The R Street Institute\u2014a free-market think tank headquartered in Washington, D.C., with staff located across the country\u2014is seeking a creative, strategic, and audience-focused Senior Director of Communications. If you are a compelling storyteller, a strong manager, and passionate about public policy, this may be the role for you. This role reports to the Vice President of Public Affairs and leads a talented team spanning media relations, digital communications, creative and design, research publications, and events. You\u2019ll be responsible not only for shaping and executing the strategy that ensures R Street reaches and resonates with policymakers, funders, the media, and the broader policymaking ecosystem, but also working closely with the executive team to help implement R Street\u2019s larger brand strategy.<\/p>\n
Your typical day might involve advising a member of the executive team on messaging, flagging a breaking news moment for amplification, coaching communications directors across functional teams, or counseling a policy scholar on how to frame an op-ed. You\u2019ll collaborate on R Street\u2019s annual policy research agendas and impact strategies by bringing a lens to how we communicate our work and who we\u2019re trying to reach, lead our annual end-of-year impact report, and help drive major organization-wide initiatives like our biannual summit and America 250 initiative. The goal? Advance our limited, effective government mission, create meaningful public policy change, and steer our ship toward exciting new outreach opportunities (pirate hat optional).<\/p>\n
This is a strategic leadership role. We\u2019re looking for someone who can lift up out of the trenches to empower a team of communications experts to deliver high-impact work that reaches and moves the right audiences. You\u2019ll be responsible for setting the vision and helping drive effective communications and brand products and programming.<\/p>\n
This role collaborates closely with our Executive, Policy, Federal and State Affairs, and Business Development teams. You\u2019ll help ensure that our public voice reflects and reinforces our mission, values, and strategic goals.<\/p>\n
Other Aspects of Your Role:<\/strong><\/p>\n Who You Are:<\/strong><\/p>\n R Street is a remote-first organization. This is a full-time position that can be performed remotely or from our D.C. office. The Senior Director of Communications will lead a distributed team and should be comfortable managing across work environments. For candidates based outside of Washington, D.C., regular travel will be expected for events and in-person convenings.<\/span><\/p>\n R Street strives to offer a compensation and benefits package that is competitive, transparent, and supportive of employee well-being. The salary range for this position is $140k-$160K, commensurate with experience.<\/span><\/p>\n In addition to this competitive salary, we provide the following:<\/span><\/p>\n At R Street Institute, we strive for preeminence in every area where we engage, driven by our commitment to excellence and innovation. Our culture thrives on action, creativity, and courage, with an unwavering focus on quality, credibility, and impact. We believe progress requires diverse experience and expertise, which is why we champion non-traditional yet prudent approaches to public policy. This principle guides how we build our programs, recognizing that each team member\u2019s uniqueness strengthens our collective identity. We approach our mission with intellectual rigor, embracing free inquiry and honesty to ensure our work is grounded in solid research and thoughtful analysis. While serious about our purpose, we value the joy of collaboration and the fun that comes from working together. Our collaborative spirit fosters trust and transparency, with respect and openness guiding our actions. We celebrate our individual contributions while recognizing that we are stronger as one team, united in our work and relationships. Thus, R Street does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, era of military service, gender identity or expression, relationship structure or anything else that\u2019s illegal, immoral, or stupid to use as a basis for hiring. We plan to accept applications for this job until filled. We will contact qualified individuals for telephone screenings and conduct them on a rolling basis. Interviews take place virtually via Zoom. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The R Street Institute\u2014a free-market think tank headquartered in Washington, D.C., with staff located across the country\u2014is seeking a creative, strategic, and audience-focused Senior Director of Communications. If you are a compelling storyteller, a strong manager, and passionate about public policy, this may be the role for you. This role reports to the Vice President […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","tags":[220,373,225],"class_list":["post-2852304","job","type-job","status-publish","hentry","tag-communication","tag-communications","tag-jobs","theme-communications"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onthinktanks.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job\/2852304","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onthinktanks.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onthinktanks.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/onthinktanks.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job\/2852304\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2852305,"href":"https:\/\/onthinktanks.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job\/2852304\/revisions\/2852305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onthinktanks.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2852304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onthinktanks.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2852304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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