The Director will be a key member of a small but energetic team, designing and executing communications and outreach plans that amplify bipartisan support for constitutional safeguards. The Director must quickly become conversant on a variety of law - related policy issues that often appear in the headlines of the day (including the right to counsel, post-9/11 civil liberties and privacy matters, habeas corpus, capital punishment, government secrecy, and immigration), and must be able to effectively promote the positions of the organization to media and the public.

He or she should be a resourceful and innovative individual with advanced oral and written communication skills, the capacity for strategic thinking, and the proven ability to design and implement strategic communications plans that support the organization’s initiatives.

Duties include, but are not limited to: • Writing, editing, and publicizing communications materials, including press releases, op-eds, editorial pitch memos, newsletters, testimony to be delivered before legislative bodies, official correspondence, website content, and relevant portions of our annual report and direct mail materials; • Developing talking points and preparing spokespeople, including committee members; • Building and maintaining relationships with reporters and producers, and maintaining press lists; • Providing on-the-record comment to interested media outlets; • Coordinating public events, including panel discussions and conferences; • Designing and executing public education campaigns on organizational initiatives; • Conducting outreach to governmental bodies, affiliated organizations, and the public; • Reviewing and editing policy documents, including white papers, reports and statements by our committees and committee members.

Applicants should have: • A bachelor’s degree; • 6+ years of professional communications experience (including positions held in public relations firms, communications departments of public interest organizations, and / or legislative press offices); • Excellent writing and proofreading skills; • Some experience working on criminal justice, national security, or related issues; • A firm commitment to bipartisan cooperation.

Outstanding applicants will have some or all of these qualifications: • An advanced degree in law, communications, or a related field; • 10+ years of communications experience (including positions held in public relations firms, communications departments of public interest organizations, and / or legislative press offices), ,and on-the-record experience; • Significant experience working on criminal justice or national security issues, or both; • A demonstrated ability to work in a bipartisan environment; • An enthusiasm for working in a fast-moving, high-pressure environment with multiple competing tasks; • Existing contacts with relevant media outlets, legislative staff, allied organizations, or some combination thereof.

*The Constitution Project is an equal opportunity employer. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, age, gender, ethnicity, sexual or gender orientation, religion, or physical ability. How to apply: Please send a one-page cover letter, resume, writing sample, and a list of references to kcarson@constitutionproject.org (“Director of Communications Application – LAST NAME” as subject).

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