Director of Communications & Marketing

Tired of telling a story that you don’t believe in? As Reboot enters our next stage of growth, we seek an accomplished and engaging storyteller to help spread our theory of change. The ideal candidate will be a driven professional with a substantial track-record of success in either a communications or marketing strategy role. You are also a world-class communicator, capable of inspiring others with your words and ideas, in person, in print, and online.

You’ll be joining a talented team of interdisciplinary experts at an exciting stage of our organization’s development. You will have the opportunity to shape the voice and message of a socially driven organization with a growing track record of success in bringing human needs to the forefront of how problems of governance and international development are solved. Our clients include some of the world’s largest and most influential institutions from both the public and private sector.

We’re a mission-driven team with an actionable vision for how we can improve the world around us. If you’re ready for a new challenge that will offer you the chance to address critical social problems, we might be the opportunity you’ve been dreaming of.

Key Responsibilities

We’re an entrepreneurial organization that is growing rapidly. As such, your responsibilities will evolve over time in lock step with the rest of the organization’s development. Overall, you will have strategic and operational ownership of our marketing, communications and media outreach activities.

To kick off your portfolio, we’re looking for you to make a near-term impact in the following areas:

Communications Strategy

• Improve the consistency and strength of our brand positioning across channels and outputs
• Work closely with Reboot project teams to identify key messages and interesting insights from specific client engagements
• Improve the quality and frequency of Reboot’s written outputs, both on channels we manage and among third party outlets
• Improve the ROI of our social media channels through increased content and expanded engagement with external audiences

Media Relations

• Develop and implement an organization wide media relations strategy
• Expand Reboot’s media profile through earned press coverage and placement of our experts’ writing in professional media
• Build and maintain relationships with relevant members of the professional media
• Monitor press reporting and trends on topics relevant to Reboot’s work to identify opportunities for timely press outreach
• Maintain a forward looking calendar of notable events, anniversaries and other milestones around which Reboot content could be successfully promoted

Marketing & Outreach

• Monitor, evaluate and pitch conference and speaking opportunities to outlets relevant for Reboot participation
• Develop bespoke marketing campaigns to extend the impact and audience of specific client engagements
• Expand awareness of our activities and success among target audiences
• Improve and expand upon our key marketing assets, including sales brochures, website content, and other bespoke outputs
• Serve as an advocate for Reboot’s approach at industry events, conferences and other public gatherings
• Manage the application and updating of our core contact relationship management system

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have the following role-specific qualifications and experience:

• Proven strategic executor, capable of identifying and converting opportunities
• Fluency in the intellectual issues of at least two of the following subject areas; public policy, international development, human centered design, governance and/or social innovation
• Demonstrated experience garnering top-tier press coverage for a specific organization or campaign
• Excellent writing capabilities, with the demonstrated capacity to produce publish-ready copy on tight deadlines and with minimal editing
• Strong detail orientation and the demonstrated ability to work autonomously and on deadline
• Ability to shift priorities and focus quickly and with minimal hassle as situations demand it
• Willingness to travel up to 30% of the time, including to diverse international locations

If you’ve got these chops, we don’t care how many years of experience you have under your belt. But before you begin putting together your application portfolio, there’s a few things you should know about us. We are a rapidly growing organization with a relatively flat management structure. We ask everyone to be a self-starting entrepreneur. Failure is embraced as long as lessons are learned, but we have little room for folks that aren’t willing to take responsibility for their actions and outcomes. Our current team is abnormally talented, highly driven, and we maintain standards of quality that other organizations find it difficult to achieve. If you have all of these traits and want to join a mission you’ll be proud of, we want to hear from you.

Compensation & Applications

Compensation is competitive, and will be commensurate with experience and qualifications. Especially qualified applicants will be eligible for performance commissions and equity ownership of the firm.

To apply, please compile a portfolio containing your cover letter, CV, at least 3 published writing samples, and any other materials you think will help us understand why you’re the right fit. When you’re ready, send your materials to “careers AT theReboot DOT org” with “Director of Communications & Marketing” in the subject line.