Senior Director, Communications

Company Overview

Noble Reach Foundation  is a civic leadership platform committedtorekindling a spirit of national service across all career stages. We believe the greatest challenges facing America demand technology, science, and business leaders fluentin government, industry, and academia—leaders whobelong across sectors, not confined to one. We’re a hub where current and aspiring leaders can connect to opportunities that can meet their ambition for personal success and their passion to impact the world through public service.

Reporting to the Chief Marketing Officer, the Senior Director, Communications leads Noble Reach’s communications strategy with a direct focus on enhancing the organization’s brand and reputation and driving executive visibility and thought leadership. This role owns the development of a consistent, strategic narrative across the organization and serves as a senior communications counsel to the executive team, shaping how they are positioned externally through media, speaking opportunities, and thought leadership platforms.

The Senior Director also leads media relations efforts and elevates the public positioning of Noble Reach and its mission.

• Drive the CEO’s thought leadership strategy, including securing speaking engagements, panels, bylines, and media opportunities that build the CEO’s external profile
• Partner directly with the CEO and executive team to develop points of view, talking points, and signature content that establish them as credible voices in the field
• Prepare executive spokespeople for high-stakes media engagements, interviews, and public appearances
• Own Noble Reach’s core messaging framework and narrative, ensuring every external and executive-facing communication ladders back to it
• Serve as the final check on message consistency across departments, reviewing key materials for alignment with organizational strategy and voice
• Build and maintain strong relationships with media outlets, journalists, and other external stakeholders, and proactively create opportunities for coverage
• Oversee the organization’s media strategy, including press releases, statements, and rapid response to media inquiries, escalating sensitive matters to the CMO, Staff Counsel, and the CEO as needed
• Provide strategic guidance and message alignment to department leaders as they execute internal communications; this role sets the strategy and reviews for consistency but is not responsible for drafting all internal communications content
• Protect and elevate the organization’s brand, ensuring all communications reflect its values and mission
• Lead and mentor communications staff and coordinate with retained communications or PR consultants as needed
• Stay ahead of industry trends and emerging communication channels, recommending where Noble Reach should invest its voice next

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, or related field (master’s degree preferred)
• 12+ years experience in a communications role, including direct experience supporting C-suite or executive thought leadership
• Proven track record building executive visibility programs – speaking engagements, bylines, media placements – for a senior leader
• Superior writing ability in a journalistic style customary for corporate and external publications
• Established media relationships and sound judgment advising senior leadership on media strategy, including in sensitive or crisis situations
• Experience developing and maintaining an organization-wide messaging framework across multiple departments and audiences
• Demonstrated fluency using AI tools to accelerate the communications cycle, including drafting and iterating on bylines, talking points, and messaging frameworks, synthesizing research and…