Chief Communications and External Affairs Officer
About The Position
TNTP is hiring a Chief Communications and External Affairs Officer to lead its external affairs function and shape the organization’s narrative, brand, and strategic communications in support of enterprise priorities and measurable impact. The role oversees integrated marketing, media, publications, campaigns, events, and internal communications to build national influence and support the redesign of education systems. The officer will develop TNTP’s external affairs strategy and serve as its chief narrative architect, ensuring clear and consistent messaging across internal and external channels. The role also directs executive communications and represents TNTP as a senior spokesperson in high-profile forums, media engagements, and national convenings. It aligns communications and marketing across divisions, leads brand and thought leadership efforts, and oversees media partnerships, events, publications, multimedia, and digital campaigns. The officer owns TNTP’s enterprise-wide internal communications strategy and partners with executive leadership, People & Culture, and other Chiefs to support organizational culture, change management, and execution. The role builds and leads teams across marketing, communications, campaigns, and engagement, while developing senior leaders and emerging talent as communicators and organizational ambassadors. TNTP is a fully remote, national organization with more than 600 full-time employees. The position is listed as regular, with flexible location.
Requirements
- At least 10 years of senior leadership experience in communications, external affairs, marketing, or public affairs within education, nonprofit, or public-sector-adjacent environments.
- Exceptional writing and narrative expertise, including demonstrated ability to personally shape executive-level and high-stakes communications.
- Ability to translate complex organizational strategies into coherent narratives for internal and external stakeholders.
- Experience serving as a senior organizational spokesperson, with strong media presence and credibility.
- Deep understanding of the K–12 education ecosystem and systems-change work, and ability to connect strategy, practice, and storytelling.
- Strong track record building and leading integrated teams that deliver measurable audience, engagement, and organizational outcomes.
- Sophisticated understanding of brand stewardship, digital strategy, and communications in a rapidly evolving media landscape.
- Demonstrated expertise in crisis communications, executive counsel, and leading through organizational change.
- Valid U.S. work authorization that does not require visa sponsorship.
Responsibilities
- Design and oversee TNTP’s comprehensive external affairs strategy to galvanize national support for redesigning education systems.
- Own the clarity, coherence, and consistency of TNTP’s narrative across external and internal communications.
- Direct executive communications, including speeches, major publications, board communications, crisis messaging, and high-stakes correspondence.
- Represent TNTP as a senior spokesperson in high-profile forums, media engagements, and national convenings.
- Align marketing, communications, campaigns, and organizational messaging across divisions with enterprise priorities and measurable impact.
- Ensure positioning translates TNTP’s instructional, consulting, and systems-change work into compelling, accessible narratives while maintaining rigor.
- Direct brand strategy, national storytelling, and thought leadership initiatives.
- Oversee media strategy and partnerships to amplify TNTP’s impact and position it in education conversations.
- Lead strategy and execution for high-profile events, convenings, and public engagements.
- Guide development and execution of a publication and editorial agenda.
- Set strategic direction for marketing solutions, multimedia content, and cross-channel digital campaigns.
- Own and execute an enterprise-wide internal communications strategy that strengthens culture and shared understanding of priorities, progress, and impact.
- Partner with executive leadership, People & Culture, and Chiefs on timely, aligned internal messaging and change management.
- Build and lead teams across marketing, communications, campaigns, and engagement.
- Develop senior leaders and emerging talent as communicators, thought leaders, and organizational ambassadors.
Benefits
- Generous paid time off.
- Comprehensive benefits with plans and programs designed to support the physical, mental, and financial wellness of employees and their dependents.
- The organization is closed the last two weeks of December.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
Education Level
No Education Listed
