Director of Strategic Communications

Job Overview

Director of Strategic Communications

Medina, Ohio (On-Site – 5 Days/Week)
Company: Jackson Parker Operating

Salary: $100,000 – $250,000 per year
Employment Type: Full-Time

About Us

We are a mission-driven organization focused on combating anti-Semitism and strengthening public understanding of Israel as America’s closest ally in the Middle East.

Our work centers on strategic communications, rapid-response messaging, media monitoring, digital influence execution, and real-time narrative analysis designed to shape how geopolitical issues are framed, understood, and discussed across media, social platforms, and public discourse.

We operate in a fast-moving, real-time strategic communications environment where responsiveness, editorial judgment, message clarity, and strategic alignment are critical.

About the Role

We are seeking a Director of Strategic Communications to lead a fast-paced communications and media intelligence environment focused on breaking news, strategic messaging, rapid-response communications, and real-time narrative analysis.

This role sits at the center of a high-tempo communications ecosystem responsible for monitoring evolving media narratives, tracking current events, shaping messaging strategy, and guiding rapid communications efforts across digital platforms and media channels.

The ideal candidate thrives in newsroom-style environments, closely follows geopolitical and political developments, understands how narratives evolve online, and can quickly synthesize complex information into clear communication strategy and actionable messaging direction.

This position plays a central role in monitoring public discourse, identifying emerging narrative trends, developing messaging frameworks, and helping leadership respond rapidly to current events and breaking media developments.

Working in coordination with strategic partners and senior leadership, the Director of Strategic Communications will oversee the review, refinement, distribution, and amplification of messaging across content, social, media, and communications teams while ensuring consistency, responsiveness, and strategic clarity.

This role includes leadership responsibilities across communications, media monitoring, content production, audience engagement, and rapid-response communications workflows. The Director will help manage and scale a cross-functional team supporting real-time communications execution and strategic messaging initiatives.

The ideal candidate is highly analytical, editorially sharp, strategically minded, and capable of exercising strong judgment in fast-moving communications environments with constant real-time developments.

The individual in this role will be required to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) and operate in compliance with all applicable reporting and disclosure requirements.

Responsibilities

Narrative Intelligence & Media Monitoring

• Monitor political, geopolitical, cultural, and media developments in real time
• Track breaking news, public sentiment, online discourse, and emerging narrative trends across media and digital platforms
• Conduct real-time analysis of evolving media narratives and communication risks
• Identify misinformation trends, messaging opportunities, and strategic response needs
• Synthesize large volumes of information into concise strategic insights and actionable communication guidance
• Help leadership understand narrative momentum, audience sentiment, and evolving communications challenges

Messaging Development & Strategic Communications

• Develop messaging frameworks, narrative positioning, and rapid-response communication strategies aligned with organizational priorities
• Translate complex geopolitical developments into clear, persuasive, and repeatable messaging
• Produce communication briefs, talking points, rapid-response messaging, and narrative guidance documents
• Ensure consistency across outward-facing communications and digital content streams
• Exercise strong editorial judgment across fast-moving communications and newsroom-style environments

Content Direction & Editorial Oversight

• Provide messaging direction to writers, editors, designers, social teams, and communications personnel
• Review written, video, graphic, and social content for strategic alignment and message consistency
• Refine framing, positioning, headlines, hooks, and communication structure to maximize narrative effectiveness
• Help build scalable content systems and rapid communications workflows
• Maintain high editorial and communication standards across all public-facing outputs

Team Leadership & Communications Coordination

• Lead and coordinate cross-functional communications and content teams
• Support hiring, onboarding, and development of communications personnel
• Assist leadership in building scalable newsroom-style workflows and communications structures
• Contribute to rapid-response communications execution during breaking developments and high-visibility moments
• Maintain responsiveness, accountability, and organization in fast-moving environments

Strategic Coordination & Executive Communication

• Coordinate with leadership and strategic stakeholders on messaging priorities and communications objectives
• Prepare narrative assessments, media intelligence summaries, and strategic communications updates for senior leadership
• Proactively identify communication gaps, strategic risks, and messaging opportunities
• Maintain awareness of legal and compliance obligations associated with foreign principal representation and FARA requirements
• Ensure communications processes support proper documentation and reporting requirements

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in strategic communications, political communications, journalism, media operations, public affairs, or rapid-response communications
• Strong writing, editorial, analytical, and strategic communications skills
• Experience operating in high-tempo news, political, media, or communications environments
• Strong understanding of political media, breaking news cycles, geopolitical narratives, and evolving public discourse
• Experience monitoring public sentiment, media trends, or digital conversations in real time
• Ability to synthesize information quickly and develop actionable communication strategy under tight deadlines
• Experience leading teams or managing communications/content personnel
• Strong organizational leadership and decision-making skills
• Demonstrated judgment and proactive problem-solving ability
• Comfortable communicating with senior executives, policymakers, and strategic stakeholders
• Familiarity with social listening, media intelligence, analytics, or narrative monitoring platforms preferred
• Experience in government, advocacy, journalism, public affairs, political, or international affairs environments preferred
• Willingness and ability to register under FARA and comply with applicable disclosure requirements

Who Thrives in This Role

• Closely follows breaking news, geopolitical developments, and evolving media narratives in real time
• Thrives in fast-paced newsroom or strategic communications environments
• Understands how narratives are shaped, distributed, and reinforced across digital ecosystems
• Balances strategic thinking with fast execution
• Exercises strong editorial judgment in politically sensitive situations
• Communicates effectively with leadership and external stakeholders
• Is highly organized, proactive, and responsive under pressure

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

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Pay: $100,000.00 - $250,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person