Partnership for Public Service

Public Relations

• Oversee the Partnership’s proactive and rapid response media relations work and team by providing strategic direction and high-level oversight to elevate the Partnership as a local and national expert and leader in government reform.
• Monitor and analyze the current media and policy landscape to identify opportunities for engagement and proactive media strategies to support and amplify organizational priorities (e.g., op-eds, interviews and strategic content placement).
• Oversee rapid response communications during breaking news and relevant policy developments, ensuring timely, accurate and accessible messaging.
• Manage rapid response protocols, communication systems and decision-making frameworks.
• In partnership with the Vice President of Communications and Public Engagement, lead crisis communications, including reputational risk anticipation and response planning.
• In partnership with the Vice President of Communications and Public Engagement, develop and refine organizational messaging, brand voice and narrative strategies, ensuring they reflect the organization’s priorities and policy positioning.
• Serve as a thought partner to executives on message development, narrative framing and public positioning.
• Train and support staff and key partners as ambassadors of the Partnership’s value proposition and messaging.
• Oversee the editorial team and editorial process.
• Set the standard for high-impact writing and provide high-level content leadership that elevates quality and clarity, while empowering team to own and deliver consistently excellent work.
• Serve as principal copy writer and editor across external facing products, including media materials (e.g., news releases, statements, etc.), research reports and policy papers.
• Ensure products reflect Partnership’s style, values and messaging and advance strategic goals.
• Collaborate with Partnership’s researchers and policy experts to ensure external products are accurate, accessible and strategically aligned.

Director, External Communications and Media Relations

• Oversee the Partnership’s proactive and rapid response media relations work and team by providing strategic direction and high-level oversight to elevate the Partnership as a local and national expert and leader in government reform.
• Monitor and analyze the current media and policy landscape to identify opportunities for engagement and proactive media strategies to support and amplify organizational priorities (e.g., op-eds, interviews and strategic content placement).
• Oversee rapid response communications during breaking news and relevant policy developments, ensuring timely, accurate and accessible messaging.
• Manage rapid response protocols, communication systems and decision-making frameworks.
• In partnership with the Vice President of Communications and Public Engagement, lead crisis communications, including reputational risk anticipation and response planning.
• In partnership with the Vice President of Communications and Public Engagement, develop and refine organizational messaging, brand voice and narrative strategies, ensuring they reflect the organization’s priorities and policy positioning.
• Serve as a thought partner to executives on message development, narrative framing and public positioning.
• Train and support staff and key partners as ambassadors of the Partnership’s value proposition and messaging.
• Oversee the editorial team and editorial process.
• Set the standard for high-impact writing and provide high-level content leadership that elevates quality and clarity, while empowering team to own and deliver consistently excellent work.
• Serve as principal copy writer and editor across external facing products, including media materials (e.g., news releases, statements, etc.), research reports and policy papers.
• Ensure products reflect Partnership’s style, values and messaging and advance strategic goals.

Director, External Communications and Media Relations

Director – External Communications and Media Relations