Director of Communications

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Director of Communications (Media Relations and PR) based in United States.

• Develop and execute an earned-media and public relations strategy across national, regional, digital, broadcast, podcast, creator, entertainment, and emerging media channels.
• Identify news pegs, cultural moments, policy developments, and emerging conversations where organizational expertise can add meaningful value, then move quickly to secure relevant coverage.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with reporters, editors, producers, podcast hosts, creators, and other influential media contacts across relevant beats.
• Develop compelling pitches, press materials, op-eds, executive bylines, story concepts, talking points, and rapid-response communications that translate complex subjects into accessible narratives.
• Lead strategic entertainment and talent partnership communications, working with internal stakeholders and external partners to turn collaborations into meaningful media opportunities.
• Support the development and execution of signature editorial projects, including research narratives, reports, documentary collaborations, podcast initiatives, and other high-profile communications campaigns.
• Partner with public policy teams to elevate federal and state legislative priorities, advocacy initiatives, and survivor-centered programs through integrated communications strategies.
• Translate complex programmatic, legal, clinical, and research information into clear, compelling messaging for journalists, policymakers, stakeholders, and the public.
• Build, train, and manage a strong spokesperson bench, preparing executives, subject-matter experts, advocates, and other representatives for interviews across broadcast, print, podcast, and digital platforms.
• Conduct media preparation, mock interviews, message development, and post-interview debriefs to continuously strengthen spokesperson effectiveness.
• Serve as a media spokesperson when appropriate and provide credible, confident communication during high-volume news cycles.
• Support crisis communications efforts, helping coordinate messaging, stakeholder alignment, and rapid responses under time-sensitive conditions.
• Manage and mentor the Entertainment Partnerships Manager, providing strategic direction, coaching, and performance guidance.
• Collaborate with communications, marketing, content, creative, policy, program, and leadership teams to ensure communications efforts operate as an integrated organizational function.
• Manage external PR agency relationships, ensuring partners deliver against strategic objectives and maximize the value of contracted services.
• Monitor and evaluate communications performance, identify opportunities for improvement, and strengthen organizational PR capabilities and processes.

• 10+ years of progressive communications, public relations, media relations, or related experience with a demonstrated record of securing meaningful earned-media coverage.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Public Relations, Communications, Journalism, Marketing, Political Science, English, or a related field; an advanced degree is preferred.
• Established relationships with reporters, editors, producers, podcast hosts, creators, and other media professionals.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and execute successful PR strategies across both traditional and emerging media ecosystems.
• Strong understanding of how different platforms and audiences respond to different stories, messages, formats, and communication approaches.
• Experience working across print, broadcast, digital publications, podcasts, YouTube, creator platforms, newsletters, social media, streaming, and other evolving media channels.
• Experience cultivating partnerships with celebrities, athletes, musicians, creators, entertainment professionals, or comparable high-profile stakeholders is highly desirable.
• Experience working with publicists, agents, managers, talent representatives, studios, leagues, labels, or creator networks is a strong advantage.
• Exceptional writing and editing skills, with the ability to create persuasive pitches, op-eds, press statements, talking points, executive messaging, and long-form content.
• Strong editorial judgment and the ability to identify the central story within complex programmatic, legal, policy, clinical, or research information.
• Demonstrated experience preparing and media-training executives, experts, advocates, or organizational spokespeople.
• Comfortable serving as an on-camera, on-mic, or on-record spokesperson when circumstances require.
• Strong crisis communications and rapid-response experience, with the composure and judgment to operate effectively under pressure.
• Demonstrated leadership, mentoring, and people-management skills.