Senior Director, Communications & Marketing

Run for Something recruits and supports young, diverse progressives running for down-ballot races to build sustainable power nationwide. Since 2017, RFS has engaged over 250,000 potential candidates, endorsed over 3,000, and celebrated 1,600+ election victories. RFS alumni drive impactful changes in housing, abortion access, and education, shaping the Democratic Party's future.

RFS fosters a culture emphasizing work-life balance, sustainability, and a deep commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. With strategic, year-round initiatives, RFS is dedicated to long‑term democracy-building.

Learn more about our work and values on our Careers page.

Senior Director of Communications and Marketing

Chief Strategy Officer

The primary responsibilities include Communications Program Strategy & Execution (65%) and Management & Leadership (35%).

Full Time, Exempt

Remote, U.S.

Run for Something is seeking a Senior Director, Communications & Marketing to sharpen and elevate the RFS brand and positioning as the pre‑eminent organization recruiting and supporting candidates for the left, and connecting key messaging across press, digital, development, and programs teams as RFS approaches its 10th anniversary

The Senior Director of Communications and Marketing shapes RFS’s long‑term narrative strategy and the impact of our initiatives to motivate young people to run for office, amplify profiles of RFS‑endorsed candidates and alumni, and broaden public understanding of the pivotal roles state and local offices play in shaping democracy.

This includes translating programs and data into defining moments that resonate with supporters, donors, the public and future candidates.

This role sets the external visibility and branding strategy, working closely with an earned media vendor and providing communications support across departments. Additionally, the Senior Director oversees the Digital Communications Director to ensure consistency across digital channels, email, and paid media.

The ideal candidate will have a command of electoral politics and possess exceptional people‑centered management, strong relationship building, collaboration, strategic thinking capabilities, and a deep belief in RFS’s mission. The Senior Director, Communications and Marketing also supports organizational priorities, maintains alignment with Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) goals, and upholds the core values while contributing to a collaborative and inclusive culture.

The Senior Director of Communications is a high‑level role and leader on the RFS team. This role will ensure that many programs, projects, and stakeholders are moving efficiently and effectively toward the key goals.

• In coordination with the Chief Strategy Officer, develop RFS's narrative and positioning strategy to demonstrate RFS’s impact and translate that strategy into innovative short- and long-term communications plans for press coverage, brand awareness, and national visibility across digital properties.
• Identify and create signature moments, from major milestones like RFS’ 10th anniversary to everyday opportunities from our programmatic work, that connect RFS's impact with key audiences, including press, donors and public interest, proactively adapting messaging and utilizing relevant internal data points.
• Collaborate with the Strategic Initiatives team leads and other key stakeholders across RFS to design and implement the communications campaigns to elevate RFS’s programmatic work into inspiring communications and drive cross‑team projects.
• Define core narrative and messaging priorities,…