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Change.org

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51 - 200 employees

🌍 Social Impact

📱 Media

💰 $30M Series D - Change.org on 2017-05

Social Impact • Media

Change. org is a global online petition platform and public benefit corporation that helps individuals, communities, and organizations create, share, and promote petitions to drive social and political change. The site enables users to start petitions quickly, gather signatures from a large international audience, and connect with decision-makers and the media to influence policy and public opinion. Change. org emphasizes civic engagement and social impact, supporting campaigns across numerous countries and languages.

📋 Description

• Lead execution of Change.org’s presence in Italy • Shape brand and media strategy for Italy • Drive high-impact storytelling and media and social engagement • Build relationships across civil society and political circles • Identify, support, and drive major people-power campaign moments • Increase awareness of Change.org and platform campaigns among media and decision-makers • Implement global owned and earned media strategy • Set and deliver a national media strategy securing top-tier coverage across political perspectives • Identify and amplify petition opportunities on social media • Oversee and grow relationships with editors, producers, journalists, decision-makers, politicians, civic organisations, and influencers • Maintain a campaign portfolio aligned with brand principles and ideological diversity • Collaborate with functional leads on global brand strategy, department strategy, goals, and culture • Recruit, build, and lead high-performing communications teams • Use insights, performance data, and AI tools to plan, pitch, and adapt campaigns • Build systems and tools, including testing frameworks and lightweight automations

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years of experience across media, communications, brand, public relations, or campaigning • Experience leading communications in a mission-driven, social impact, or journalism context • Deep understanding of diverse audience segments and their needs in Italy • Deep and current understanding of conservative and progressive media landscapes in Italy • Existing connections with key journalists, influencers, civil society representatives, officials, and politicians • High-trust network of senior editors, executive producers, and influential journalists • Proven ability to mobilize networks to secure high-impact coverage • Extensive executive, corporate, and crisis communication skills, written and verbal • Ability to influence diverse audiences, internal leadership, and global media • Ability to drive strategic alignment across cross-functional teams and external partners • Strategic mindset and innovative digital campaigning ideas • Willingness to support policy-compliant campaigns across differing viewpoints • Ability to work autonomously and complete projects with minimal supervision • Experience using insight, performance data, and AI tools • Ability to build systems such as testing frameworks or lightweight automations • Proven ability to recruit, build, and lead high-performing teams • Proven communications leadership in a mission-driven, social impact, or journalism context • Track record shaping media narratives and engaging top-tier, agenda-setting outlets • Success securing and sustaining high-profile media coverage • Experience managing social media channels for a brand, company, or organization • History leading and mentoring high-performing communications teams • English proficiency at minimum B2 • Resumes and application responses must be submitted in English • Must address work authorization or sponsorship requirements for employment in Italy

🏖️ Benefits

• Benefits and perks vary based on location • Reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities throughout the recruitment process • Equal opportunity employer • Data protection under Change.org’s Job Applicant Privacy Policy