Communications Strategist

Responsibilities:

• Manage day-to-day communications strategy and execution for a portfolio of clients, working closely with Liftoff’s Vice President of Communications to set priorities and deliver results.
• Serve as a primary client contact and trusted strategic advisor to candidates, organizational leaders, and senior staff.
• Develop and drive communications plans that shape narratives, advance clients’ goals, and respond to changing political and media environments.
• Lead preparation for media interviews, debates, speeches, and other high-stakes public appearances, providing candid feedback and actionable guidance to principals.
• Write and edit compelling press releases, talking points, op-eds, speeches, and other communications materials, maintaining a high standard for accuracy, clarity, and voice.
• Build and maintain relationships with reporters, proactively pitch stories, and secure coverage that advances clients’ strategic priorities.
• Manage media engagements from initial outreach through preparation and follow-up.
• Guide clients through rapid response and sensitive communications challenges, exercising sound judgment under pressure and identifying when to escalate decisions.
• Develop social and nontraditional media strategies that expand clients’ reach and reinforce their broader communications goals.
• Direct press events, including press conferences, media roundtables, and campaign announcements.
• Provide strategic direction and support to clients’ internal communications staff, helping translate priorities into clear plans and strong execution.
• Anticipate emerging issues and media opportunities, using coverage and political developments to refine strategy.
• Collaborate with Liftoff’s creative and digital teams to integrate earned media, digital fundraising, and persuasion efforts.

What We’re Looking For:

• A commitment to electing Democrats and advancing good causes.
• Typically 5–8 years of experience in political or advocacy communications, including experience as a communications director, press secretary, senior agency strategist, or in a comparable role with significant strategic responsibility.
• Experience independently managing communications programs and advising candidates, principals, or senior organizational leaders.
• A track record of developing communications strategies that produce meaningful results, including successfully pitching and shaping media coverage.
• Experience preparing principals for interviews, debates, and other high-stakes public engagements.
• Excellent writing and editing skills, with the ability to translate complex issues into persuasive messaging and capture a principal’s voice.
• Strong political instincts and the confidence to make recommendations, offer candid counsel, and respond effectively under pressure.
• Exceptional organization and follow-through, with experience managing multiple accounts or workstreams and competing deadlines.
• An understanding of how earned media, social media, and nontraditional platforms work together to reach audiences.
• A collaborative approach, a high degree of ownership, and a willingness to work beyond the 9–5 when client needs require it.

We also offer a generous benefits package:

• Unlimited PTO and sick days
• Federal holidays off (11–12 total days, including Indigenous Peoples Day in off-cycle years)
• 100% Employer-paid health, dental, and vision insurance
• Flexible work schedules and the option to work remotely anywhere within the United States and its territories with broadband internet
• 401(k) benefits with match after six months of employment
• $50 phone or wifi stipend 
• ClassPass Membership
• Life Insurance, Short Term and Long Term Disability
• Opportunities to support continuous growth and learning