Senior Director of Communications and Digital Engagement

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🏛️ District of Columbia, Washington – Remote

🏛️ District of Columbia – Remote ☕ Washington – Remote

💵 $141k - $168.5k / year

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🗣️ Communications

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Partnership for Large Election Jurisdictions

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2 - 10 employees

Founded 2022

🤝 Non-profit

🏛️ Government

📚 Education

Non-profit • Government • Education

Partnership for Large Election Jurisdictions (PLEJ) is a national, nonpartisan nonprofit that builds a community of practice for election administrators in the United States representing large jurisdictions (generally those serving 250,000+ people or the four largest jurisdictions in a state). PLEJ facilitates peer-to-peer engagement through webinars and in-person convenings, produces crowd-sourced nonpartisan guides and toolkits, promotes retention and professional development for election officials, and elevates the operational challenges and needs of large election jurisdictions by working with government agencies, nonprofits, academics, and subject-matter experts. Leadership includes experienced county and city election administrators and the organization focuses on improving election administration, innovation, voter experience, and resource allocation for large jurisdictions.

📋 Description

• Own PLEJ’s communications and digital engagement strategy, aligned with PLEJ’s organizational priorities. • Shape election administration narratives with a focus on clarity, transparency, and operational realities. • Identify and respond to emerging issues, inaccurate information trends, and communications gaps. • Serve as a senior advisor to leadership on messaging, positioning, and reputational risk. • Position the PLEJ Network as trusted subject matter experts and national voices on election administration. • Build and maintain relationships with national, regional, and local media for proactive storytelling. • Develop media resources that effectively translate complex operations into clear public understanding. • Lead rapid response communications during high-profile or time-sensitive moments. • Integrate traditional media, digital platforms, and emerging outlets into a cohesive communications approach. • Identify and engage trusted voices beyond traditional media, including influencers, experts, and digital creators. • Build and manage direct-to-audience channels (e.g., newsletters, Substack-style platforms, video explainers). • Stay ahead of shifts in how information spreads, including platform dynamics, and information integrity risks. • Lead PLEJ’s digital presence across websites, social media, member portals, and emerging platforms. • Build a cohesive, audience-centered content strategy that prioritizes accessibility, timeliness, and trust. • Oversee production of high-quality digital content (video, graphics, explainers, toolkits, and reports). • Use analytics and performance data to gauge and improve engagement and impact. • Experiment with new formats and distribution strategies to expand reach. • Equip partners with the context needed to communicate accurately and effectively, including critical moments. • Strengthen relationships with partners by contributing to shared messaging, briefings, and collaborative efforts. • Support election officials with the development of publicly available, nonpartisan templates and tools about messaging and communications best practices. • Translate operational realities and research into clear, actionable communications for members. • Work with the Member Engagement and Program Team to develop and deploy publicly available, nonpartisan tools/resources as needed. • Build and manage a high-performing communications team and external partners to align messaging/outputs. • Ensure consistency and quality across all communications channels, programming, and outputs.

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in communications, journalism, public relations, or a related field. • Demonstrated ability to translate complex, technical, or operational topics into clear, accessible content. • Experience in operational resilience, crisis management, or public-facing communication strategies. • Strong media instincts and experience working with journalists and newsrooms and managing contractors. • Strong understanding of and experience with digital platforms, audience engagement, and content strategy. • Experience operating across both earned media and direct-to-audience platforms (e.g., newsletters, Substack, podcasts, or similar). • Excellent writing, editing, and storytelling skills, with experience leading comms during high-stakes situations. • Has managed teams and external partners in support of organizational priorities and external engagement. • Ability to navigate politically sensitive environments while maintaining nonpartisanship and credibility.

🏖️ Benefits

• Fully covered medical, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability, and term life insurance premiums for the employee (employee’s family may be added at employee’s expense) • Unlimited PTO • 14 observed holidays and generous holiday schedule • 401(k) retirement plan