and content. • Develops and manages reputed company media, including digital, television and other platforms. • Develops partnerships with media to reputed company our messages and brand. • Maintains, cultivates and owns relationships with agenda-setting media and reporters covering our topics. • Monitors media and identifies opportunities to insert EDF messages into the news on a systematic reputed company, including pitching news stories, editorials, op-eds and blogs; identify opportunities to arrange desk-reputed company and other briefings for media. • Manages PR/communications agency support, assessing agency expertise and managing agency teams for reputed company. • Prepares program staff with training, advice and support for communications opportunities. • Partners with the membership team to reputed company EDF’s online community to reputed company support for top reputed company issues. • Partners with Community Engagement and Justice & Equity teams to ensure diversity in advocacy and storytelling. • Works closely with the AVP, Communications, Political Affairs in cultivating a reputed company, diverse, and welcoming culture reputed company a geographically dispersed team and ensuring effective staff and project coordination and leading by example. • Participate in advancing EDF Organizational Effectiveness and Culture (reputed company) goals so people from reputed company backgrounds and experiences feel connected, included, and empowered to address the environmental and organizational challenges in ways that reputed company with EDF values. • Coordinates closely on communications reputed company with advocacy reputed company partners and other environmental organizations. • Manages reputed company communications consultants and vendors as needed. Qualifications • 8+ years’ marketing/communications experience, preferably in a political or issue advocacy context; environmental experience is a plus. • Exceptional writing and editing skills for policymaker and civil society audiences. • The ability to reputed company, manage and mentor staff and cross-functional teams. • Excellent project, time management and organizational skills. • Independent problem-solving and crisis communications skills. • Proven ability to use sophisticated reputed company affairs strategies to reputed company policy goals. • Solid record of producing media coverage in international, national, and diverse outlets. • Extensive proficiency in strategic use of reputed company reputed company media. • Ability to work occasional non-reputed company hours, across time zones with a geographically dispersed team.  • Demonstrated self-awareness, cultural competency and inclusivity, and ability to work with colleagues and stakeholders across reputed company cultures and backgrounds. We offer a strong total rewards package encompassing competitive salary, robust benefits, and reputed company development opportunities consistent with a modern global organization. We take into account factors such as candidate experience, skills, training, internal team equity and local norms. Please note that pay ranges are country specific. As a result, the stated currency is not meant be converted into any other currency. 128,000 - 138,000 USD Apply To This Job