Communications Director

Department: Communications
Reports to: Executive Director
Direct Reports: Social Media Manager
FLSA Status: ExemptÂ
Salary: expected $125,000 - $135,000
Location: Remote (preference for CA, OR, WA, VA)
Applications due: Nov 7, 2026

Plan C is a public health creative campaign on abortion pill access, started in 2015 by a small team of veteran public health advocates, researchers, social justice activists. Read about our values here.â Plan C works to transform access to abortion in the US by normalizing the self-directed option of abortion pills by mail. Over the past decade, Plan C has reached tens of millions of people across the US with information campaigns, spreading the word about the method and informing the public on whatâs real and available and cementing the term or brand âPlan Câ as household shorthand for abortion pills.

Plan C cofounders have been named on Fast Company's Most Creative People in Business and as a Rock+Health Systems Disruptor;
Plan Câs work has also been featured in the documentary PLAN C and in most major press/media outlets, and the online resource hub was recognized with a 2026 Webby Award for Best Activism Website.Â

The Director of Communications leads Plan C's communications strategy, creative direction, and integrated campaigns to expand public awareness and understanding of abortion pills by mail and safe home abortion. This position translates organizational priorities into compelling, coordinated communications that reach new and diverse audiences, strengthen Plan C's visibility, and advance its mission of transforming abortion access in the United States. Serving as both a strategic and hands-on creative leader, the Director oversees Plan C's communications efforts across campaigns, social media, design, video, paid media, public relations, and emerging channels.

The position leads communications personnel and external partners, strengthens collaboration across departments, and establishes systems for coordinated planning, production, distribution, and evaluation of communications initiatives.

Responsibilities of this position include, but may not be limited to:

Communications Strategy & Campaign Leadership

• Develop and lead Plan C's overarching communications strategy, aligning organizational goals with priority audiences, messaging, communications channels, and measurable outcomes.
• Lead integrated communications campaigns from concept through execution and evaluation, providing strategic direction, marketing ingenuity and new ideas, creative oversight, and coordination of internal and external contributors.
• Identify innovative opportunities for campaigns, storytelling, cultural engagement, and strategic collaborations that expand awareness of abortion pills beyond Plan C's existing audiences.

Integrated Communications & Team Leadership

• Supervise and coordinate communications staff, contractors, agencies, and creative partners, establishing clear priorities, expectations, workflows, and accountability for results.
• Lead collaborative communications planning across Plan C's community, partnerships, access, research, digital, and development functions to ensure that organizational initiatives are effectively represented and amplified.
• Establish integrated editorial calendars, production processes, and content distribution strategies that coordinate communications across social media, newsletters, partnerships, events, advertising, press, and other channels.
• Provide creative direction and oversight of communications production, ensuring projects are completed effectively, within established timelines, and in alignment with organizational priorities.

Messaging & Editorial Leadership

• Develop and maintain Plan C's core…