Communications Director

This senior staff position is responsible for managing and overseeing the communications shop, including building a strategic mass communications plan, managing other press/digital staff, and ensuring an active presence in messaging to constituents and stakeholders with traditional and non-traditional press and communications. Additionally, this position will work with the Deputy Communications Director to manage day-to-day communications such as drafting press releases, media advisories, op-eds, statements, talking points, speeches, and other forms of communication, as needed. The Communications Director is responsible for developing and executing press conferences on core messaging and should have an ability to build press lists and maintain national and local press relationships to pitch stories and bookings. • Works with the Communications team to develop and implement media and communications strategy for the Member; including franked communications; • Pitches national and local media and organizes and coordinates events with the media; • Manages the day-to-day press operations and outreach in the Washington DC office, including additional members of the communications team; • Serves as the formal spokesperson and media liaison for the Member; • Updates and expands national and local press relationships; • Drafts speeches, press releases, talking points, media advisories, op-eds, and statements for the Member; • Executes any relevant press conferences or press events; • Thinks creatively about engagement with traditional and new media; • Manages rapid response communications; • Other duties as assigned.