Director, Economic Speakers Bureau
Groundwork Collaborative
- Washington DC
- $140,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Create, execute, and manage an overall strategic plan for the Bureau;
- Oversee a team of staff and consultants to execute on the goals of the Bureau and manage their performance;
- Identify, connect with, and recruit new members for the Bureau–including economic experts, former government officials, movement spokespeople, and grassroots leaders–both in the Washington, D.C. area and across the country.
- Provide strategic communications and thought leadership guidance and support to ESB members to help them build their profiles, sharpen their points of view, and drive their message effectively in on-camera appearances.
- Plan, oversee, and attend regular in-person media trainings and develop continuous learning and capacity-building opportunities for Bureau members.
- Coordinate with Groundwork’s Communications, Narrative, and Research and Policy teams to set message strategy, ensuring that the Bureau can provide message guidance to members that is clear, compelling, and responsive to a rapidly-shifting political, economic, and media landscape.
- Attend conferences, convenings, and events as an ambassador and recruiter for the ESB.
- Be a public champion of the Bureau, helping to attract top-tier spokespeople, foster strong media relationships, attract funding partners, and build influence and reach;
- Work creatively, using all the communications tools at our disposal, to help create and advance a progressive narrative on the economy;
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- You’re committed to creating a just, inclusive, and robust economy that delivers opportunity and dignity to all and excited about identifying a diverse group of talented individuals who can tell new stories about the economy.
- You have an entrepreneurial spirit and are excited at the opportunity to grow and expand on the Bureau’s early successes.
- You love communications and media and understand that changing narratives is essential to shifting policy.
- You have experience running a communications operation (e.g., governmental office, political campaign, non-profit, or private organization).
- You are an excellent manager and have experience hiring and managing a team.
- You have deep experience creating a communications plan and executing against specific, measurable outcomes.
- You have a track record of winning tough communications battles.
- You are a strong writer and editor with experience communicating to a wide range of audiences.
- You aren’t afraid of wonky economic topics like inflation or the deficit and are excited by the idea of translating complex issues into digestible communications that resonate with large audiences.
- You have a strong grasp of the economic news media landscape, including print, digital, and broadcast.
- You understand the news cycle, know how to use it, and how the Bureau’s progressive economic worldview fits into it.
- You’re a pro at multitasking and working under tight deadlines in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
- You are already familiar with the progressive economic policymaking, think tank, and/or academic community.
- You have rapid response and/or crisis communications experience.
- You have existing relationships with reporters, editors, producers/bookers, and other media figures.
- You are proficient in the rapidly evolving social media landscape (e.g., TikTok, Instagram, Twitter).