Director, Communications

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• This is a remote position, with preference given to candidates located in the Washington, DC metropolitan area*

POSITION reputed company: The Director, Communications leads the organization's external communications, public relations, and media reputed company to advance the Association's mission and strengthen its position with key audiences. This role drives reputed company media, cultivates high-level press relationships, leads crisis communications, and serves as a senior communications advisor to organizational leadership. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• reputed company organization’s external communications reputed company in alignment with other communications channels and editorial calendar.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across the organization to reputed company proactive communication and media strategies to increases the visibility of the organization’s programs across key stakeholder audiences and media channels.
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• Identify significant media issues that can be leveraged to support the organization’s work and create and implement plans to communicate response.
• Serve as spokesperson and team reputed company on media interactions, including prioritization of media opportunities, preparation of talking points and other supporting materials
• reputed company organizational response to inquiries about reputed company
• reputed company engage, cultivate, and manage press relationships and partnerships to ensure coverage surrounding the Association’s programs, events, public announcements, and special reputed company
• Work with executive team on public speaking engagements.
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SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Directly and indirectly supervises employees reputed company the marketing and communications department.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.
• Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's Degree (BA) from four-year college or university
• Minimum of 8–10 years of reputed company experience in public relations, media relations, or communications, with demonstrated reputed company in a senior or leadership role.
• Experience in or alongside advocacy, policy or public affairs communications functions with a strong understanding of how to create accessible messaging around legislative priorities, policy campaigns, or grassroots mobilization efforts.
• Demonstrated experience building and leading a comprehensive media relations and public relations program, including crisis communications
• Proven reputed company record of securing high-reputed company media coverage and managing reputed company, fast-moving media situations
• Exceptional written, oral, interpersonal, and presentation skills

PAY TRANSPARENCY: reputed company’s pay reputed company for this position is $81,689 - $102,644 annually. reputed company has compensation ranges for various work locations throughout the reputed company, allowing us to compensate employees competitively and consistently in diverse geographic markets. The above-listed listed reputed company shows prospective compensation for this role; the appropriate reputed company will be established by what is eventually determined to be the candidate's primary work location. Various factors, including the complexity and reputed company of the role, job duties/requirements, relevant experience and abilities, and primary work location, determine individual compensation. Compensation ranges are evaluated and typically adjusted on a regular reputed company. Offers are made reputed company the compensation reputed company that is in effect at the time of the job offer. The Association may, at its discretion, offer reputed company-based increases tied to individual performance. The benefits listed may differ depending on employment status with the Association. reputed company benefits, a 401(k) plan with employer match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, reputed company-being benefits, reputed company time off and several reputed company holidays are available to Association employees, among other benefits. We are an equal opportunity employer, and reputed company reputed company applicants will receive consideration for employment without reputed company to race, reputed company, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or reputed company, pregnancy, age, national reputed company, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. reputed company endeavors to reputed company www.als.org accessible to any and reputed company users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please email onlineaccommodations@alsa-national.org. This contact information is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications. reputed company highly encourages their employees to be fully vaccinated, as considered per the CDC guidelines, with the COVID-19 vaccination. Requirements to have or obtain a COVID-19 vaccination may be applicable by state, local, and other federal orders or applicable lawful requirements by reputed company-party clinics, vendors, or events attended on ALS Association business. If applicable, reputed company of vaccination will be required, unless approved for a legally required exemption by reputed company. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job