kiwa
Communications Director
Los Angeles, California · Director · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$100k-$120kDetected 20 days ago
Project ManagementStrategic CommunicationsPhotographyLeadershipCommunication
About the role
- This includes strategic communications, campaign messaging, earned media, and narrative, graphic, and digital communications.
- As a full-time, exempt employee, the Communications Director will work standard business hours Monday-Friday, and may work weekends and/or early mornings or evenings as necessary.
Responsibilities
- As a member of KIWA's Leadership Team, the Communications Director will develop and implement digital and traditional communications strategies for workplace and policy campaigns and for the organization.
- Collaborate and provide thought partnership across senior leadership and staff to design and lead campaign communications.
- Manage consultants and junior staff (when hired) for communications work.
- Support staff and worker leaders through media training, preparation, talking points development, and production of templates and materials for external communications on policies or campaigns.
- Develop effective, platform-specific digital strategies and identify new systems and platforms as appropriate.
- Create, manage and execute a calendar of KIWA's communications.
- Ensure strong standards for design, messaging clarity, and cultural relevance.
Requirements
- 6+ years of professional (e.g. full time, paid) communications experience, preferably in economic justice, labor, or community-based organizations.
- Ability to be creative and responsive in a fast-paced environment.
- Occasional overnight travel is required.
- Strong project management skills, including the ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines, vendors, and relationships.
- Superlative skills in narrative. Proven success in developing effective messaging and voice.
- Proven ability to effectively manage and coach others-consultants, staff, and/or interns.
- Ability to build strong professional relationships and work effectively with diverse communities.
- Experience developing and implementing communications strategies and detailed plans for organizations, campaigns, and programs, including traditional earned media.
- Experience developing social media strategies including on Instagram and TikTok.
- Ability to direct and assess design, photography, and video work produced by others.
- Excellent writer with native-level fluency in English required
- bilingual ability in Korean or Spanish a strong plus.
- Driver's license and car.
Nice to have
- Proficiency in Spanish or Korean languages
- Working proficiency in design software and basic video editing.
- Additional Information
- Status: Full time, regular, at-will, exempt, in person
- Work Schedule: 40 hours/week.
- Generally, Monday through Friday
- may include some weeknights, early mornings, and weekends.
- Occasional travel.
Compensation
- $100,000 - $120,000 annual
- Work Schedule: 40 hours/week.
- Generally, Monday through Friday; may include some weeknights, early mornings, and weekends.
- Occasional travel.
Benefits
- Employee healthcare, dental and vision plan
- PTO and paid holidays
- 403b retirement plan
This listing is sourced directly from kiwa's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.