Director of External Affairs

Director of External Affairs | Non-Profit | Nashville, TN | Job ID: #3672858

Are you an experienced communications and public affairs professional ready to lead strategic messaging and audience engagement for a growing nonprofit organization? A Nashville-based nonprofit is seeking a Director of External Affairs to oversee integrated communications, media relations, digital strategy, and advocacy messaging. This opportunity offers the chance to shape organizational communications, expand audience reach, and lead high-impact initiatives across multiple platforms.

Responsibilities:

• Lead integrated communications strategies across earned, digital, social, and owned media channels.
• Direct editorial strategy, content development, distribution, and audience growth initiatives.
• Develop strategic messaging around policy, political, advocacy, and organizational priorities.
• Oversee media relations, rapid-response communications, podcasts, newsletters, and digital campaigns.
• Manage communications staff, contractors, vendors, budgets, and performance goals.
• Coordinate communications initiatives to strengthen organizational visibility and audience engagement.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience in political communications, advocacy, public affairs, or related fields.
• Strong strategic writing, editing, media relations, and editorial judgment skills.
• Experience leading multi-channel communications strategies and audience growth initiatives.
• Strong understanding of political and advocacy communications, including rapid-response messaging.
• Leadership experience managing communications teams, contractors, vendors, or cross-functional projects.
• Experience with political campaigns, advocacy organizations, or political organizations strongly preferred.
• Experience with digital media, podcasts, newsletters, social media, or multimedia content strongly preferred.
• Tennessee political, government, or public affairs experience is highly valued.

Compensation: Starting at $120,000 annually DOE, plus benefits.

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