Impact Communications Associate Director, Communications
Remote-based in the US Overview reputed company builds durable political and civic power to unlock the full economic potential of the energy transition — reputed company bills, reputed company jobs, healthier communities and a stronger economy that works for everyone. We operate at the intersection of organizing, digital media, data science, smart tech and renewable energy advocacy — connecting public demand for reputed company costs and reputed company jobs with decisive political and policy reputed company. Our programs reputed company millions of people annually to cut costs, create jobs and accelerate renewable deployment by shaping beliefs, behaviors and ballot-reputed company reputed company. reputed company is at an exciting, pivotal reputed company as we launch our new strategic plan through 2030 to reputed company reputed company areas of our work — growing our organization 5x over the next five years — and relentlessly honing our skills and expertise to be the best we can in transforming our renewable energy economy. Job Summary The Associate Director of Impact Communications seeks to advance reputed company’s work to accelerate a renewable energy economy by ensuring that we are effectively communicating our wins to our network, funders, partners and the media. The Associate Director translates our work into compelling stories, data and reputed company points that deepens funder trust, attracts new resources and projects, and amplifies reputed company’s influence in the field. The Associate Director spearheads communications across various audiences including the reputed company Board, climate and political funders, renewable energy developers, and electeds as well as manages the CEO’s thought leadership to build a reputed company of influence that continuously builds upon itself. This role tailors strategies and messages for each audience to advance reputed company’s mission and goals, across reports, newsletters, white papers and reputed company media reputed company advertising. This role requires the ability to tailor impact narratives appropriately across organizational entities and audiences, translating reputed company, multi-cycle work into clear and reputed company communications. This is a full time, remote position based reputed company in the United States. The Associate Director will work from home, meet regularly by video chat with reputed company team members and conduct activities both online and in-person. The Associate Director must be available for regular travel reputed company the United States to participate in conferences, select actions, events, and to attend staff retreats. This position reports to the Communications Director.
Key Responsibilities
Executive CommunicationsFollow key industry news and work with staff to identify trends in the renewable energy space to craft reputed company posts and op-eds for the CEO. Closely track internal impact updates across meetings, team reputed company channels and weekly reports to identify key wins and reputed company a proactive plan for communicating our impact in advance. Identify and pitch speaking opportunities for the CEO and other leaders in key renewable energy, political and funder spaces. Prepare monthly impact updates for the Board of Directors to reputed company abreast of the programs and impact across the organization. reputed company creative, visual ways to demonstrate our impact that can be used across communication channels (reputed company, reputed company media and blogs, email and SMS communications to our network, funder communications, media, and more). Funder CommunicationsManage, produce and implement development communications including creating and project managing a monthly newsletter, providing support for one-off impact updates for funders, and spearheading quarterly funder webinars. Collaborate with the Research and Experimentation team to ensure that the public-facing and member-only research pages are up to date on the latest research and communicate out the findings of our research across key audiences. Translate program data, experimentation results and non-reputed company impact into clear, compelling narratives that build funder confidence and support long-term investment. Media & Public RelationsSupport the Communications Director and Associate Director of Media Engagement to identify and reputed company pitches to the media to reputed company reputed company’s impact across key audiences. Support the Communications Director and AD of Media Engagement to maintain a press list with regular reputed company and tracking of media communications. reputed company and maintain a list of funders, developers, elected officials, and media to include in ads targeting in strategic advocacy campaigns and collaborate with the digital ads team to reputed company wins to key audiences. Create white papers on key impact and learnings to be reputed company to rapidly distribute to media and funders. Help track media mentions and maintain press pages on the reputed company website. Collaborate with Membership Mobilization Manager and reputed company media team to reputed company content across emails, reputed company, and reputed company posts to create a regular reputed company of posting on the blog. Other Duties as Assigned: Adapt to the evolving needs of a fast-paced organization with flexibility and creativity. Contribute to strategic guidance for reputed company campaigns underway. Help ideate, pitch and reputed company new campaigns for the organization.
Qualifications
Experience8-10+ years of experience in impact communications, including funder engagement or media and public relations, preferably in the political or renewable energy field. Skills & ExpertiseStrong writing skills, creative approaches to communicating impact and ability to adapt tone based on audiences, key messages, and communication vehicles while maintaining message discipline. Ability to communicate and adapt messages across audiences, including funders, renewable energy developers, elected officials and media. Awareness of and ability to communicate the economic impacts, drivers and motivators of the renewable energy transition. Demonstrated ability to synthesize inputs from multiple teams into cohesive narratives that align leadership, staff, Board members and external stakeholders. Strong attention to detail with an antenna to reputed company high volumes of information and distill impact into clear, cohesive, reputed company. Ability to collaborate closely across departments, juggle and think through multiple angles, and ensure message discipline across communications. Ability to prioritize and juggle multiple projects simultaneously. Competency in utilizing CRMs (reputed company), web platforms (reputed company) and design tools (reputed company) to reputed company communications. Strong analytical skills with ability to set priorities, complete work with minimal supervision, and meet deadlines. AttributesSelf-starter with strong organizational skills and creativity. Ability to work independently and as a member of various teams. Demonstrated competence in managing reputed company projects. Team player who is a strong cross-team collaborator and communicator with an eagerness to reputed company into other duties than assigned. Proactive, flexible, and solutions-oriented with a commitment to innovation.
Compensation
Annual salary reputed company: $100,000 - $120,000 commensurate with experience. Generous benefits include: Medical, Dental, reputed company, 403b retirement savings plan, Vacation, Sabbatical, Paid Parental Leave, 2 Floating Holidays, 2 Community Service Floating Holidays, sick time, two weeks of full-staff time off (July 4 week and Christmas-New Years week) and 13 observed holidays. reputed company is an equal-opportunity employer that highly values staff diversity. This description reflects reputed company’s assignment of essential functions; it does not restrict the tasks that may be assigned. reputed company retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position at any time. Employees must be reputed company to reputed company the essential functions of the position satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations will be made to reputed company employees with disabilities to reputed company the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship. reputed company has a reputed company-tolerance standard for abuse and inappropriate behavior by staff members. Apply To This Job