Director of Communications (Media Relations and PR)

Department: Communications Position: Director of Communications Reporting To: Vice President of Communications Location: Remote for continental U.S. residents; (Office is Located in Washington DC) Travel: Up to 10% domestic travel to RAINN ’s Washington, DC headquarters as needed. Position type: Full-Time, Exempt Compensation Range: $130,000 – $145,000 (commensurate with experience). About This Role RAINN is looking for a Director of Communications who knows how to develop and land the story, build the editorial relationship, maximize PR in a partnership and relishes the chase in all three. This is a role for a sharp, instinctive PR and media leader who reads the news in the morning and sees five places RAINN should be in by the afternoon. Someone who picks up the phone after sending a follow-up email. Someone who can spot the cultural or media moment, find the angle, make the ask, and place RAINN 's expertise where it matters — on the front page, in digital pubs, on the podcast everyone is talking about, in the writers' room, in the artist's lyrics, in the athlete's post-game interview. As the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization, RAINN is leading some of the most consequential conversations in American life about prevention, justice and healing. The director of communications of Public Relations leads RAINN 's earned media strategy and is the connective tissue between our programmatic work and the public conversations where it belongs. You will report to the V