Communications Director
Company: Industrious
Location: Washington
Posted on: October 31, 2024
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Job Description:
About Us
Heavy industry is the foundation of modern society. We need
materials like cement, steel, and aluminum more than ever to
rebuild our bridges and roads, construct wind and solar projects,
and manufacture electric vehicles and heat pumps that will
undergird our future. But industry needs a second revolution. For,
as much as industry made the middle class and ushered in a
remarkable era of prosperity for many, it also threatens our
climate, reinforces environmental racism, wastes valuable materials
and energy, and leaves communities and workers behind.
At Industrious Labs, our mission is to set into motion unstoppable
policies, people power, and analysis to make a triple impact on
climate, justice, and jobs that drastically reduce dangerous
emissions, make industry accountable to communities and workers,
and develop a circular economy.
About the Position
Guided by an inspiring vision, strategic plan, and a set of active
campaigns, we seek a Communications Director to join the team.
Industrious Labs is fully remote, and this role reports to Partner
and co-founder Evan Gillespie. The Communications Director will
lead Industrious Labs' internal and external communications
strategy. This includes overseeing our organizational
brand/identity and managing a seasoned communications staff
dedicated to individual campaigns and projects. Industrious Labs
and our partners are leading campaigns to transform industry,
tackling aluminum, cement, clean heat, steel, and waste.
The Communications Director plays an essential role in the
evolution of Industrious Labs from its start-up phase to a more
mature organization, with responsibilities that will evolve over
time as the team expands. As with any young organization, the
Communications Director will balance big-picture vision and
strategy with day-to-day management of smaller tasks.
This role requires a deep commitment to the principles of climate
justice, proven collaboration skills, and the ability to design and
execute coordinated strategies that will generate change in a
deeply entrenched and seemingly intractable aspect of the climate
movement.
The broad categories of responsibilities may include:
Strategy Development & Implementation
Creative Direction & Content Development
Organizational and Team Management
Who You Are
The Communications Director is driven by their belief in and
commitment to Industrious Labs' vision and mission. Industrious
Labs seeks someone experienced with organizational branding and
identity who balances the dual needs of supporting public campaigns
while building the organizational brand and its communications
assets. The successful candidate knows the right questions to ask
in service of a crisp and compelling strategy. They are experienced
working in an advocacy environment and energized to use earned
media to build power. The right candidate is dedicated to
environmental, racial, and social justice and is committed to
working in movements that transform people, culture, and systems
rooted in justice. Above all else, the successful candidate is
passionate and committed to growing our obsession into a force
within public discourse.
As a young organization, we're still building our systems,
policies, organizational identity, and culture. The right candidate
contributes their leadership to building these systems out and can
thrive in the ambiguity that exists within a new organization. We
demonstrate initiative by diving right in to take a concept from
idea to implementation, navigating through internal and external
barriers as they arise without getting stuck, and finding and
deploying resources creatively to solve problems. The
Communications Director knows how to carve out enough time and
headspace for inspirational leadership, and also isn't above
getting their hands dirty with the kind of tactical work that
everyone on our small team is called upon to share.
The successful candidate is entrepreneurial and excited about the
prospect of building something new from the ground up. The
Communications Director has a track record of setting inspirational
vision and scaling successful programs with creativity, humility,
and continuous learning. The successful candidate has worked in an
advocacy environment and understands the movement context, with a
strong grasp of the economic, social, and political forces that
shape industrial production, consumption, and broader policy in the
U.S.
In spite of the enormous obstacles involved in decarbonizing heavy
industry, the Industrious Labs team operates with a spirit of
possibilities and seeks a leader who shares the belief that we can
all do things we've never done before and can stretch ourselves to
achieve incredible results. The Communications Director maintains a
resilient outlook and looks for ways to make ideas work before
assuming they won't.The selected candidate will also possess most
of the following Core and Preferred qualifications:
Core
Preferred
We note that while we welcome candidates with a background in
industrial decarbonization, we strongly encourage individuals
without experience in the sector to apply.
Salary and Benefits:
The salary for this position is $168,000. Industrious Labs has a
policy not to negotiate salaries. Historically, negotiations reward
those who have the skill, privilege, and confidence to ask for more
money; and because not everyone has those skills, allowing for
negotiations undermines the economic equity we strive for as an
organization. Rather than use negotiations to drive competitive
salaries, we endeavor to pay people well. Our transparent salary
scale is based on the experience, competencies, and
responsibilities required to thrive in this role.
Industrious Labs offers a competitive set of benefits, including
100% of comprehensive health care coverage for employees (medical,
dental, and vision), a 50% employer contribution toward health care
coverage for dependents; work from home stipend; up to 5% employer
match to 401k; generous paid parental/family leave; and 11 paid
holidays plus unlimited paid time off, including a mandatory
minimum of 15 business days PTO.
Our Commitment to Racial Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Climate
Justice:
We believe that diversity in our team isn't just a value but brings
different lived experiences and perspectives that is essential to
solving the climate crisis. If you've read this job description and
are excited by it, and if you can see yourself happily filling this
role and making a difference on climate change, we really hope you
apply. Industrious Labs is an equal opportunity employer and is
committed to transparent and equitable recruitment, hiring and
promotion processes that foster inclusion and belonging. If you
need a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview
process, please email Victoria Chu at
victoria@industriouslabs.org.
Application Procedure:
To apply, please submit a resume and cover letter answering the
following:
This position is open until filled. Candidate review and phone
screens begin immediately and will be conducted throughout the
search. We anticipate several steps of mutual exploration,
including a phone screen, panel interview(s) and thought exercises
for finalist candidates. Our search processes generally take 3
months.
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