Senior Communications Officer, Strategic Communications

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California, +1 more state.

📋 Description

• Oversee GiveWell’s messaging and narratives tailored for various audiences and contexts.

• Convert research findings, grantmaking activities, and concepts into clear and precise messages, frameworks, and products.

• Manage brand positioning and guidelines across different teams, communication channels, and partnership outreach.

• Collaborate with the Philanthropy team on donor communication strategies and spearhead customized donor-facing messaging.

• Direct intricate cross-functional communication initiatives, which include partnership campaigns with grantees and external collaborators.

• Provide counsel to senior leaders and teams regarding target audiences, framing, opportunities, and potential risks.

• Evaluate emerging issues and formulate organizational positions and messaging accordingly.

• Direct the strategic direction and institutional messaging for GiveWell’s website.

• Take charge of the internal communications strategy and oversee significant internal communications.

• Establish strategy, create systems, recruit and nurture talent, and expand the strategic communications function.

• Initially manage and mentor one or two team members.

• Work in conjunction with the Vice President of Communications and two other Senior Communications Officers.

• Report directly to the Vice President of Communications.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 10 years of experience in developing institutional narratives and messaging, advising senior leaders, and communicating complex or technical information while leading cross-functional efforts.

• Extensive experience in managing communications within complex, high-pressure environments.

• Comprehensive ownership of communications projects from start to finish.

• Proven experience in building or significantly restructuring a team or function.

• Background in hiring, developing, and managing personnel.

• Recent hands-on communications work that you have personally produced or heavily influenced.

• Exceptional judgment in communication matters.

• Superior written and verbal communication abilities.

• Capacity to articulate complex ideas clearly and persuasively without losing rigor or nuance.

• Experience in crafting direct, factual, engaging, and effective communications.

• Intellectual curiosity with the ability to engage deeply with research and ideas.

• Experience providing counsel to executives or senior decision-makers directly.

• Desired experience or demonstrated expertise in organizational positioning, brand strategy, donor communications, web strategy, and internal communications.

• Strong alignment with GiveWell’s mission and values, which emphasize truth-seeking, transparency, and precise, thoughtful communication.

• Capability to work with minimal overlap with American working hours and key coworkers for international employment.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage, with 100% of premiums paid for employees and dependents in the US.

• Four weeks of paid vacation annually.

• 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave.

• Ergonomic home office setups or memberships for coworking spaces.

• 403(b) retirement savings plan.

• Flexible working hours and options for remote or office-based work.

• Visa sponsorship assistance for U.S. work visas.

• Up to 100% coverage of relocation expenses on a case-by-case basis.

• Three week-long retreats each year.

• Paid work trials.