Managing Director, Communications (America is All in)
America Is All In (All In) demonstrates the strength and potential of subnational leadership on climate change in the United States. Founded in 2017 in response to the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, All In works with U.S. cities, states, tribal nations, businesses, schools, and institutions of faith, health, and culture. All In is evolving into its next phase. During this period of federal rollback, there is a significant opportunity and need to elevate subnational climate leadership. All In is focused on building partnerships with domestic partners and global allies, demonstrating continued progress at the state and local levels, and elevating U.S. subnational climate leadership on the international stage.
About This Role
Defending and advancing climate action and clean energy requires clear, adaptable, and forceful communication. This is an opportunity for a senior communications leader to help shape the field at a moment of inflection. The Managing Director, Communications will build a communications hub to support All In's message in both domestic and international circles. You will stand up a dynamic communications shop designed for the new media environment and provide leadership and direction to All In, working alongside its partners and senior leadership. You will also help All In think outside traditional climate communications circles – understanding the need to meet audiences where they are.
The Managing Director will shape and execute All In's communications strategy. Reporting to and working closely with the Executive Director, you will lead a high-performing team – including staff, consultants, and vendors – responsible for narrative strategy, earned media, content, and research. You will lead a communications team working with colleagues and partners to strengthen All In's voice and subnational climate communications.
About You
* Communications pro: You have partnered with elected officials, nonprofits, and businesses. You understand the current information and media landscape and how to communicate effectively with diverse domestic and international audiences.
* A do-er: You are a team player who likes to roll up your sleeves.
* Experienced collaborator: You can navigate complex partnerships, facilitate alignment across diverse stakeholders, and cultivate new relationships around a shared purpose. You know how to handle uncomfortable conversations. Your emotional IQ helps you decipher when to lead and when to follow.
* Outside-the-box thinker: You are creative, proactive, and willing to challenge old conventions to push beyond traditional communications.
* An outcomes-focused mindset: You measure success by improving lives and deepening global climate action, not by how many meetings are attended or panels are hosted; you can be trusted to continuously direct decision-making towards the achievement of outcomes not just outputs.
* Strategic problem solver: You confidently drive strategy and tactics and combine analytical rigor with a bias for action and impact.
Responsibilities
Communications Strategy & Execution
* Develop and implement All In's communications strategy – defining goals, audiences, and tactics, and delivering domestic and international outcomes, with the understanding that this may include climate-focused and non-climate-focused audiences.
* Refine All In's voice and tone across platforms using polling and research, and identify surrogates who can deliver those messages.
* Implement communications plans around major public events and international climate moments, including New York Climate Week and the Conference of the Parties (COP).
* Establish communications protocols and processes for All In, recognizing the range of partner needs and dynamics.
Content Strategy & Execution
* Work closely with All In's PR firm, oversee a media relations strategy, build and strengthen relationships with reporters, and identify and pitch stories that help advance and amplify subnational climate leadership.
* Deploy key messengers and coordinate with partners during rapid-response moments to support All In and its partners.
* Oversee All In's digital media presence and strategy (social media, website, newsletter).
* Develop and execute content strategy during key domestic and international climate moments, including engagement with co-chairs, partners, content creators, and others.
* Review and, when necessary, draft press releases, op-eds, statements, talking points, speeches, and social media content for All In and coalition partners.
* Drive content strategy around research reports and analysis.
Partner Engagement
* Work closely with All In partners and their communications teams to develop mutually beneficial partnerships and support.
* Identify cross-cutting trends and needs, coordinate with allied efforts, and help to knit together resources and initiatives to bolster reach and fill gaps.
* Troubleshoot and resolve tensions between partners, with support from the Executive Director and other senior All In leaders.
* Work with the current All In Chair and Co-chairs to provide opportunities to elevate their leadership and align it with All In's objectives.
* Support briefings, convenings, and trainings for partners.
Team Development, Management, & Operations
* Build and manage a small team.
* Manage contracted consultants, vendors, partners, and their assigned teams.
* Build out systems, processes, and workflows for a new team and communications operation.
* Work with vendors and contractors to conduct media monitoring, trend analysis, and track audience development.
* Collaborate with All In's communications, domestic, and research functions to ensure coherent, coordinated messaging and programming.
* Serve as a member of All In's senior leadership team, contributing to and executing upon All In's broader strategy and mission.
Additional responsibilities may be assigned as need and capacity dictates.
Qualifications
* 10+ years of experience, with a background in communications or marketing.
* Experience working directly with elected officials, and state or local government staff.
* A passion for telling stories about clean energy and climate solutions.
* Experience managing creative teams and providing creative direction.
* Proven experience navigating complex partnerships, fostering collaboration, building alignment across diverse perspectives, and leading towards action. Experience working with stakeholders engaged in policy, advocacy, or the private sectoris strongly preferred.
* A demonstrated commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion.
* Exceptional ability to analyze information, formulate plans, and adapt tactics as conditions change.
* A willingness to be flexible in a start-up environment with a small staff.
* International communications experience is strongly preferred.
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