The position will ideally be based remotely. This position will work closely with and be directly supervised by Unemployed Workers United’s Executive Director, work closely with the Director of Organizing and Director of Development on implementing organizing and fundraising goals into social media and digital ad strategies. This position will be responsible for managing a small team and vendors supporting our organizational communications goals.

Reports to: Executive Director

Key Relationships: Executive Director, Organizing Director, Social Media Manager, Graphic Designer, Vendors,

Location: remote, flexible for ideal candidate

Essential Responsibilities:

• Serve as a leader in time sensitive situations by advising leadership, planning communications strategies, and managing staff and resources to achieve organizational goals
• Create a vision and narrative for media messaging
• Execute and manage digital ad strategy through social media
• Execute and manage the communications plan and calendar to include all organizational initiatives, events, roll outs.
• Manage communications team
• Work with the Director of Organizing to help with campaign communications efforts, interact directly with campaigns to provide resources, guidance as needed and execute public-facing organizing goals through communications.
• Work with the Director of Development to help with fundraising efforts for UWU and execute public-facing development goals through communications.
• Manage processes by which materials are created for the communications department including, but not limited to, social media messages, briefing materials, press releases, talking points, op-eds, etc.
• Track breaking news and manage rapid response communications
• Oversee development and implementation of long- and short-term communications and partnerships strategies and tactics for the organization, in conjunction with campaign teams
• Work with coalition partners to build strong relationships and partnerships, and develop and implement public-facing communications strategies at the national, state and regional level
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications and Skills:

• 3+ years of communications experience, ideally within a campaign, corporation, union, or complex (number and variety of constituents) nonprofit entity, and covering areas such as content creation (writing, editing, graphic), social media, website, digital ad strategy, and press interaction.
• Minimum 3 years staff management experience with proven track record of leading/building teams, staff supervision, and ability to manage and develop teams, evaluate projects, and budgets with attention to detail from start to finish
• Excellent interpersonal, supervisory, leadership development and training skills
• Ability to prioritize, meet deadlines, manage multiple projects; long and short-term campaign, strategic and organizational planning
• Excellent written and verbal communication, planning, analytical skills, marketing, visual arts, and research
• Ability to communicate effectively with cultural competency to diverse audiences and write quickly and in a compelling manner about multiple topics;
• Experience working with the public sector, especially governments in low and middle-income communities of color
• Experience with building coalitions through partnership development and executing communication strategy to support campaign development

Desired Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ability to meet multiple deadlines and able to develop and move projects forward with independence and autonomy; self-motivated and works well both independently and on team(s)
• Passion for social justice, building power in multi-racial working-class communities, decolonizing political organizing spaces, empowering grassroots leaders, and enacting impactful socio-economic policies towards long-term systemic changes
• Extensive knowledge of issues and electoral campaigns, labor/union organizing, including grassroots organizing strategies, and advocacy techniques
• Proven ability to multi-task and manage projects in a fast-paced and changeable environment; willingness to invest multiple teams and stakeholders in communications efforts
• Ability to use multiple mediums and approaches including new media to create multi-faced and effective campaigns
• Ability to take direction and constructive feedback
• High energy, enthusiasm, and a sense of humor
• Ability to work long hours and travel as needed

The position will ideally be based remotely. This position will work closely with and be directly supervised by Unemployed Workers United’s Executive Director, work closely with the Director of Organizing and…

UWU offers a competitive benefits package, including healthcare and generous time off policies.

UWU offers a competitive benefits package, including healthcare and generous time off policies.