Director – Editorial and Engagement

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Colorado, +3 more states.

📋 Description

• Develop and implement CATF's comprehensive editorial strategy and content calendar across the organization.

• Transform organizational priorities and technical knowledge into engaging and clear narratives.

• Uphold the organization's messaging, editorial standards, voice, and style guidelines.

• Lead or oversee the creation of annual reports, milestones for the organization and programs, impact case studies, and other key content.

• Establish a cohesive approach for conferences, climate weeks, meetings, speaking engagements, roundtables, executive interactions, and CATF-led events.

• Identify target audiences, messaging, presenters, content, and communication strategies for strategic initiatives.

• Formulate communication strategies for CATF executives and senior specialists.

• Create speeches, opinion articles, commentaries, presentations, talking points, and other communications for executives.

• Cultivate relationships with key journalists and media outlets.

• Promote CATF experts and offer communication guidance during significant media events and sensitive reputational issues.

• Integrate editorial, media, executive communications, and event strategies through coordinated planning.

• Oversee, mentor, and develop communications personnel.

• Establish priorities and standards while encouraging independent judgment, teamwork, and professional development.

• Collaborate with Communications & Marketing, Development, executive leadership, programs, and regional teams.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.

• 10–15 years of progressively responsible experience in strategic communications, editorial leadership, media relations, journalism, public affairs, external engagement, or a related field.

• Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling abilities in English.

• Proven experience in translating complex technical or policy issues into accessible communications.

• Proficiency in editorial strategy, institutional storytelling, organizational messaging, and high-profile content development.

• Extensive experience in crafting executive communications and thought leadership pieces.

• Background in producing speeches, opinion articles, commentaries, presentations, talking points, or other executive-level content.

• Experience in developing proactive media relations strategies and engaging directly with journalists and editors.

• Proven ability to advise on sensitive, rapid-response, or reputational communications.

• Experience in organizing strategic events and external engagements.

• Experience in people leadership and cross-functional collaboration.

• Capability to advise senior leaders, develop personnel, and collaborate with technical experts, policy professionals, development teams, and communications colleagues.

• Preferred experience in climate and energy policy, advocacy, policymaking, environmental policy, clean technology, science, or a closely related field.

• Familiarity with major international climate, energy, policy, business, or philanthropic forums is preferred.

• Experience in developing content for donors, funders, and other philanthropic stakeholders is preferred.

• Preferred experience working in a global or geographically distributed organization.

• Background in a nonprofit, think tank, research institution, philanthropic organization, government, journalism, or similarly mission-driven environment is preferred.

• Additional language proficiency is preferred.

• Ability to work effectively across U.S. and European time zones.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.

• CATF covers 80% of medical premiums for eligible employees.

• CATF pays 100% of dental premiums for eligible employees.

• 401(k) plan with a dollar-for-dollar employer match up to 5% of gross annual salary.

• 25 working days of vacation annually for full-time employees.

• Paid sick leave.

• Observance of U.S. holidays.

• One flexible day off in December.

• Employer-funded basic life insurance.

• Coverage for short- and long-term disability.

• Support for home-office setup.

• Monthly internet stipend.

• Additional health, wellness, and optional benefit resources.

• Flexible remote working arrangements.

• Opportunities for periodic domestic and international travel.