Senior Manager, Storytelling and Campaigns

Partnership for Public Service•Washington, DC

1d•$95,000 - $125,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Storytelling and Campaigns, will lead a portfolio of work aimed at mobilizing communities, shifting narratives and driving measurable changes. As the only nonprofit dedicated to building a better government and a stronger democracy, this position will play a central role in advancing the Partnership’s efforts to improve the public’s understanding of the federal government and the federal civil service and to engage them in opportunities to advance real, positive change in government. Through this position, the Partnership seeks to inform, educate and mobilize the public in five priority states: Colorado, Georgia, Ohio, Texas and Washington. Reporting to the Storytelling and Campaigns Director and working collaboratively with a highly matrixed team, the Senior Manager will develop and lead the narrative change approach and campaign strategy to build public support for the organization’s reform agenda. This role will also oversee a team developing original storytelling content to engage the public and strengthen our efforts to build relationships with and secure content placements in local journalism outlets. The role requires a capacity for collaboration and complex relationship-building and strong interest in the challenges, purpose and future of our federal government. The ideal candidate is a strategic and creative thinker with a proven ability to use narrative storytelling to focus target audiences’ attention on nuanced messages and to develop and execute public awareness campaigns that influence public opinion, motivate action and shift perceptions. This position will work as part of an interdisciplinary communications and public engagement team, which is responsible for all aspects of the organization’s communication strategy. The team manages the Partnership’s brand, messaging and editorial content, generates media and publicity for the organization and its activities, develops digital media strategies, produces award-winning publications, manages events and markets the Partnership’s programs.

Requirements

Minimum of 7-9 years’ work experience within the social impact, democracy and/or political space.
Experience successfully developing, leading and implementing communications, issue or narrative strategy campaigns, with a proven track record of increasing engagement, moving public opinion and generating action.
Experience using research and public opinion polling to inform messaging and campaigns.
Experience using storytelling and narrative change strategies to influence targeted audiences.
Experience leading teams and developing talent.
Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations, marketing, journalism, political science or similar field, or equivalent work or military experience.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of alternative media and content creator landscape is beneficial.

Responsibilities

Develop multi-channel campaign strategy to build public support for the reform ideas in Government for New Era, working across the communications team and in concert with the policy team.
Build and drive transformative advocacy campaign strategies aimed at educating the American public and persuading them to act, including overseeing the creation of multiplatform campaign content for target audiences and stakeholders.
Integrate campaign strategies with our existing and growing partnerships with content creators, working alongside the Senior Manager, Digital Communications, and with our external stakeholder and trusted messenger efforts.
Serve as day-to-day editor for our original storytelling and journalism work, including short- and long-form written reporting as well as video products.
Approve all short-form original content before publication.
Oversee our efforts to expand our footprint with local journalism outlets, including pitching original content and story angles, developing reporter field guides and hosting informational sessions for local reporters.
Enhance strategy to increase visibility of our Federal Harms Tracker products, including identifying and assigning content updates to keep the products fresh.
Use data to assess performance of campaigns and content, adapting strategies as necessary to respond to changing conditions.
Collaborate across the communications and public engagement teams to execute on campaigns and public-facing messaging.
Guide a dynamic team in developing their storytelling and campaign-building skills.