Deputy Director of Communications

Equality Florida is the state's largest civil rights organization dedicated to securing full equality for Florida's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community. We're changing Florida through lobbying, grassroots organizing, education, and coalition building so that no one suffers harassment or discrimination on the basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity or expression.

Since our founding in 1997, we've become one of the largest statewide LGBTQ groups in the country with more than 400,000 supporters, more than 15,000 volunteers, and staff located in major Florida cities to organize and support our work.

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Position Overview

Equality Florida is seeking a dynamic, strategic, and highly organized Deputy Director of Communications to help lead our communications work during one of the most pivotal moments in our state's history. This position will serve as a key member of the Communications Department helping to shape, protect, and amplify Equality Florida's voice across press, digital, and rapid response channels.

The Deputy Director of Communications will work closely with the Director of Communications to oversee day-to-day operations of the department, coordinate rapid response strategies, draft public statements, manage media relationships, and expand the organization's narrative reach through influencer and content partnerships.

Roughly half of this role will center on traditional press and media relations serving as a spokesperson, developing earned media plans, and crafting press materials while the other half will focus on building rapid response systems, digital amplification strategies, and influencer partnerships that drive our message further and faster.

This position is ideal for a communications professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment, can move quickly from strategy to execution, and brings both creativity and discipline to storytelling that advances LGBTQ equality.

Key Responsibilities :

Media and Messaging (Approx. 50%)

Rapid Response and Digital Strategy

Influencer and Amplification Strategy

Organizational Leadership and Collaboration

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The pay range for this role is :

80,000 - 100,000 USD per year(Hybrid (Florida, US))

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