Internet Society

Director of Advocacy Communications

Internet Society

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Lead

About the role

  • Develop and deliver proactive advocacy communications campaigns aligned with ISOC’s strategic priorities and global challenges highlighting what’s at stake.
  • Craft clear, compelling narratives that translate policy and technical inputs into accessible, persuasive advocacy messaging.
  • Ensure consistency and discipline in how ISOC’s advocacy positions are communicated globally and regionally.
  • Lead the development of audience-specific advocacy narratives in conjunction with colleagues across the organization.
  • Tailor messaging, tone, and formats to effectively engage these audiences across different regions and contexts.
  • Develop media engagement strategies related to advocacy priorities.
  • Work with colleagues to prepare spokespeople with strong advocacy messaging, talking points, and briefing materials.
  • Identify opportunities for proactive media engagement, commentary, and narrative placement.
  • Build and maintain advocacy communications tools, including message frameworks and narrative guidance, campaign toolkits, rapid-response communications materials.
  • Ensure the organization can respond quickly, coherently, and credibly to global or regional policy developments.
  • Act as a strategic partner, helping teams sharpen messaging without leading policy development.
  • Support a coordinated, 'One Communications' approach across ISOC and the Foundation.

Requirements

  • 7–10+ years of experience in advocacy communications, strategic communications, or campaign communications.
  • Proven experience communicating to advocacy audiences, including policymakers, regulators, civil society, think tanks, media, and/or academia.
  • Background in civil society, Internet governance, digital rights, technology policy, or a related public-interest field.
  • Strong policy fluency: Able to understand policy positions and debates and translate them into effective communications.
  • Demonstrated experience supporting or leading media engagement, including press materials, messaging, and spokesperson preparation.
  • Excellent writing, editing, and narrative-building skills.
Benefits
  • Generous paid time off and paid public holidays.
  • Get paid to volunteer in your community!
  • Annual company contribution towards professional development or higher education.
  • Flexible work-from-home.
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Soft Skills
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