Director of Broadcast Communications

Primary Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain relationships with producers and hosts at cable, broadcast, and new media outlets to position Climate Power and its surrogates and storytellers as resources. This includes conducting routine touchpoints with producers and hosts to ensure Climate Power is part of ongoing coverage.
• Draft and send booking memos or other relevant information to shows as needed.
• Stay up to date with new outlets, platforms and opportunities to expand Climate Power’s reach and elevate climate as part of their coverage.
• Proactively identify moments in the national and local news cycle to pitch and book surrogates, storytellers, and other spokespeople on outlets across the broadcast spectrum, with an emphasis on new media outlets like podcasts and YouTube shows.
• Rapidly respond to book Climate Power surrogates and spokespeople on breaking news coverage when relevant.
• Coordinate and handle all logistics for a hit from start to finish, including drafting memos for Climate Power surrogates, and storytellers that include relevant talking points.
• Develop strategic booking plans for top-tier moments or other moments as needed.
• Build and maintain updated contact lists of producers.
• Additional responsibilities may be assigned as need and capacity dictate.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• 7 years of communications experience, including experience in network or political booking and working with a principal, producers and hosts. 
• 3 years people and project management experience 
• Keen understanding of the news cycle, and how to build relationships with products and hosts.
• Strong instinct for powerful storytelling combined with strong editorial and ethical judgment.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced campaign environment with unpredictable hours in high-pressure situations.
• Ability to work collaboratively across internal teams and with external partners.  
• Strong strategic and writing skills.