Director of Content Strategy

Accountabilities:: Develop and lead a comprehensive content strategy aligned with organizational objectives, audience needs, and voter engagement priorities. Identify opportunities to expand audience reach, increase digital engagement, and strengthen relationships with voters, volunteers, donors, and supporters. Oversee content roadmaps, editorial calendars, and campaign planning across blogs, newsletters, voter education resources, thought leadership initiatives, and digital communication channels. Establish messaging frameworks, editorial standards, and content guidelines to ensure consistency, clarity, and alignment with the organization's nonpartisan mission and brand identity. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Product, Political Data, Communications, Marketing, Partnerships, and Volunteer Recruitment, to identify content opportunities and coordinate communication initiatives. Monitor content performance, audience behavior, engagement metrics, and emerging communication trends to identify improvement opportunities and optimize content effectiveness. Provide strategic direction, guidance, and leadership to volunteer writers, editors, researchers, content creators, and communications team members. Develop compelling storytelling initiatives and thought leadership content to strengthen the organization's position as a trusted voice in civic technology, voter education, and democratic participation. Ensure that content initiatives communicate complex civic and political information in an accessible, engaging, and informative manner. Continuously explore innovative content formats, digital engagement opportunities, and communication approaches to increase organizational visibility and social impact. Requirements: At least 3 years of professional experience in content strategy, communications, digital marketing, content leadership, audience development, media, publishing, or a related field. Demonstrated ability to develop and execute content strategies that increase brand awareness, audience engagement, reach, and organizational impact. Strong understanding of audience development, content journeys, digital communication channels, and engagement optimization. Exceptional writing, editing, messaging, and storytelling skills, with the ability to translate complex topics into clear, compelling, and accessible content. Experience using content analytics, audience insights, and performance metrics to evaluate effectiveness and guide strategic decisions. Proven ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholders, coordinate cross-functional projects, and manage multiple initiatives simultaneously. Strong leadership and organizational skills, with the ability to guide contributors, provide constructive feedback, and establish clear editorial priorities. Passion for democracy, civic engagement, voter education, and the use of digital communication to create meaningful social impact. Ability to work independently, demonstrate initiative, and drive strategic projects forward in a remote, volunteer-driven environment. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build productive relationships across multidisciplinary teams. Creativity, adaptability, and a forward-thinking approach to identifying new content opportunities and responding to evolving audience needs. Must currently reside in the United States to be eligible for this volunteer opportunity. Benefits: Compensation: This is a 100% unpaid volunteer position. Flexible remote working: Contribute remotely from anywhere in the United States. Time commitment: Approximately 5–10 hours per week. Opportunity to shape how millions of voters access and engage with reliable civic information. Leadership experience in content strategy, digital communications, audience development, and organizational messaging. Opportunity to lead content initiatives for a nationally recognized civic technology nonprofit. Collaboration with mission-driven professionals across technology, media, civic engagement, and nonprofit leadership. Opportunity to build executive-level strategic and leadership experience while contributing to meaningful social impact. The chance to help strengthen voter participation, democratic engagement, and access to trusted educational resources. Opportunities to expand your professional network and develop relationships with experienced volunteers and industry professionals.