(Career Progress) [Job] LCV Opportunity: Senior Director of Digital Strategies (Flexible Location)

Hi all - LCV is hiring for a Senior Director of Digital Strategies with flexible location. The deadline to apply is March 13, 2022.

 

Thanks!

Frances

Title: Senior Director of Digital Strategies

Department: Communications

Status: Exempt

Reports to: SVP of Communications

Positions Reporting to this Position: Website Manager, Social Media Manager, Associate Digital Campaigns Manager, Digital Coordinator

Location: Flexible (within the United States)

Union Position: No

Job Classification Level: M-III

Hiring Salary Range (depending on experience): $102,000-$126,000

*Hiring salary range reflects 8 or more years minimum experience

 

General Description:

LCV believes our earth is worth fighting for because everyone has a right to clean air, water, and a safe, healthy community. To ensure those rights are protected, we help people use their power to shape policy, hold politicians and polluters accountable, and influence elections.

 

For more than 50 years, LCV has grown into a potent political force for protecting our planet and everyone who inhabits it. We have built a powerful national movement with 30 state affiliates, and best in class grassroots and community organizing programs across the country.

 

LCV is seeking a Senior Director of Digital Strategies to join a fast-paced, ambitious and growing Communications department to drive the digital tactic and messaging strategy focused on growth and increased engagement for LCV and our related entities, with a particular focus on web and social media platforms. This role requires an innovative leader committed to LCV’s values and mission who will actively promote our core value of advancing racial justice and equity.

 

Responsibilities:

• Supervise, lead and develop a dynamic and high-performing digital team whose work is grounded in our organizational values of accountability, anti-racism, community, innovation, learning, and sustainability.
• Work with vendors and consultants on digital strategy and projects, as needed.
• Oversee all of LCV’s social media channels and web properties, including designing growth and engagement strategies (paid and organic), managing relevant budgets, as well as rapid response. 
• Design and direct digital advocacy, rapid response and brand awareness campaigns and craft the long-term strategic vision to significantly expand LCV’s digital presence and efficacy.
• Actively participate in planning and setting the strategic direction for the Communications department overall as a member of the management team.
• Collaborate with stakeholders throughout the organization to define, drive, and maintain digital strategies across all channels, ensuring alignment with LCV’s goals and mission.
• Actively lead in applying a racial justice lens to drafting of all LCV digital communications strategies.
• Provide guidance and advice on digital strategy to state affiliates.
• Oversee analytics-driven paid and organic strategies for lcv.org and microsites, including web redesigns and maintenance.
• Oversee influencer strategies and digital content creation. Develop partnerships with state affiliates, individuals and institutions to drive LCV’s social media presence and brand toward new audiences, platforms, and opportunities.
• As part of the Communications Management Team, ensure quality and consistency of values, including racial justice and equity, brand identity, narrative, tone, and personality across all communications channels.
• Guide development of content and distribution strategies for owned content in collaboration with other members of the Communications Management Team.
• Track and interpret performance metrics for digital campaigns and properties to measure effectiveness.

 

Qualifications:

• Work Experience: Required - Minimum of 8 years or 4 cycles of experience in digital marketing for nonprofits, political campaigns, or brands, including experience managing staff. Experience leading on issues of racial justice and equity. Proven experience in growing social media and digital presence. Experience managing and tracking budgets.  Preferred - Experience in digital advocacy, organizing or political campaigns. Experience with CRM, CMS, and HTML coding.
• Skills: Excellent oral and written communications skills and strong management skills; proven ability to handle multiple projects; meet deadlines, and work in a fast paced environment with great attention to detail. Proven leadership and the ability to work in a dynamic, high-pressure and often reactive environment- balancing input while reacting quickly and efficiently- demonstrated ability to work well with tight deadlines while handling multiple assignments. Significant understanding of how to use social media and online tools to engage, educate and mobilize the public; initiative, energy, and judgment; critical thinking skills; a sense of teamwork and community; highly organized and interest in environmental issues or electoral work desirable. Must have a commitment to metrics and tracking progress.
• Cultural Competence: Demonstrated awareness of one’s own cultural identity, views about difference, and the ability to learn and build on varying cultural and community norms. Commitment to equity and inclusion as organizational practice and culture. Understands how environmental issues intersect with racism, economic and social inequality in the US and has a passion for working to dismantle these systems. Interest in electoral politics and understanding of how the electoral landscape affects policy advocacy.
• Working Conditions: This job operates in a professional office environment, and routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and audiovisual systems. This position is largely sedentary, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods. Ability to travel for retreats and conferences, as needed (currently paused due to COVID). The location of this position is flexible. Applicants need to be located in and legally authorized to work in the United States. Please note that most LCV staff are currently working remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic, through April 30, 2022.

 

To Apply: Send cover letter and resume to hr@lcv.org with “Senior Director of Digital Strategies” in the subject line by March 13, 2022. No phone calls please.

 

LCV is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a racially just, equitable and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information, or any other protected status. LCV is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please contact hr@lcv.org.