Vice President, Marketing & Communications

Common Cause is seeking a dynamic and strategic Vice President of Marketing and Communications to lead our national messaging, brand identity, and digital presence. Reporting directly to the Senior Vice President of External Affairs, you will serve as a key leader and connective tissue across departments, driving integrated campaigns—including our strategic priorities—that amplify our mission, mobilize supporters, and defend democracy.

This is a full-time role reporting to the Senior Vice President, External Affairs; this role is based in Washington, DC, with an expectation to come into our office at least 2 days per week. We hope our new Vice President will start in November.

Responsibilities

Set and drive the strategy to reach our organizational communications goals

• Define and execute a comprehensive, integrated marketing, communications, and digital strategy that expands external audience reach

• Lead Common Cause’s transition toward a fully digital-first communications model, driving measurable growth across digital platforms

• Propose and pilot innovative initiatives, testing new channels and messaging strategies to achieve core organizational goals
• Advise the Senior Vice President, External Affairs, and other senior leaders on communication opportunities, risks, and emerging developments

Manage the Marketing & Communications teams

• Manage the digital, marketing, and communication functions within the External Affairs department 

• Collaboratively set goals with direct reports, coach and develop them towards these goals and support their career progression and retention at Common Cause 
• Foster an inclusive culture of accountability across the team

Strengthen communication strategy across the organization

• Establish and refine team structures, workflows, and cross-departmental processes to ensure seamless execution

• Build and maintain robust rapid-response systems that allow the organization to mobilize quickly around breaking news and emerging policy issues

• Oversee communications strategies for both national and state-level priority campaigns, covering media relations, messaging guidance, graphic design, social media, and content creation
• Serve as the primary communications and marketing liaison to senior internal stakeholders across Policy & Litigation, Campaigns & Organizing, and State departments

• Ensure clear, proactive communication across teams so national priorities and state-specific efforts reinforce each other
• Represent Common Cause in coalition meetings to advance our communication strategy across our work