Senior Regional Communications Manager

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage the communications and digital work of Working Families’  Southeast Region. The ideal candidate will have a history working in a communications role in the South and is knowledgeable about the history of resistance in the region
• Develop and execute regional, state, and local media plans, including: 
• Producing advocacy and electoral campaign messages and strategy documents
• Training Southeast staff in earned media strategies
• Prepping staff and organizers for earned media opportunities
• Building relationships and pitching journalists for coverage, features, and interviews. Writing and/or reviewing press releases, media advisories and statements
• Planning press events 
• Drafting opinion pieces
• Writing talking points for staff and volunteers in preparation for earned and paid media, public statements and public testimonies 
• Managing crisis communications in conjunction with party wide staff
• Identifying and training WFP spokespeople
• Creating and coordinating social media strategies, including paid media
• Maintaining regional press list to include local, state, and regional outlets
• Implement the Southeast digital program including managing the Southeast Digital Organizer. Along with Digital Organizer, write and disseminate email blasts, social media posts, sms / broadcast messages, etc. 
• Develop communications strategies to elevate WFP leaders as movement thought leaders locally, in states and regionally
• Coordinate with state and regional staff on electoral and issue campaigns as well as breaking news
• Identify and navigate regional, state, local environments
• Coordinate with electoral campaign staff and organizational partners on traditional and new media
• Coordinate and work with national WFP staff on social media strategies
• Work with national WFP staff to Identify national media opportunities for WFP state issues, candidates, and multi-state campaigns 

Skills and Qualifications

• Minimum of five years of communications experience and two years management experience
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Detail-oriented and highly organized
• Ability to react quickly and manage competing priorities without dropping balls
• Flexibility, patience, and willingness to “roll with the punches” as days can be unpredictable as news breaks or opportunities arise
• Experience working with press in the South is an advantage
• Commitment to building a multiracial working-class movement to save the world
• Established media contacts and Spanish language skills are a big plus for this role

What Else Should You Know

• Compensation: The final salary for this role will be determined based on our Pay Scale, which takes into consideration years of experience, geographic location, and final job description. The upper end of the salary range is reserved for individuals who significantly exceed the minimum qualifications and years of experience. The final salary offer will fall into one of the following ranges depending on where you live:
• National Market - $65,000 to $84,000
• High Market - $74,750 to $94,000
• We also offer a robust benefit package for full time employees including paid time off; health, dental, vision, and life insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plan options; professional development funding; and remote work support. 
• Location and Travel: You may work remotely, but you must be located in or near Atlanta Georgia or Durham North Carolina in order to attend in person meetings and events approximately 3 days per week. You may need to travel for major events and all staff meetings a few times per year. 
• Schedule: The position is temporary and full time.
• Union Affiliation: Working Families Party / Working Families Power is a unionized workplace. This is a nonmanagerial role eligible to join WFP's staff bargaining unit after six months of employment. WFP's union employees are represented by the New York Metropolitan Area Joint Board, Workers United union.
• Work Authorization: Applicants must be currently authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas at this time.