NY Communications Director
About the Working Families Party
The Working Families Party (WFP) is the progressive party for the multiracial working class, fighting for a nation that works for the many, not the few. We recruit, train, and support transformational candidates up and down the ballot — and run them to win.
We believe that no matter where we come from or what our color, most of us want the same things. We want to earn enough to thrive, not just survive, and leave a better future for our kids. We want healthy food and clean water, safe neighborhoods and a safe world. We want to be free.
The Working Families Party is regular people coming together across our differences to make a better future for us all. We’re a multiracial party that fights for workers over bosses and people over the powerful. We want an America which realizes the promise – unrealized in our history – of freedom and equality for all.
The NY Communications Director is responsible for internal and external communications within New York, developing and executing sophisticated media strategies to advance our legislative and electoral priorities and telling our story to our membership, leaders, and the broader public.
They will foster relationships with news media, editors, reporters, partner organizations, political campaigns, and public officials to advance campaigns, enhance our reputation and brand, and promote our values. They will also provide support for our growing digital presence on an array of social and digital media platforms that meet New Yorkers where they are. This team member will execute a strong communications strategy across multiple timelines, balancing rapid-response, short-term communications, and long-term narrative strategy alike.
The Communications Director will serve as a key strategist and organizational leader, a primary shaper and steward of our brand and narrative, and lead the Party’s earned media work and digital program.
The NY Communications Director is responsible for internal and external communications within New York, developing and executing sophisticated media strategies to advance our legislative and electoral priorities and telling our story to our membership, leaders, and the broader public.
They will foster relationships with news media, editors, reporters, partner organizations, political campaigns, and public officials to advance campaigns, enhance our reputation and brand, and promote our values. They will also provide support for our growing digital presence on an array of social and digital media platforms that meet New Yorkers where they are. This team member will execute a strong communications strategy across multiple timelines, balancing rapid-response, short-term communications, and long-term narrative strategy alike.
The Communications Director will serve as a key strategist and organizational leader, a primary shaper and steward of our brand and narrative, and lead the Party’s earned media work and digital program.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor, or take over sponsorship of, employment visas at this time.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Working Families Party is an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to economic and social justice. Women, people of color, LGBTQ people, people with disabilities, and members of other historically disenfranchised populations are strongly encouraged to apply. Any applicant who requires an accommodation in order to apply for or perform the essential functions of the job should contact us at [email protected] with the subject line "Application Accommodation" to request such an accommodation.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Management and Direction:
Narrative Alignment
