Communications Director

📋 Description

• Oversee the Communications Team members and facilitate departmental meetings.

• Create, execute, and assess extensive communication plans tailored for the organization’s varied audiences in partnership with BLMP’s staff, consultants, members, and allied organizations.

• Collaborate closely with the Communications Strategist and Digital Organizer to spearhead a content strategy that resonates with audience segments, while developing and implementing a narrative strategy that supports Black liberation, Black migrant justice, and the abolition of the carceral state.

• Guide and mentor the communications team in website management, working with the Communications Strategist to ensure timely posting of new and consistent content (article links, stories, and events).

• Oversee the creation, distribution, and upkeep of all print and electronic materials, including but not limited to newsletters, brochures, annual reports, and the website.

• Enhance the BLMP brand and visual identity, manage media contact lists, and supervise the departmental budget.

• Establish rapid response and crisis communication protocols.

• Act as a representative of BLMP in communications-focused movement spaces and coalitions, integrating BLMP’s narrative strategy into the broader movement narrative.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 10 years of communications experience, preferably in a leadership role within a nonprofit setting, covering aspects such as website content, newsletters, and donor communications.

• Demonstrated ability to transform knowledge into compelling and valuable messages, effectively distributing them to the appropriate audiences via optimal channels.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; adept at building and integrating organizational voice across various platforms, organizing and clearly sharing information, and keeping abreast of evolving tools and best practices.

• Highly collaborative, mission-driven relationship builder who values and incorporates feedback; a proactive self-starter comfortable with a participatory leadership approach.

• Strong organizational skills with the capacity to manage multiple deadline-driven projects simultaneously.

• Willingness to work evenings and weekends during urgent response situations.

• Deeply passionate about Black liberation, Black migrant justice, and the abolition of the carceral state.

• Dedicated to centering and fostering the leadership of Black migrants and first-generation Black individuals who identify as TGNCI, women, femmes, and/or live with disabilities.

• Bilingual.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, vision, and FSA).