This position will be based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, or Washington, D.C. FIRE operates on a hybrid work schedule that allows for a mix of in-the-office and remote work for eligible employees.
About FIRE
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression’s mission is to defend and sustain the individual rights of all Americans to free speech and free thought — the most essential qualities of liberty. FIRE educates Americans about the importance of these inalienable rights, promotes a culture of respect for these rights, and provides the means to preserve them.
Position Description
FIRE is seeking a Director of Content with 10 or more years of experience to oversee and execute a cohesive editorial strategy that tells FIRE’s story across media platforms and galvanizes more Americans to join our fast-growing free speech movement. The Director of Content supervises the in-house creative, social media, and editorial teams, while also collaborating with teams across FIRE, specifically our Litigation, Rapid Response, Public Advocacy, and Campus Rights Advocacy teams.
- Developing and implementing a comprehensive and cohesive multimedia strategy that tells FIRE’s story across multiple channels.
- Managing, mentoring, and motivating the in-house creative, social media, and editorial teams to ensure FIRE produces top-notch content, including articles, social media, graphics, and video.
- Collaborating closely with the organization’s Creative team, Digital Editor-in-Chief, and Digital Communications Strategist to identify fresh content ideas and new trends that the public is thirsty for, propelling FIRE’s mission, and growing FIRE’s audiences across different platforms and executing on those ideas and trends.
- Leading weekly content meetings to determine what to produce each week as well as to discuss larger projects that require cross-team and cross-department coordination and collaboration.
- Supervising editorial, social, and video content calendars to ensure the proper coordination and cadence of content on FIRE’s website and across its social media channels.
- Setting comprehensive goals for performance and growth of the content across platforms.
- Monitoring relevant performance metrics across platforms and adjusting strategy to focus on what works to meet or exceed relevant key performance indicators.
- Managing vendor relationships and contracts as well as finding and managing new vendors to assist in producing content for FIRE’s website and social media channels.
- Finding and onboarding software and other tools to increase the efficiency and speed of creating and publishing content on FIRE’s website and across its social media channels.
This position involves occasional travel. Moderate work on weekends and evenings should be expected.
The expected start date for this position is as soon as possible.