Job Description

Starting Salary: $85,145.00

Reporting Structure: This position reports to the CommsPR Director of Staff. Senior associates and interns report to this position.

Primary Areas of Responsibility: Communications Strategy Development and Execution (60%), Team Management and Supervision (40%).

Job Classification: Full Time, Exempt

Union Position: No

This is not an entry level position.

Position Summary:

The Communications Principal manages the departmental team of Senior and Junior associates, ensuring a mentorship and training approach focused on professional growth. They are responsible for centering equity and inclusion in the management of the team, leading the execution of client work, implementing team-wide strategy, and managing team capacity and workflows. They may specialize in a certain skill or area of the department’s work and manage select client accounts.

Primary Areas of Responsibility:

Communications Strategy Development and Execution (60%)

• Provide expertise and support in booking and placements on TV, print, radio, and podcasts
• Advise on & approve communications plans drafted by Senior Associates
• Serve as a first chair on client strategy, leading internal team coordination meetings
• Collaborate with other team members to develop strategies pertaining to materials that serve our clients
• Manage the execution of client projects, ensuring that high quality work is delivered on-time and on-budget
• Collaborate with other team members to develop integrated online advertising and acquisition campaigns
• Proactively look for creative applications of new communications tools, techniques, and channels, keeping abreast of recent developments

Team Management and Supervision (40%)

• Lead internal senior PR management meetings and morning check ins for the entire team, including creating agendas and moderating calls
• Co-manage the team’s day-to-day work to edit, create, and write Comms/PR content by leading regular check in meetings, providing feedback, and approving final work product
• Ensure a mentorship & training approach to management of a team of junior and senior associates and interns, with an emphasis on facilitating the team’s professional development
• Coordinate the delegation of tasks and assignments, utilizing team members’ strengths and providing opportunities for team members’ ongoing development
• Support managers in cultivating professional growth of their direct reports
• Work to center equity and inclusion in the management of the communications team
• Own administrative tasks, including staffing, programming, hiring, onboarding, and some business development

Required experience, skills, and competencies:

• 5+ years of political communications experience, including senior leadership experience, within fast-paced contexts such as campaigns, Capitol Hill, independent expenditures, non-profits, labor, advocacy groups, and/or consulting firms
• Commitment to electing Democrats, advancing progressive values within U.S. politics, and working on multiple campaigns and/or issues, including a strong interest in working with Fireside’s existing roster of clients
• Demonstrated knowledge of political communications and best practices for maneuvering the related media markets including prior experience pitching reporters/setting up interviews, building press relationships, booking for TV/radio, etc.
• Ability to draft and edit high quality writing for all forms of communication materials including press releases, talking points, op-eds, social media, etc
• Strong proofreading and copyediting skills, with the ability to produce error-free, grammatically accurate materials that meet AP standards
• Demonstrated ability to influence the news cycle, place stories at critical moments, and influence others to share and discuss your intended story, talking points, and/or narrative
• Experience pitching and placing stories with reporters as well as established reporter relationships at either the regional or national level
• Excellent time and project management skills, including the ability to delegate work effectively, juggle multiple projects at once, and deliver on tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrated experience working with and managing diverse teams, with a well developed analysis of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace
• Excellent communication and comfort working remotely with a distributed team across different time zones, using tools such as Google Docs, Zoom, and Slack
• Commitment to learning and professional growth, both for yourself and your team
• Comfort working in a highly collaborative environment, supporting your team, and celebrating success together
• Commitment to integrity, ensuring that your actions match your words, and both addressing and learning from mistakes, especially as a leader and manager

We especially support applications from people who have these additional skills and experience:

• Experience in any of these additional communications tools and technical skills:
  • Cision/Meltwater (or other online media monitoring software)
  • Action Network (or other email campaign platforms)
  • Hootsuite/Tweetdeck (or other social listening sites)

How to Apply

Job Categories: Equal Opportunities. Job Types: Full-Time. Salaries: 80,000 - 100,000.

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