Communications Director

Employment Type: Full-Time, Salaried, Exempt

Salary: $55,000-$65,000 annually

Frontline DIGNITY is seeking a dynamic, creative, and highly motivated Communications Director to help lead the organization through its next chapter of growth and impact.

At a pivotal moment in our country's political and cultural landscape, Frontline DIGNITY is building and strengthening a growing movement of communities committed to defending human dignity, supporting one another, and transforming how ordinary people respond to injustice.

As our organization continues to evolve, we are looking for a communications leader who can help shape our public identity, amplify our impact, expand our reach, and establish Frontline DIGNITY as a leading national voice in conversations about immigration, community solidarity, the Affront to Dignity, and collective action.

The Communications Director will serve as a key member of organizational leadership, working closely with the Executive Director and senior staff to develop bold, thoughtful, and effective communications strategies. This individual will have the opportunity to build and strengthen the organization's communications infrastructure, cultivate relationships with media and community partners, and recruit and develop a growing communications team as organizational resources permit.

We are looking for a builder. The ideal candidate brings both vision and execution: a creative strategist who can recognize opportunities, develop compelling narratives, lead initiatives independently, and turn ambitious ideas into tangible results.

This position requires adaptability, initiative, dependability, sound judgment, and a deep understanding of dignity-centered storytelling. Our work moves quickly, our responsibilities are significant, and the communities we serve depend on us to communicate with accuracy, compassion, and integrity.

This is a hands-on leadership role with significant opportunities for growth. The Communications Director will initially lead both strategy and day-to-day execution while helping build the systems, relationships, and team capacity necessary to support the organization's continued development.

Why This Moment Matters

Frontline DIGNITY is entering a defining period of organizational growth. In a relatively short period, we have built a rapidly growing community of volunteers, partners, and supporters committed to protecting immigrant communities and responding to injustice through collective action.

As our organization matures, we are asking important questions about how to deepen our impact, strengthen our infrastructure, and respond to the opportunities and responsibilities ahead. In an environment shaped by rapidly changing immigration policies, political polarization, and competing public narratives, effective communications become all the more essential to building trust, strengthening communities, making cultural impact, and inspiring meaningful action.

Our next Communications Director will help us tell that story, strengthen our organizational voice, and build the communications capacity necessary for what comes next.

Key Responsibilities:

1.Communications Strategy & Organizational Leadership

• Develop and lead Frontline DIGNITY's comprehensive communications strategy, ensuring consistent messaging, organizational identity, and alignment across programs, departments, and public-facing initiatives.
• Work closely with the Executive Director and senior leadership to shape organizational narratives, identify strategic communications opportunities, and advance organizational priorities.
• Lead efforts to expand Frontline DIGNITY's public visibility, strengthen its local, regional and national influence, and engage new audiences and community partners.
• Establish and maintain communications systems, editorial calendars, approval processes, and measurable goals that ensure consistency, accountability, and effective execution.
• Build the organization's communications capacity over time, including identifying staffing needs, developing infrastructure, and recruiting, mentoring, and supervising additional personnel as resources permit.

2.Social Media Management & Digital Content Creation

• Lead and execute Frontline DIGNITY's social media strategy across Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, and other relevant platforms.
• Develop and produce creative, engaging, and accessible digital content, including graphics, videos, reels, campaigns, and written messaging that reflect the organization's mission and identity.
• Translate complex issues, organizational activities, and emerging developments into compelling public-facing content that informs audiences and inspires meaningful action.
• Manage digital engagement, maintain a consistent visual identity, and use performance data to strengthen audience reach and effectiveness.

3.Newsletters, Email Marketing, & Community Communications

• Develop and manage the organization's newsletters, email campaigns, and community communications, including content creation, distribution, and audience engagement.
• Collaborate with organizational leadership and operations teams to translate verified updates, impact data, and organizational priorities into clear, accessible communications.
• Maintain effective audience segmentation and messaging systems, ensuring communications are culturally responsive and accessible to English- and Spanish-speaking communities.

4.Rapid Response & Crisis Communications

• Lead the development and execution of timely, accurate, and responsible communications during immigration enforcement activity, urgent community situations, and emerging crises.
• Coordinate closely with operations and organizational leadership to verify information, develop public statements and community alerts, and determine appropriate messaging.
• Establish crisis communications procedures and exercise sound judgment regarding confidentiality, community safety, organizational reputation, and the protection of impacted individuals and families.

5.Storytelling, Impact Reporting, & Public Education

• Develop compelling, dignity-centered narratives that communicate Frontline DIGNITY's mission, community impact, organizational growth, and the experiences of those engaged in our work.
• Produce and coordinate impact reports, infographics, educational materials, and website content that translate organizational data and complex issues into accessible public information.
• Identify storytelling opportunities that highlight volunteers, community partners, and impacted communities while connecting individual experiences to broader issues and opportunities for collective action.

6.Media Relations & Public Relations

• Build and maintain relationships with local, regional, and national media, proactively identifying opportunities to strengthen Frontline DIGNITY's public presence and influence.
• Develop press releases, media advisories, public statements, talking points, and briefing materials that advance organizational priorities.
• Coordinate media inquiries, interviews, and public relations opportunities in collaboration with the Executive Director, preparing organizational representatives for effective public engagement.

7.Fundraising, Development, & Campaign Communications

• Partner with the Development Director to develop compelling fundraising narratives, donor communications, and campaigns that strengthen financial support and community engagement.
• Create and coordinate fundraising materials, digital appeals, promotional content, and communications for organizational campaigns, events, and special initiatives.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing, journalism, public relations, nonprofit management OR demonstrated professional experience developing and executing communications strategies, campaigns, or initiatives, with a portfolio of relevant work.
• Exceptional writing, storytelling, and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex or sensitive information into clear, compelling, and accessible messaging.
• Experience managing social media platforms and independently creating high-quality digital content.
• Strong organizational and project management skills, with a demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• Creativity, adaptability, initiative, and sound judgment, with the ability to identify opportunities, solve problems, and work independently in a fast-changing environment.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to human dignity and culturally responsive communications.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in nonprofit communications, community organizing, advocacy, political campaigns, or other mission-driven environments.
• Experience building communications systems, leading teams, or supervising staff, contractors, or volunteers.
• Experience in media relations, crisis communications, fundraising communications, or public affairs.
• Spanish-language proficiency or significant experience with multilingual communications.

Location: Pittsburgh, PA (Primarily Remote; Local Presence Required)

How to Apply:

Interested candidates should submit the following materials:

• Current resume outlining relevant professional experience, leadership responsibilities, and qualifications.
• Portfolio or examples of previous communications work, including writing samples (ideally a press release or media advisory), social media campaigns, digital content, communications strategies, or other relevant projects. We encourage applicants to include examples that demonstrate both strategic planning and creative execution. Portfolios may be submitted as links, PDFs, or a collection of work samples.
• Brief statement (250–400 words) describing your approach to communications leadership, an initiative you are particularly proud of, and what excites you about helping build Frontline DIGNITY's next chapter.

No application will be considered without a resume and portfolio with examples of previous work.

For any questions, contact adminhelp@frontlinedignity.org