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Communications Director (Houston, Dallas, or San Antonio)

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About the Texas Organizing Project (TOP) : Founded in 2009, TOP is the leading statewide organizing group in Texas, advancing racial and economic justice through community and electoral organizing. Our programs are anchored in the three largest metro regions of the state : Houston, Dallas and San Antonio. TOP has a base of more than 300,000 members and supporters who reflect Texas’ growing population of Black and Latino families. Through on-the-ground organizing, grassroots leadership training, direct action, policy advocacy and electoral engagement, TOP has made substantial gains in policy solutions and public investments in neighborhood infrastructure, family-sustaining jobs, affordable housing, community schools, health access and immigrant rights that have improved the lives of our communities. TOP also runs the largest independent grassroots electoral field operation in the state, engaging hundreds of thousands of voters of color each election cycle.

At TOP, you will be encouraged to experiment and grow. TOP is searching for a communications director who centers our members’ fight, and moves the media to recognize that our members and staff are the experts they need to talk to when covering the issues that impact them.

About the Position

TOP is seeking a motivated, creative and highly relational communications director to lead all communications, media and online strategies for the organization and our campaigns. The communications director develops compelling narratives and utilizes effective strategies to share our campaign messages and our broader vision for justice.

The communications director will work closely with TOP’s campaigns and fundraising teams to develop and execute social media, earned media, and digital organizing strategies and will manage our organizational communications. The communications director will also supervise the two members of the communications team, consultants and vendors, and report to the executive director. The position is part of the senior leadership staff team.

General Responsibilities

• Create and oversee the execution of plans that advance the organization’s campaigns and membership goals.
• Manage communications team and appropriate staff to execute strategy.
• Promote the organization’s message through all media platforms including website and social media.
• Act as the organization’s liaison and spokesperson to media outlets and maximize media relationships and opportunities.
• Serve as a key member of the senior leadership team, and function as an advisor to all campaigns.
• Develop explicit messaging strategies to reach Black and Latino audiences in Texas.
• Manage the creation of creative content to advance TOP’s campaign messages and uplift the voices of affected communities and allies, including graphics, photographs and videos.
• Create and oversee a social media strategy to support street actions, base-building, campaigns, and organizing goals.
• Oversee existing social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Regularly post content from events, rallies and other actions.
• Coordinate digital actions such as Twitter storms or thunderclaps by creating toolkits and coordinating with ally organizations.
• Support TOP’s actions by sharing promotional material before, during and after events and coordinating live streams.
• Create plans to grow and maintain email and text lists.
• Oversee paid digital strategy on digital platforms including Facebook and Google.

Member Communications

Website Management

Donor Communications

Press Relations

Support Communications

Qualifications :

If you don’t meet all the criteria above but still feel your experience could be a good fit for the role, please apply. We recognize that candidates who don’t check every box can still add value to our team.

Like all TOP staff, this position will generally work from home during shelter-in-place. In the future, this position can be based in any of our counties (Harris, Dallas, Bexar or Fort Bend).

How to Apply

To apply, please email a cover letter, resume and three references to [email protected]. Please include at least three samples of your communications work, a combination of written, design and video. The position will be open until filled.

Women of color and directly impacted individuals are strongly encouraged to apply.

This position supervises positions that are within a bargaining unit that is represented by a union.

Salary Range : $92,000 – $109,250, depending on experience.

Generous benefits package includes : comprehensive medical, dental, vision, 401(k), paid holidays including a week-long period of rejuvenation at the end of each calendar year, vacation, parental leave, sick leave, and travel reimbursement.

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