Director of Communications

Common Justice develops and advances solutions to violence that transform the lives of those harmed and fosters racial equity without relying on incarceration. Locally, we operate the first alternative-to-incarceration and victim-service programs in the United States to focus on violent felonies in adult courts. Nationally, we leverage the lessons from our direct service to transform the justice system through partnerships, advocacy, and elevating the experience and power of those most impacted.

Rigorous and hopeful, we build practical strategies to hold people accountable for harm, break cycles of violence, and secure safety, healing, and justice for survivors and their communities.

Common Justice’s work includes broad narrative-shifting efforts to support changes in both policy and culture. The organization is committed to telling the truth about violence, about the people who survive it, the people who cause it, and the strategies that will work to end it. The communications work creates and deploys broad new platforms to elevate the voices and leadership of those impacted by violence from the block to the Capitol.

Common Justice is seeking a strategic, visionary, and collaborative communications leader to serve as Director of Communications. Reporting to the Vice President of Civic Engagement & Narrative, the Director of Communications will lead the organization’s communications department and oversee the development and execution of integrated narrative, media, digital, and public engagement strategies that advance Common Justice’s mission, policy priorities, fundraising goals, and movement-building efforts.

The Director of Communications will help shape the organization’s public voice and narrative strategy, oversee brand and media positioning, manage digital and creative communications infrastructure, and supervise communications staff and consultants. This role combines high-level strategic leadership with strong campaign development, team management, and cross-organizational collaboration.

• Lead the development and execution of organization-wide communications and narrative strategies aligned with Common Justice’s mission, policy priorities, and organizational goals
• Shape and steward Common Justice’s narrativestrategyacross earned media, digital platforms, publications, campaigns, and public events
• Partner with
  
  Vice President of Narrative and Civic Engagementtoidentifystrategic communications opportunities that advance organizational visibility, influence, and impact
• Guide message development on issues related to violence, racial equity, restorative justice, survivor-centered approaches, alternatives to incarceration and community safety
• Develop annual communications goals, priorities, and strategic plans across departments and campaigns
• Advise Vice President of Narrative and Civic Engagement on media strategy, crisis communications, public positioning, and emerging narrative opportunities
• Ensure communications strategies reflect the experiences and leadership of people most impacted by violence and the criminal legal system

• Lead earned media strategy and cultivate relationships with journalists, editors, producers, influencers, and media partners
• Oversee development of press materials including statements, talking points, op-eds, media advisories, reports, and public education materials
• Serve as a strategic lead for high-profile communications moments, campaigns, announcements, and public events
• Identify opportunities to elevate organizational leadership, program participants, and partners in public discourse
• Support media preparation and spokesperson development for staff, partners, and impacted community members
• Monitor media trends and public narratives related to criminal legal reform, public safety, and violence prevention
• Oversee the organization’s digital communications strategy across social media, website, email, video, and multimedia storytelling platforms
• Supervise development and execution of integrated digital campaigns that support civic engagement, advocacy,development, and narrative change goals
• Guide…