Communications Strategist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee the daily communications strategy and implementation for a diverse client portfolio.

• Collaborate closely with Liftoff’s Vice President of Communications to establish priorities and achieve results.

• Act as the main client liaison and a trusted strategic advisor to candidates, organizational leaders, and senior staff members.

• Create and execute communication plans that influence narratives, support clients’ objectives, and adapt to evolving political and media landscapes.

• Lead the preparation for media interviews, debates, speeches, and other high-pressure public appearances.

• Compose and refine press releases, talking points, op-eds, speeches, and other communication materials.

• Cultivate and sustain relationships with reporters, proactively pitch stories, and secure media coverage.

• Oversee media engagements from initial outreach through preparation and follow-up.

• Assist clients in navigating rapid response situations and sensitive communication challenges.

• Formulate social media and nontraditional media strategies.

• Organize press events, such as press conferences, media roundtables, and campaign announcements.

• Provide strategic guidance and support to clients’ internal communications teams.

• Anticipate emerging issues and media opportunities, utilizing coverage and political developments to adjust strategy.

• Work in conjunction with creative and digital teams to merge earned media, digital fundraising, and persuasion initiatives.

⛳️ Requirements

• Dedication to electing Democrats and promoting positive causes.

• Typically possess 5–8 years of experience in political or advocacy communications, including roles such as communications director, press secretary, senior agency strategist, or similar positions with substantial strategic responsibilities.

• Proven experience in independently managing communications programs and providing advice to candidates, principals, or senior organizational leaders.

• Demonstrated success in developing communications strategies that yield significant results, including effective media pitching and shaping coverage.

• Experience in preparing principals for interviews, debates, and other significant public engagements.

• Exceptional writing and editing abilities, capable of translating complex issues into compelling messaging and capturing a principal’s voice.

• Strong political acumen and the confidence to make recommendations, provide candid advice, and respond adeptly under pressure.

• Outstanding organizational skills and follow-through, with experience in managing multiple accounts or workstreams and handling competing deadlines.

• Comprehensive understanding of how earned media, social media, and nontraditional platforms collaborate to reach target audiences.

• Collaborative mindset, high sense of ownership, and readiness to work beyond the standard hours when client needs arise.

• Reliable broadband internet for remote work.

🏝️ Benefits

• Unlimited PTO and sick leave.

• Federal holidays off (11–12 total days, including Indigenous Peoples Day in non-cyclical years).

• 100% employer-covered health, dental, and vision insurance.

• Flexible work schedules.

• Option to work remotely from anywhere within the United States and its territories, provided there is broadband internet access.

• 401(k) benefits with a match after six months of employment.

• $50 stipend for phone or Wi-Fi expenses.

• ClassPass Membership.

• Life insurance coverage.

• Short-term and long-term disability benefits.

• Opportunities for continuous growth and learning support.