Duration: 7/1/2026-11/20/2026
Salary: $7,500/month or higher based on experience
Benefits:
Reimbursement for health coverage for individual
Paid vacation and sick days
Mileage reimbursement
Phone reimbursement
Location: Must be based in** Kansas City** or** Springfield**.
Travel requirements: This position requires significant travel between Kansas City and Springfield during the 2026 election cycle, including some evenings and weekends during peak voter engagement periods or in rapid response.
The IE Communications Director will be responsible for developing and executing district-by-district earned media plans in key state legislative races.
The IE Communications Director has overall responsibility for:
Writing and executing an overarching communications plan and a weekly communications plan in consultation with local leaders and experts. This plan should include earned media, digital organizing, social media suggestions, and weekly messaging frames or hooks
Rapidly responding to news events, hooks, or crises, and updating the strategy as situations change
Recruiting, training, and supervising organizers or volunteers as needed to execute the plan
Monitoring team member social, press releases, and communications to ensure message discipline
Coordinating with the other coalition partners or consultants who are working in other capacities for the statewide Independent Expenditure (IE) table
Tracking and reporting results regularly
Analyzing the success and impacts of the communications team at the end of the cycle, and making suggestions for program adjustments or improvements in future state legislative IE programs
This person often also acts as a communications organizer themselves, but are in a coordination role (see below).
Manage and supervise a communications team that may include paid regional communications organizers and volunteer spokespeople.
Leadership Development
Develop strong regional leadership among communications staff and volunteers
Coach staff on best practices, leadership growth and campaign execution
Conduct regular debriefs to strengthen program effectiveness
IE Coordination and Coalition Work
Coordinate regularly with:
Legislative campaign staff
IE partners
Labor and community coalition partners
Civic engagement organizations
Fundraising and Program Sustainability
Support grant reporting and funder updates related to communications programs
Provide data, stories and metrics for fundraising materials
Turn in timesheets, mileage, receipts and reimbursement requests weekly
Maintain a healthy and effective workspace and team culture
Ensure all campaign reporting, budgeting and data tracking systems are updated regularly
Maintain files and documentation related to communications operations, staffing, and compliance
To apply: Please submit your resume and three references to info@willofthepeoplemo.org. The job will be open until filled.