Job description
Type of Position: Full-time, exempt, regular
Team: Communications
Reports To: Deputy Managing Director, Comms Engagement
Salary Range: $113,582 - $135,277, based upon experience
Tier: Director
Tier Description: Project management across teams; Manage a “vertical” of work & manage daily workflow; Positions lead work in an area of specialization and require expertise or near expertise in the relevant area. Requires significant experience. Middle Management
Minimum Role-Specific Experience: 7 years
Preferred People & Project Management Experience: 3 years
About Climate Power
Climate Power is an independent strategic communications and paid media operation focused on building the political will and public support for bold climate action. Founded by the Center for American Progress Action Fund, League of Conservation Voters, and Sierra Club, Climate Power integrates hard-hitting research, polling, state and national earned media, digital and paid media to influence the national conversation, embolden leaders to take immediate, bold climate action, and expose climate deniers and their oil and gas lobby allies.
About This Role
Climate Power has an immediate opening for a Director of Broadcast Communications to book senior surrogates, storytellers, and other relevant spokespeople across the broadcast spectrum, including cable shows and new media outlets like podcasts and YouTube shows. The Director must be able to work in a rapid response environment and be responsible for developing, building, and maintaining relationships with producers and hosts to cement Climate Power as a resource. Additionally, the Director will work across Climate Power’s three campaigns - the Clean Energy Economy, Accountability, and Climate Urgency - to ensure that we are booking in key rapid response moments both nationally and in targeted states, and proactively identifying moments to amplify Climate Power’s voices and messaging.
Primary Responsibilities
- Establish and maintain relationships with producers and hosts at cable, broadcast, and new media outlets to position Climate Power and its surrogates and storytellers as resources. This includes conducting routine touchpoints with producers and hosts to ensure Climate Power is part of ongoing coverage.
- Draft and send booking memos or other relevant information to shows as needed.
- Stay up to date with new outlets, platforms and opportunities to expand Climate Power’s reach and elevate climate as part of their coverage.
- Proactively identify moments in the national and local news cycle to pitch and book surrogates, storytellers, and other spokespeople on outlets across the broadcast spectrum, with an emphasis on new media outlets like podcasts and YouTube shows.
- Rapidly respond to book Climate Power surrogates and spokespeople on breaking news coverage when relevant.
- Coordinate and handle all logistics for a hit from start to finish, including drafting memos for Climate Power surrogates, and storytellers that include relevant talking points.
- Develop strategic booking plans for top-tier moments or other moments as needed.
- Build and maintain updated contact lists of producers.
- Additional responsibilities may be assigned as need and capacity dictate.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- 7 years of communications experience, including experience in network or political booking and working with a principal, producers and hosts.
- 3 years people and project management experience
- Keen understanding of the news cycle, and how to build relationships with products and hosts.
- Strong instinct for powerful storytelling combined with strong editorial and ethical judgment.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced campaign environment with unpredictable hours in high-pressure situations.
- Ability to work collaboratively across internal teams and with external partners.
- Strong strategic and writing skills.
$113,582 - $135,277 a year
Compensation
Climate Power offers a competitive compensation package including experience-based salary (please ensure that all relevant experience is included on your resume) and comprehensive benefits, including the following:
Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance 100% paid for employee 50% for their dependents. Unlimited Paid Time off, including every other Friday and extended summer, fall, and winter breaks. 401(k) with 5% match. Education Assistance, including student loan repayment program. Sabbatical Leave. Employee Assistance Program. Monthly Tech Allowance. Cell Phone Stipend. Work From Home Stipend for home office furniture. Employee Wellness & Treat Yourself Funds.
Location & Hours of Operations
Climate Power is a remote-first organization based in Washington, DC. This position can be located anywhere in the United States, but must be able to work Monday - Friday 9 am - 6 pm EST, plus weekends and evenings as the work dictates.
Our Hiring Timeline and Process
We are accepting applications on a rolling basis and will continue to interview until the position is filled (posting will remain up until the position is filled). Our interview process generally involves 3 rounds of interviews, ranging in length from 30-60 minutes. All interviews will be conducted via Google Meets or Zoom. Successful candidates who move forward in the hiring process will be invited to complete a skills assessment activity (for which they will receive compensation) and will undergo a vetting process, including reference and background checks to ensure cultural and political alignment.
Climate Power is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion. We are an equal-opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, marital status, disability, religious or political affiliation, or sexual orientation.
Additionally, Climate Power is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Climate Power will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the interview and hiring process.
If reasonable accommodation is needed in the interview process, please [email protected]. Requests for updates in the hiring/interview process or other solicitations should not be sent to this email.
