Communications Director

City of Seattle•Seattle, WA

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Community Police Commission (CPC) envisions communities and Seattle’s police working in alignment with shared goals of safety, respect, and accountability. We listen to, amplify, and build common ground among communities affected by policing in Seattle. We are a small, but dedicated, team championing policing practices centered in justice and equity. We are searching for a Communications Director who combines personal experience and understanding of the challenges that BIPOC communities face when interacting with police, and hands-on communications strategic planning, content creation, and implementation. The Communications Director is an individual contributor at the senior leadership level and serves as the key advisor to staff, Commissioners, and City leaders on strategic communications. We are looking for leaders who will take part, engage, listen, synthesize, inform, and follow up after community meetings and events. The information you gather and share will influence and inform City policy. You will need a successful track record for engaging competently across communities, departments, and levels of power.

Requirements

Experience demonstrating strategic communication skills that center equity and anti-racist practices.
Broad written and oral communication skills, including representing their team or organization with a variety of audiences
Cross-cultural community engagement
Advocating for BIPOC communities
Successfully having difficult conversations about race
Navigating political nuances and confidentiality concerns
Managing Public Disclosure Requests
Working in a dynamic, diverse, fast-paced environment

Nice To Haves

Multi-lingual and can provide in-language support to community members would be a plus

Responsibilities

Tracking, managing, and responding to Public Disclosure Requests requiring diligence, organization, confidentiality, and timeliness.
Preparing the department’s annual report, press releases, statements from the Commissioners, and other communications deliverables.
Telling the CPC’s story, what we are working on, the events we are a part of, what we are learning from the community, emerging issues, and how the community’s feedback is changing policies and practices.
Creating a strategic communications plan to engage and inform the community accessibly, using a variety of communication formats to meet the needs of each audience member.
Representing the CPC thoughtfully and responding appropriately to current events, whether tragic or terrific.
Managing every interaction with care and respect.