Lead Writer, Executive Office (Job ID: 2026-3890)
On-siteWashington, District of Columbia, United States or Washington, United States
Job Summary
Serve as the president's primary speechwriter and communications partner, drafting concise remarks for internal and external events, developing board meeting reports, and creating scripts for all-staff town halls. Manage the full lifecycle of presentation development, including fact-checking, outline refinement, and coordinating with stakeholders to ensure consistent messaging that reflects the president's voice. Write and edit all-staff emails, donor correspondence, and social media posts while supporting the vice president of communications on internal and external written initiatives. This role requires regular in-person work at the Washington, DC office, generally four to five days per week.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, English, Political Science, or a related public-policy field
- Master's degree
- Minimum five years of relevant work experience
- experience providing staff support for executive leaders
- experience in research and analysis to support writing in a principal's voice
- History of writing knowledgeably and comfortably about public policy issues to broad general audiences
- Exceptional writing, storytelling, and editing skills
- ability to adapt voice and tone to match the speaker
- Strategic thinker with strong business acumen and the ability to distill complex ideas into clear, impactful messages
- Proven ability to advise senior leaders with confidence and discretion
- Experience working in fast-paced, high-stakes environments
- Complete fluency in written and oral English
- Excellent project management skills
- ability to plan, own, and take initiative of the full life-cycle of various projects
- ability to work effectively with all levels of internal and external stakeholders
- impeccable judgment, people skills and poise
- deeply collaborative and enjoy an in-person and collegial atmosphere
- excellent organizational skills
- initiative-taking approach with an elevated level of diligence
- ability to thrive under tight deadlines and accommodate occasional flexible hours
- High degree of professionalism with discretion and the ability to maintain confidentiality
- advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Office 365
- ability to write clearly and concisely for different audiences
- skilled at synthesizing input from diverse sources while serving as a firm advocate for the president's priorities
- Must be able to lift 50 lbs
Desired Qualifications
- Master's degree
- History of writing knowledgeably and comfortably about public policy issues to broad general audiences
- Exceptional writing, storytelling, and editing skills
- ability to adapt voice and tone to match the speaker
- Strategic thinker with strong business acumen and the ability to distill complex ideas into clear, impactful messages
- Proven ability to advise senior leaders with confidence and discretion
- Experience working in fast-paced, high-stakes environments
- Strong collaboration skills and cross-functional fluency with communications, public affairs, and executive offices
- Must be able to lift 50 lbs
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