Director, Brand and Communications

The Audacious Project is hiring its first Director of Brand and Communications. This role is responsible for maintaining the Audacious brand across channels and executing brand and communications initiatives that support organizational goals. This includes shaping how Audacious tells its story and where, as well as owning brand and messaging guidelines and working with cross-functional teams and external collaborators to translate them to their own work. 

As a core part of your role, you will create and manage the launch campaign around each new cohort of projects as well the public launch of their individual TED Talks. As Audacious evolves its work, you will support the Executive Director and cross-functional leaders to ensure that any new initiatives reflect the brand and value proposition. You will also partner with counterparts at TED to bring Audacious and its work to life within the TED universe, and identify areas of potential collaboration and support. 

While this position has an option to be remote, TED’s headquarters are in New York City, and there is a strong preference for this position to be based in NYC

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

• In partnership with the Executive Director, set Audacious’ communications vision, strategy, and priorities to advance the organization’s strategies and goals

• Develop and execute Audacious content strategy, including identifying key channels (ex: LinkedIn) and working with internal and external partners on content ideation and development 

• Provide oversight and management of each Audacious cohort launch, managing goals and timelines, and working with internal and external partners to execute 

• Work with leaders across the team to develop compelling communication materials (ex: talking points for external engagements, collateral for events, briefing documents for potential grantees)

• Create and maintain Audacious brand guidelines (ex: voice and tone style guide)

• Manage external agencies, copywriters, and content creators as needed

• Help the Executive Director and team leaders stay in front of trends and be responsible for updating the Audacious brand over time, including changes to key touchpoints 

• Serve as a liaison to TED brand counterparts and find opportunities for collaboration and mutual support 

JOB OVERVIEW

• Location: New York (NYC Preferred); Remote location for exceptional candidates based in DC, SF, Seattle or LA

• Travel requirement: Must be able to travel as needed. Additional travel required for non-NYC based candidates.

• Job Type: Full-time

• Salary Range $180,000 - $200,000

• Department: Audacious Project

• Reporting Structure: reports to the Executive Director