Director, External Communications

About the role

The Director, External Communications leads Blue Star Families’ external visibility efforts across media relations, earned and social media, influencer engagement, and brand partnerships to elevate the organization’s national profile, expand awareness of military family issues, and strengthen brand reputation among key audiences and the general public.

Responsibilities

• Solve complex challenges with data, heart, and humility
• Build cross-sector partnerships that get things done
• Help military families feel at home wherever they live

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, PR, marketing, or a related field or comparable experience
• 5+ years of experience in media relations, public relations, social media, brand marketing, or external communications with 3+ years of experience managing an in-house communications team
• Demonstrated success developing and executing integrated media and social media strategies that drive measurable outcomes
• Proven experience securing earned media coverage and cultivating relationships with reporters, producers, influencers, and strategic partners
• Experience managing external agencies, contractors, consultants, or vendors
• Strong writing, editing, messaging, and storytelling skills across digital and traditional communications channels
• Highly organized with exceptional project management skills and the ability to coordinate multiple concurrent projects, deadlines, and stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities and competing demands
• Self-starter who takes ownership of projects, identifies opportunities, and proactively drives work forward with limited direction
• Experience using media monitoring, social media management, analytics, and reporting platforms

Qualifications

• Ability to travel locally up to 60% of the time as required to perform essential job responsibilities
• Ability to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as necessary to perform essential job responsibilities
• Ability to travel overnight on an occasional basis to attend meetings, trainings, conferences, and events
• Physical ability to lift and carry supplies and equipment up to 30 lbs.

Skills

• Strategic thinker
• Collaborative problem solver
• Data-driven decision maker
• Effective communicator
• Project manager

Benefits

Blue Star Families offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, retirement savings plan, paid time off, and more.

Pay

$87,000 - $120,000 annually

Schedule

Full-time, remote position