Communications Director

Technology & Leadership Center at Washington University in St. Louis

Communications Director for BLMP setting and guiding communications strategy. Overseeing comprehensive communication plans for Black LGBTQIA+ liberation initiatives.

Posted 5/14/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $114,500 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Supervise members of the Communications Team and lead department meetings.
Develop, implement, and evaluate comprehensive communications plans across the organization's diverse audiences in collaboration with BLMP’s staff team, consultants, members, and partner organizations.
Work closely with the Communications Strategist and Digital Organizer to lead the content strategy that engages audience segments, and build/implement narrative strategy in service of Black liberation, Black migrant justice, and abolition of the carceral state.
Mentor and lead the communications team through website administration, coordinating with the Communications Strategist to ensure new and consistent information (article links, stories, and events) are posted regularly.
Manage development, distribution, and maintenance of all print and electronic collateral including, but not limited to, newsletters, brochures, annual reports, and website.
Strengthen BLMP brand and visual identity, create/manage media contact lists, and oversee departmental budget.
Develop rapid response and crisis communication protocols.
Represent BLMP in communications-specific movement spaces/coalitions, infusing BLMP’s narrative strategy into the larger movement-wide narrative strategy.

Requirements

What you’ll need

At least 10 years of communications experience, ideally in an 'in-house' leadership role within a nonprofit structure, covering areas such as website content, newsletters, and donor communications.
Proven ability to take knowledge and transform it into exciting and useful messages, and disseminate it to the right audiences through the best distribution channels.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to build and incorporate organizational voice across platforms, organize/clearly share information, and stay up to date with ever-changing tools and best practices.
Highly collaborative, mission-aligned relationship builder who welcomes and integrates feedback; a self-starter comfortable with a participatory leadership style.
Highly organized with the ability to manage a variety of deadline-driven initiatives concurrently.
Available to work nights and weekends during moments of urgent response.
Passionate about Black liberation, Black migrant justice, and abolition of the carceral state.
Committed to centering and building the leadership of Black migrants and 1st generation Black people who identify as TGNCI, women, femmes, and/or who are living with disabilities.
Bilingual.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive health (medical, dental, vision, and FSA)

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Hard Skills & Tools

communications planningcontent strategywebsite administrationcrisis communicationprint collateral developmentelectronic collateral developmentnarrative strategyaudience engagementbudget managementmedia relations

Soft Skills

leadershipcollaborationrelationship buildingwritten communicationverbal communicationorganizational skillsfeedback integrationself-starterparticipatory leadershiptime management