Regional Communications Manager

Organization

Stand Together

Location

Arlington, VA

Job Description

Stand Together is a philanthropic community that helps America’s boldest changemakers tackle the root causes of our country’s biggest problems, from education to the economy, broken communities, and toxic division, among dozens of other pressing issues. We provide our partners with access to resources including funding, thought leadership, a network of peers, and a playbook for applying proven principles to transform lives and society. 
As Regional Communications Manager, you will serve as the communications lead supporting and promoting the wide-ranging work of Stand Together’s partners in business, government, and throughout grassroots communities across the country. You will be responsible for the implementation of all communications-related activities in your assigned states to generate positive brand awareness and position earned media opportunities. 

How You Will Contribute

  • Partner with stakeholders across the Stand Together community to develop and implement long-term communications strategies with tactics to achieve those goals  
  • Collaborate with respective stakeholders and capability teams to proactively identify earned media opportunities to advance policies, principles, and create a movement of millions with our shared goals
  • Work alongside capability teams to craft compelling, media-facing materials such as media advisories, press releases, ICYMIs, etc.  
  • Establish messaging frameworks to guide grassroots, content, digital, and creative capabilities in various efforts  
  • Collaborate with digital and creative teams to develop collateral to maximize earned media and grassroots impact 
  • Proactively build relationships with press, editorial boards, producers, bookers, and hosts to ensure media coverage as needed 
  • Pitch media and place stories on events and campaign rollouts throughout the country 
  • Identify media opportunities in traditional and non-traditional venues 
  • Work to build relationships with in-state coalitions and influencers and establish brand identity and partnership opportunities  
  • Advise and collaborate with stakeholders to inform messaging strategy and earned media opportunities surrounding paid media efforts, such as direct mail, TV, and radio advertisements  
  • Prepare stakeholders for media interviews to ensure consistent messaging 
  • Monitor and track day to day media coverage to identify outreach opportunities and inform stakeholders of emerging trends 
  • Create rapid-response materials and backgrounders; circulate key media hits and narratives that should be addressed in each state for long-term reputation management positioning  
  • Draft messaging and manage copy for public and grassroots-facing materials, including but not limited to landing pages, press releases, opinion pieces, website, and website blog posts 

What You Will Bring

  • 5+ years in congressional, executive branch (state or federal), political campaign or political committee, trade association, or agency experience.
  • Experience working in multi-tiered, fast paced environments. 
  • Experience working in a state or regional capacity with media or public affairs across multiple media markets. 
  • Stakeholder, spokesperson, public relations manage mentor other supervisory experience. 
  • Grassroots engagement and coalitions building experience is a plus.
  • Enthusiasm to contribute to Stand Together's vision and principled approach to solving problems, and a commitment to stewarding our culture, which champions values including transformation and innovation, entrepreneurialism, humility, and respect. 

Our Values: Working at Stand Together is different from many other organizations. Our culture is deeply rooted in Principle Based Management® (PBM®), a framework guided by the principles that drive human progress, such as dignity, openness, and bottom-up empowerment. PBM® empowers our employees to be entrepreneurial, to innovate, and to continually drive transformation.   
 
We believe diversity fuels creativity, broadens knowledge, and helps drive success, and that is why we’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and strive to treat all employees and applicants with honesty, dignity, respect and sensitivity.