About this role
Job title: Director of Communications
What You'll Do
- This role is a great opportunity for a strategic entrepreneurial storyteller to act as a brand steward and field activator, transforming Promise's successful efforts into a highly distinctive brand presence and translating community-rooted work into public influence that moves funders, policymakers, and partners to act.
- Thought Leadership (30%)
- Lead a proactive, integrated media strategy across traditional and innovative formats, including publications, video, and digital platforms, to grow Promise's sector authority and build a distinctive yet unified voice
- Draft compelling op-eds, essays, and bylined content that extend organizational priorities into the public discourse, moving hearts and minds to position Promise leaders as essential voices in the early childhood field
- Monitor the news environment in real time and advise leadership on communications opportunities, timing risks, and strategic pivots
- Executive Voice & Positioning
- Partner closely with Promise's CEO and senior team to develop and sustain distinctive external voices, including personal positioning strategy, digital presence, and high-stakes speaking engagement preparation
- Build and actively manage the CEO's and senior team's digital presence across key platforms, cultivating each leader's reputation as a credible, sector thought leader in the social innovation and early childhood fields
- Manage a high-impact slate of communications engagements, speaking, panels, bylined writing, and media appearances, with dedicated preparation and post-engagement follow-through
- Convenings & Field Engagement
- In partnership with the Executive Office and Programs teams, coordinate conference and convening strategy, including topic development, format selection, speaker curation, and participant engagement to maximize Promise's field visibility and relationships
- External Visibility & Field Activation (40%)
- Owned Channels & Digital Campaigns: Own and manage Promise's full digital ecosystem - website, social media, and email newsletter - with a strategic focus on audience growth, engagement depth, and stakeholder segmentation
- Research Translation & Narrative Change: Translate Learning & Evaluation findings into compelling public narratives that challenge conventional thinking and reinforce aligned behaviors, resulting in moving funders and policymakers toward bolder investment
- Amplify the voices and stories of proximate changemakers - building platforms that center community knowledge and lived experiences