Director, Strategic Communications

The Role

Are you committed to using communications to build a better, more progressive future? Be Clear is seeking to hire a Director to join our small but growing team. In this role, you will lead and support communications for a wide array of mission-driven organizations and leaders. You will be responsible for leading day-to-day communications for clients, including managing project teams, drafting client-ready content, executing rollouts, and creating innovative strategic communications plans. The ideal candidate will share our mission-driven focus and have experience working in a fast-paced communications role for government and/or campaigns. The core of this role is the ability to take primary responsibility for our work with a client, with strategic guidance from one of our Founding Partners and, often, the support of one or more members of the team.

Be Clear

Be Clear is a boutique communications and strategy consultancy that seeks to build a better, more progressive world by helping people and organizations tell their stories. We are a full-service communications firm offering strategy development, media relations, storytelling and thought leadership, brand creation, social media and influencer marketing, crisis management, executive coaching, and more.

Founded by four alumni of the Obama Administration, Be Clear works across a range of issues. Our clients fight to bring justice to education policy, advance civil rights, reduce economic inequality, and strengthen American democracy.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a client-facing representative of Be Clear. That may mean managing day-to-day communications for some clients, coordinating a small team, and treating the client’s needs and hopes as your own
• Create high-quality written content, including press releases, emails, op-eds, digital content, meeting agendas, and more
• In collaboration with Be Clear Partners, draft thoughtful strategic communications plans, including building creative communications calendars and playing a critical role in executing effective public rollouts
• Navigate both earned and owned media platforms — building newsletter or video series, pitching podcasts, and outreach to traditional media reporters
• Project manage cross-functional teams on fast-moving timelines
• Participate in business development activities, including writing proposals and creating pitch decks
• Provide coaching and skills development for associates

Qualifications

A Director at Be Clear will share our passion for working with our clients to build a better, more progressive world and have:

• At least 5 years of professional communications experience, including some in government, campaigns, journalism or similarly fast-paced environments
• Great judgment and interpersonal skills
• Capacity to succeed in a dynamic work environment that frequently requires multitasking and balancing competing demands
• Strong understanding of the modern media landscape
• Experience managing projects, planning strategic communications campaigns, and executing media rollouts
• Exceptional writing, sharp critical thinking skills, expertise in writing press releases, blog posts, op-eds, and other public-facing communications
• Willingness to build and grow reporter relationships
• Fluency in and unwavering commitment to advancing issues of racial justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Strong ability to give and receive actionable feedback

Additional consideration will be given for:

• Strong reporter relationships (especially in national politics and/or education policy)
• Experience writing speeches
• Spanish fluency
• Expertise in managing paid and organic digital media strategy
• Demonstrated ability to support business development

Location and Status

This is a full-time, remote position (must live in U.S.) with domestic travel expected several times per year.

Salary

Director: $90,000 - $120,000, commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Benefits

Be Clear offers a competitive benefits package including health, dental, vision, life insurance and disability insurance, and 401(k) with employer match, paid parental leave, technology stipends, and co-working options. Our staff enjoy a generous annual paid time off package, including 10 federal holidays, extended winter break, paid sick leave, and 15 flexible PTO days (to start), and an extra PTO in your birthday month.

Anti-Discrimination Policy and Commitment to Diversity

Be Clear is committed to creating a workplace where people of all backgrounds thrive, and we actively oppose discrimination on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender expression, national origin, age, religion or other characteristics. Be Clear seeks individuals of all backgrounds to apply for this position. We are committed to growing diversity within our firm, and seek to engage all those who can contribute to this effort.

Be Clear offers a competitive benefits package including health, dental, vision, life insurance and disability insurance, and 401(k) with employer match, paid parental leave, technology stipends, and co-working options. Our staff enjoy a generous annual paid time off package, including 10 federal holidays, extended winter break, paid sick leave, and 15 flexible PTO days (to start), and an extra PTO in your birthday month.