Job Description

Summary: Lead efforts to advocate for financial reform and support economic growth. This role involves managing and expanding communications operations across various platforms, including print, online, radio, TV, and social media.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement a creative, proactive, and comprehensive communications strategy across all platforms.
• Oversee day-to-day and long-term media operations.
• Deepen and broaden reach to media, policymakers, opinion leaders, the public, and other influencers.
• Supervise and manage a Press Secretary.
• Report directly to the President and CEO and be part of the senior leadership team.
• Identify and respond to breaking and daily news.
• Pitch stories to print, TV, radio, etc., and monitor news related to economics, finance, and financial reform.
• Manage relationships with outside vendors.
• Plan and execute overall communications strategy across various media outlets.
• Respond to media inquiries and draft press releases, media advisories, articles, opinion pieces, newsletters, and blog posts.
• Cultivate and maintain extensive media relationships while broadening and expanding them.
• Work with the Development Director and other team members to create, maintain, and update development and marketing collateral materials.
• Develop new approaches to utilize communication tools in proactive strategic ways.
• Ensure the website is a dynamic source for information.
• Plan and implement events.
• Track communication priorities and accomplishments and measure the effectiveness of communications activities.
• Maintain and update media distribution lists.

Qualifications:

• Successful track record in a fast-paced communications environment.
• Minimum of 7 years of strategic communications experience.
• Exceptional writing skills, including making complex subjects understandable and crafting nuanced messaging.
• Ability to think creatively about engaging the media, the general public, and the legislative, regulatory, and policy community.
• Superior organizational skills, including the ability to work effectively under tight deadlines and pressure while handling multiple projects.
• Detail-oriented with strong oral communication skills and relationship-building skills.
• Initiative, creative development, and ability to work independently.
• Tech-savvy with hands-on experience with website management and social media outlets.
• Experience in finance and/or banking/finance policy and research preferred.
• Experience supporting development efforts preferred.
• A great sense of humor and a passion for the public interest

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