Communications Director

The Worker Agency works to win campaigns on behalf of our clients committed to changing people’s lives for the better.  Our clients include a broad range of unions, NGO’s, foundations and campaigns focused on progressive issues. We  center the following values: life first, resilience, creativity, honesty, accountability, and humility.

We are looking to hire a campaign director who would be a critical component of our external facing support team responsible for taking initiative on key partner services. In this role, you will create strategies and execute on them to drive media awareness and build power for the organizations we work with. You will work alongside a small team of expert colleagues and lead the day to day account flow by overseeing client relations. The campaign director is responsible for supporting the development and execution of The Worker Agency’s objectives and scope of services on behalf of our clients.

Role location: 

• On Site in Berkeley,CA Office: Monday through Thursday 
• Work From Home: Fridays 

Key Areas of Responsibility:

• Lead the development and execution of large-scale political and communications strategies
• Develop a comprehensive understanding of the history, culture, operating rhythms, etc. of assigned clients, staying up to date on relevant news cycles and developing personalized and differentiated approaches to each client and its constituents.
• Overall responsibility for delivering on the agreed upon scope of work for clients
• Strong ability to write a range of materials including, but not limited to op-eds, pitches, statements, social media posts, briefing notes, memos, research, messaging etc
• Excellent ability to place stories, demonstrating resilience and ingenuity to secure successful outcomes for clients. 
• Create and manage relationships with reporters in beats relevant to the clients serviced.
• Build awareness of The Worker Agency, its mission, operations and recruitment needs solidifying the relationship between members of The Worker Agency teams and its various clients and stakeholders
• Suggest processes and practices to improve company culture and processes to help us our achieve our vision of becoming the most impactful advocacy agency in the United States
• Assist in attracting and retaining new business
• Administrative tasks as needed and other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• 7-10 year previous experience in a political communication and/or public relations capacity
• At least 1 year of experience managing a client team or equivalent
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment to accomplish team goals
• Proven record of establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with individuals and groups having diverse interests and backgrounds in both managerial and non managerial settings
• Excellent people skills, negotiation, analytical, organizational, project and time management skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills required, including public speaking and presentation skills
• Strong time management skills and ability to manage multiple priorities
• A practice of tenacity and creativity to tackle complex problems
• A commitment to honesty, accountability and humility when navigating work with clients and internally at The Worker Agency

The Worker Agency Company Benefits:

• 25 days paid leave per annum (not including paid public holidays), 1 day for your birthday,
• 401k with a 4% match - becomes available to you after 3 month probationary period completed
• We cover 75% of the premium for Healthcare and Dental
• We provide 80% cover of the premium for Vision
• Pre-tax Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• $1,500 for career development per annum
• $500 for office equipment per annum
• $120 a month for phone stipend
• a $5,000 relocation bonus if you don’t currently live in the Bay Area