**Role Location: **This role is based in our Brooklyn, NY office on a hybrid basis. The full team is in-office at least 2 days per week.
**Position Type: **Full-Time
**Expected Start Date: **April 15, 2026
About Us:
Slingshot Strategies is a full-service political strategy and public affairs consulting firm providing communications, polling, and advisory expertise to candidates, organizations, and causes that reflect our values. Our team partners with candidates, progressive organizations, and issue advocates to deliver
winning results. As a small but high-impact firm, we thrive on collaboration, creativity, and execution.
Our communications practice works with top elected officials, candidates, and causes at the national, state, and local levels. We don’t just land coverage. We make our clients part of the story.
We’re not a typical firm, and this won’t be a typical media plan. We’ve worked with major campaigns and
political organizations across some of the most cutting-edge issues from housing to AI. Our work cuts through because our comms is tailor-made to get coverage, not send press releases and cookie-cutter statements into the ether. We don’t send blasts. We shape narratives. We know how to get the tone-setters writing, the Substackers posting, and how to make your effort the go-to in the AI policy space. That’s the level you deserve to be operating on, and that’s the level we’ll deliver.
Our goal is simple: be everywhere that makes sense (and never be late to the party).
The Role
We are seeking a highly motivated Director to serve as a key member of the growing communications practice. The ideal candidate is organized, detail-oriented, and driven. This is an opportunity to independently manage small client accounts and build management skills. You must be able to operate in a fast-moving and fast-changing political environment and be willing to perform a variety of tasks to accomplish the goals for clients. You will have between four and six years of communications experience with a political campaign, consultancy, advocacy organization, or within government.
Key Responsibilities
Review, edit, and finalize client-facing materials such as talking points, press releases, media pitches, speeches, op-eds, digital content, and remarks for candidates and principals
Lead the day-to-day management of small accounts, including setting priorities, managing expectations, and ensuring projects are executed on time, on strategy, and at a high level of quality
Develop big-picture communications strategies, including message development, media outreach plans, campaign plans, and narrative positioning
Oversee press and media outreach efforts, including pitching reporters, securing media placements, and maintaining strong relationships with members of the press
Staff and prepare clients for media appearances, public events, and high-profile engagements, including briefings, message preparation, and on-site or remote support as needed
Support the development and execution of campaign plans, working closely with senior leadership to adapt strategy as conditions change
Identify and cultivate relationships with coalition partners, stakeholders, and allied organizations to advance client objectives
Manage and mentor junior staff, providing guidance, feedback, and support to strengthen team performance
Play a growing role in new business development, including contributing to proposals, pitches, and strategic discussions
Qualifications
4+ years of communications experience in politics, campaigns, consulting, advocacy, or government
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
Excellent writing, editing and verbal communication skills
Demonstrated experience leading accounts or major workstreams and managing client relationships
Active relationships with reporters, particularly in political and policy media
Proven track record of proactively crafting and placing compelling media pitches and securing earned media
Experience managing or mentoring junior staff, with the ability to provide clear guidance and feedback
Strong project management and organizational skills; ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment while balancing multiple priorities
Innovative, strategic thinker with a track record for translating ideas into action action and measurable outputs
Excellent judgment and creative problem-solving skills
Commitment to Democratic values