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Director of CEO Communications

Washington, D.C.

Make a difference with us! At Alliance Defending Freedom, we believe God has brought you here for His purpose—to stand for truth and defend the God-given right to live and speak it. Together, we protect religious freedom, free speech, the sanctity of life, marriage and family, and parental rights. Review our Statement of Faith to ensure we’re a fit for you.

Location: Washington, D.C.

Team Overview

As the Director of CEO Communications, you are a vital part of the Executive Office and Communications Team. In this role, you will report to the VP of Communications and Public Relations with dotted line access to the CEO, and you will manage the CEO Communications team. You will be responsible for executing strategies to build an audience and advance the voice and ideas of the CEO in the public square, across the movement, and within the organization. You will oversee the creation and distribution of compelling content for external and internal audiences on behalf of the CEO, and will conduct legal research and information gathering for the CEO.

Key Responsibilities

  • Position the CEO as a thought leader and key voice for freedom by identifying strategic opportunities across legal, policy, and cultural trends.
  • Lead and manage the CEO Communications team, ensuring excellence in execution, alignment with strategic priorities, and continuous performance improvement.
  • Oversee the creation of compelling CEO communications, including speeches, presentations, op-eds, social media posts, press materials, and related visual assets.
  • Collaborate with the broader Communications Team to shape and execute the CEO’s voice strategy, aligning messages to inspire both internal and external audiences.
  • Conduct legal research and stay well-versed in ADF cases and policy positions to ensure messaging is informed, accurate, and impactful.
  • Coordinate closely with Legal and Communications teams to review and approve CEO-facing content for legal accuracy and brand alignment.
  • Partner with the CEO Office to manage a centralized database of messaging materials, speech content, media appearances, and supporting resources.
  • Prepare periodic summaries and presentations for the Board of Directors that highlight CEO communications impact and strategic engagement.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in journalism, English, communications, or similar academic discipline, or equivalent experience.
  • 7+ years of managing executive communications.
  • Knowledge of Communications strategy, constitutional law, governments from local and federal levels, and legal terminology.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office software, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including speechwriting and content development, the ability to compose consistently accurate and compelling commentary and other communication materials under tight deadlines.
  • Understanding of ideological, cultural, and legal trends; familiarity with relevant thought leaders and organizations.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Juris Doctor.

Pay & Benefits

At Alliance Defending Freedom, we offer a competitive compensation and benefits package to support your well-being and growth. While we do not disclose specific salary ranges, our compensation is competitive with top non-profit law firms. Our benefits include 100% covered medical and dental insurance, medical and dependent care reimbursement, paid disability, long-term care, life insurance, and a 401(k) plan with a 4% company match. We prioritize work-life balance with paid time off and 12 paid holidays each year.

Want to Know More About ADF?

This salary range is reflective of a position based in Washington, D.C. This range is a good faith estimate, and the actual salary may vary based on the candidate’s experience, skills, qualifications, and office location.

Washington, D.C. Salary Range

$104,974 - $167,959 USD

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Statement of Faith

Based on our adherence to the inspired, infallible, inerrant, and authoritative Word of God in Scripture, we profess with the Christian Church throughout time and around the world the faith expressed in the Apostles’ Creed:

I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven,
he is seated at the right hand of the Father,
and he will come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting.
Amen.

Doctrinal Distinctives

Also, based on this confession, we are committed to honoring God by obeying the two Greatest Commandments, loving God and loving neighbor, and based on that commitment and derived from the inspired, infallible, inerrant, and authoritative Word of God in Scripture, we profess the following as necessary for living the gospel:

  • We believe in the spiritual unity and equality of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ.
  • We believe that the Lordship of Christ requires us as disciples to seek to conform our actions, thoughts, and desires in obedience to Him.
  • We believe God creates each person with an immutable biological sex — male or female — that reflects the image and likeness of God.
  • We believe God designed marriage as a unique conjugal relationship joining one man and one woman in a single, exclusive, life-long union, and God intends sexual intimacy only to occur within that relationship.
  • We believe God endows all human life with inherent dignity, and it must be respected and protected from conception to natural death.
  • We believe that God has endowed all humans with the natural, and inalienable right of religious freedom to believe, pursue truth, and live within ordered liberty such that no civil government may justly infringe upon it.
  • We believe that God, through His Son, Jesus Christ, calls all of us to deny ourselves, take up our cross, and follow Him, knowing that He promises us abundant and eternal life.
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