Director of Strategic Communications – Corporate Affairs, Politics

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

📋 Description

• Act as a senior strategic advisor for brands, institutions, and public figures navigating the complexities of culture, reputation, and influence in the digital landscape.

• Convert cultural, media, and digital signals into actionable insights for clients.

• Identify and analyze challenges related to growth, positioning, trust, and relevance, and devise pathways for advancement.

• Create integrated communication strategies encompassing earned media, owned channels, creators, and emerging digital ecosystems.

• Formulate comprehensive narratives, communication plans, and distribution strategies that align with business and reputational objectives.

• Establish narrative frameworks, positioning, and messaging structures.

• Recognize cultural inflection points along with reputational risks or opportunities.

• Direct integrated, channel-specific campaigns and content ecosystems.

• Convert insights into messaging frameworks, creative direction, and briefs.

• Utilize social listening reports, audience insights, and performance indicators to guide strategy.

• Create amplification plans in collaboration with the distribution team.

• Collaborate with internal teams, media, external stakeholders, and creators to implement strategies.

• Assist clients during crises, reputational challenges, policy moments, and significant announcements.

• Cultivate trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders.

• Supervise presentations, strategic memos, and campaign frameworks.

• Ensure deliverables meet high standards, deadlines, and remain within scope and budget.

• Contribute to new business initiatives, pitch strategies, positioning, and proposal creation.

• Influence Palette’s perspective through knowledge sharing and external thought leadership.

⛳️ Requirements

• 8–10+ years of experience in strategy, communications, media, or related fields.

• Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Digital Marketing, Communications, Media Studies, or a closely related discipline.

• Extensive experience in corporate communications, public affairs, or political communications.

• Background at an advisory firm with exposure to high-profile brands or organizations.

• Experience in managing critical communications issues or crises.

• Proven ability to advise senior stakeholders including C-suite executives, government officials, or public figures.

• Strong history of identifying business or communication challenges and developing strategies to address them.

• Proficient in creating integrated communication strategies across earned, owned, and digital channels, including emerging media ecosystems.

• Familiarity with the creator economy, including understanding content dissemination, platform behaviors, and their effects on reputation and narrative.

• Capability to link business goals, audience insights, and cultural contexts into cohesive, actionable strategies.

• Knowledge of media relations and press dynamics.

• Outstanding written and verbal communication abilities.

• Comfort in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.

• Experience working collaboratively with creatives, analysts, and external partners.

• Legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer.

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote work flexibility.

• Opportunity to collaborate with leading brands, institutions, and public figures.

• Access to professional and external thought-leadership opportunities.

• Internal knowledge-sharing opportunities.