We strongly encourage people of color, transgender and non-binary people to apply. HRC is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes everyone, including non-LGBTQ+ people, to join our team. Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that people from marginalized communities are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At HRC, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Position Description:

The Director, Executive Communications, Office of the President, plays a key role in ensuring that HRC’s voice is strategic, compelling, and unified across all platforms. This position will take a high-level view of HRC’s work to communicate a cohesive and impactful story. The Director will craft narratives, develop messaging frameworks, and integrate storytelling across HRC’s advocacy, executive leadership, and strategic communications.

Position Summary:

Messaging, Media, and Public Engagement

Ensuring a unified, compelling, and strategic message across HRC’s public channels.

• Develop and maintain a unified organizational message that aligns across programs, events, board meetings and stakeholder communications.
• Create and manage a message matrix, updating key messaging across HRC’s major initiatives on a quarterly basis.
• Develop a concise, impactful elevator pitch that all HRC team members can use to communicate our mission clearly and effectively.
• Analyze and elevate compelling storytelling and narratives from across the organization that can be used in media, speeches, and advocacy efforts.
• Partner with digital, policy, and advocacy teams to ensure messaging is coordinated across platforms.
• Lead proactive media relations, securing opportunities to elevate HRC’s message in national conversations.

Executive Communications: Supporting and Positioning HRC Leadership

Ensuring HRC’s leaders are well-prepared and strategically positioned to advance our mission.

• Lead messaging strategy for major HRC events, including the National Dinner, board meetings, film festivals, and advocacy summits.
• Work closely with the VP of Executive Communications to provide strategic messaging guidance for executive remarks, speeches, and media appearances.
• Ensure that HRC executives have consistent, mission-driven messaging to use in public engagements.
• Support executive booking and media opportunities, ensuring HRC leadership is well-positioned and prepared for public engagements.
• Prepare executive-level briefing materials, public remarks/talking points, and thought leadership pieces that reinforce HRC’s advocacy goals.
• Oversee high-level executive correspondence and messaging guidance for key audience

Position Qualifications:

• At least eight or more years of work experience in media relations or communications, with non-profit experience desired;
• Experience managing long-term, large scale, cross departmental projects
• Experience managing a small team and cultivating talent;

All positions at the Human Rights Campaign may require travel on a regular basis or periodically. Where the need arises for business travel, appropriate compensation as outlined by the Fair Labor Standards Act will apply.

Employer is the Human Rights Campaign, Inc., an I.R.C. 501(c)(4) non-profit entity.

No phone calls or emails, please. Due to the volume of applications we receive, we are unable to respond to queries about application status.

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