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Executive Communications Manager (Executive Speechwriter)

Lansdowne, VA

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: Lansdowne, VA

Team Overview

As the Executive Communications Manager, you are a vital part of the Communications team at ADF. In this role, you will report to the Vice President of Communications and PR and are responsible for managing the creation of speeches, briefing documents, op-eds, and serve as a back up for social media posts for ADF’s CEO, President and Chief Counsel, and other senior leaders as needed; overseeing research and information gathering for reports for executive leadership, donors and key stakeholders, collaborating with the Senior Vice President of Communications on messaging, statements, and other communications content. 

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop executive communications (speeches, but can also include briefing documents, op-eds, presentations, statements, social media posts, etc.) primarily for the CEO, President and Chief Counsel, and other senior leaders as needed.
  • Prepare and/or edit messaging documents for internal and external communications.
  • Develop periodic summaries and presentations for the Board of Directors.
  • Translate objectives, team performance, and organizational vision into stories and messages that relate to specific audiences.
  • Produce relatable communications to the interests, needs, and values of specific and diverse audiences.
  • Oversee and coordinate research and information-gathering related to ADF cases and Legal and Communications team performance for reports for executive leadership, donors, and key stakeholders, and for speeches and remarks delivered by the CEO, President and Chief Counsel.
  • Maintain a database of material for use in speeches and op-eds.
  • Develop and maintain a library system cataloging speeches, presentations, and media appearances delivered by the CEO, President and General Counsel, and other spokespeople.
  • Remain up-to-date and well-versed on ADF cases and policy positions.

Minimum Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of executive communications experience, including speech writing and content development.
  • Bachelor’s degree in journalism, English, communications, or similar academic discipline, or equivalent experience.
  • Highly effective written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to compose consistently accurate and compelling commentary and other communication materials under tight deadlines.
  • Strong strategic thinking skills regarding the development of communication strategies.
  • Ability to prioritize a variety of projects and following all projects through to completion on time.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office software, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
  • Proficient in Associated Press style writing.
  • Reliable, dependable, and trustworthy with confidential information.
  • Quick learner with strong initiative and self-motivation. Self-starter with strong organizational skills and keen attention to detail.
  • Effective team player with the ability to cultivate productive working relationships internally and consistently work toward solutions.
  • Lead other team members and contract writers.
  • Knowledge of constitutional law and legal terminology.
  • Knowledge of government (executive, legislative agency), from the local to federal levels.
  • Knowledge of ideological, cultural, and legal trends; familiarity with relevant thought leaders and organizations.

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.

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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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