Director, Strategic Communications
Engagement Overview
We’re looking for a seasoned strategic communications leader to step into a high-impact contract role at a leading public affairs and integrated marketing agency. This is a player-coach opportunity — you’re as comfortable in the room with a C-suite executive as you are rolling up your sleeves to redline a press release or build out an editorial calendar. You thrive in ambiguity, move fast, and have the instincts to anticipate what a client needs before they ask.
Engagement Type: Contract / Freelance
Duration: 3 Months (potential to extend)
Hours/Week: Full-Time (40 hrs) or Part-Time (20 hrs)- please indicate your max availability when you apply!
Hourly Rate: Competitive, will update when budgets are confirmed, please add your ideal hourly rate when you apply!
Location: Remote (U.S.-based)
Experience Level: Senior (8–10+ Years)
What You’ll Own
Strategic Account Leadership
- Serve as the primary point of contact for senior-level decision-makers at the client, offering real-time strategic counsel with minimal oversight.
- Set the strategy for and oversee the execution of earned and owned media campaigns, ensuring they align with the client’s long-term goals.
- Shepherd projects across multi-disciplinary teams — including media planning, buying, creative, measurement, and data insights — keeping everything moving and on-message.
Content & Media Excellence
- Oversee the production of high-level strategic memos, communications plans, press releases, op-eds, and social media content.
- Proactively develop earned media strategies, leveraging existing reporter relationships to place stories that move the needle on key issues.
Team Leadership & Mentorship
- Manage internal teams across offices to ensure quality control and adherence to tight deadlines.
- Coach and develop junior staff, providing clear feedback and investing in their growth.
Business Development
- Partner with agency leadership to identify, draft, and present proposals for new business opportunities.
- Expand existing accounts while building trust with prospective clients through compelling presentations and pitch decks.
Qualifications
- 8–10+ years of experience in public affairs, PR, or strategic communications — agency or political background strongly preferred.
- Master of AP Style with the ability to pivot between creative storytelling and analytical strategic reporting.
- Proficiency in media monitoring tools (Cision, Meltwater) and social media platforms.
- Proven track record managing multi-client deliverables and leading cross-functional teams with minimal oversight.
- Calm under pressure and able to deliver “real-time” recommendations in fast-moving, high-stakes situations.
- Exceptional written and verbal communications skills — you make complex things simple and compelling.
Additional Information
We Are Rosie provides strategic consulting and talent solutions for the marketing industry. We partner with more than 200 of the world’s biggest brands and agencies to help them solve unique marketing challenges with the best people, swiftly and at scale. Founded by former advertising executive Stephanie Nadi Olson in 2018, We Are Rosie is on a mission to redefine how marketing works, with an inclusive, human-centric approach that’s better for business and better for marketers. Our company has been recognized as an industry trailblazer and earned many accolades, including being named to the 2023 Global Top 100 Inspiring Workplaces, the Inc. 5000 2022, and Adweek’s Fastest Growing Agencies in 2021.
We Are Rosie is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.