Associate Director

Trust for Public Land (TPL) is the leader of a movement to connect everyone in America to the outdoors. A national nonprofit, TPL partners with communities to create high-quality parks and protect public lands—especially in communities that need them most—to improve public health, create social cohesion, strengthen historic and cultural connections to place, and increase climate resilience. Since 1972, TPL has protected more than 4 million acres of public land, created more than 5,500 parks, trails, schoolyards, and iconic outdoor places, generated more than $112 billion in public funding for parks and public lands, and connected nearly 10 million people to the outdoors.

To learn more, visit tpl.org.

Trust for Public Land is seeking a Senior Speechwriter to shape and elevate the voice of our CEO and advance organizational thought leadership nationwide. This role develops speeches, op-eds, talking points, articles, social media copy, internal and Board communications, briefing materials, and visual presentations.

The Senior Speechwriter translates TPL’s mission, strategy, research, policy priorities, fundraising goals, program results, and community stories into clear, persuasive narratives for donors, policymakers, partners, media, staff, Board members, community leaders, and the public.

As TPL’s subject matter expert for executive communications, this position also advises on how speeches, presentations, op-eds, and other thought leadership materials should be written and delivered for different audiences, formats, and moments. Working closely with Communications team leads and partners across the organization, the Senior Speechwriter ensures that executive communications are timely, consistent, persuasive, and connected to TPL’s priorities.

CEO Communications Speech writing and Presentations, 60 – 70 Percent

• Serve as speechwriter and executive communications lead for the CEO, developing speeches, op-eds, articles, talking points, briefing documents, social media content, CEO-to-staff and CEO-to-Board communications, and other high-stakes internal and external materials.
• Lead CEO presentations and speaking opportunities from concept through delivery, including narrative development, slide structure, visual storytelling, speaker notes, rehearsals, and supporting materials for Board meetings, donor engagements, staff convenings, major events, and external appearances.
• Translate complex data, research, policy priorities, fundraising goals, program achievements, and community stories into clear, persuasive narratives.
• Advise the CEO and other senior leaders on format, tone, level of detail, and delivery, and provide practical feedback on pacing, clarity, and audience connection.
• Create event scripts, run-of-show documents, panel materials, briefings, and other supporting content for national and regional events.
• Maintain the organization-wide benchmark for writing and editing standards to support clear, consistent, and compelling communications across channels.

Organizational Thought Leadership and Priority Moments, 20 – 30 Percent

• Support high-priority organizational moments and major convenings by partnering with relationship managers, program teams, and internal and external collaborators to develop remarks, scripts, and run-of-show materials.
• Develop remarks, presentations, and supporting visuals for TPL leaders in coordination with the Creative team and established TPL templates.
• Write op-eds for national campaigns and major media moments, developing original content for the CEO and other leaders and adapting it for broader use across the organization.

Collaboration Project Management and Tracking, 10 Percent

• Serve as the central coordinator and…