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Senior Policy Director, Media & Technology at Commoncause
Job details
We are looking for a Senior Policy Director, Media & Technology to lead Common Cause’s work at the federal and state levels to advance a more open, accessible, responsible, and democratic information ecosystem. This includes shaping reforms on media and tech consolidation and ownership, promoting platform transparency and accountability, defending net neutrality and broadband access, protecting independent journalism and public media, establishing artificial intelligence governance, and addressing the harms of disinformation, surveillance, and algorithmic bias. This role will set the vision and direction for this work, manage staff members, and collaborate with senior directors and directors in the Policy and Litigation, Campaigns and Organizing, States, and External Affairs departments to drive strategies that achieve policy, legislative, and litigation wins for a healthy democracy where information empowers people, not just platforms.
In this role you will be a strategic and hands-on leader, using your deep subject matter expertise to power map, design federal- and state-level advocacy campaigns, and navigate policy, regulatory, legislative, litigation, and political landscapes, ensuring that we are a trusted expert and leader in this policy space.
This is a full-time role reporting to the Vice President, Policy in the Policy and Litigation department; this role is remote anywhere within the lower 48 United States, with an expectation to travel at least 6 times per year. We hope our new Senior Policy Director, Media & Technology will start in July.
Responsibilities
Lead national strategy on Media & Technology
- Set the strategic vision for the portfolio of issues within this policy pillar, ensuring alignment across state and federal advocacy
- Lead power-mapping and political analysis to identify key opportunities, threats, and leverage points using policy, regulatory, legislative, and litigation tools
- Oversee the development and execution of policy, legislative, and litigation strategies and campaigns that are actionable and viable to win pro-democracy reforms at the state and federal levels
Manage & mentor members of the Media & Technology team
- Manage staff on this team: coach and develop staff towards their goals and support their career progression and retention at Common Cause
- Provide guidance and coaching to team members, helping them develop expertise and maximize impact
- Ensure strong coordination across research, policy analysis, and advocacy efforts
- Build an internal culture of strategic collaboration, aligning your team within the Policy and Litigation department and with other departments
Drive policy implementation & state-level impact
- Work directly with state teams and coalitions to enact policy changes, pass legislation, and initiate litigation to create a more transparent, ethical, and accountable democracy
- Support states in policy, regulatory, and legislative implementation, ensuring new laws are effectively rolled out and enforced
- Build systems for peer-to-peer learning and technical assistance so state teams can better navigate policy, regulatory, and legislative processes
- Partner with state and national organizations, elected and appointed officials, and policymakers to advance policy, regulatory, and legislative reforms
Represent Common Cause at the highest levels
- Serve as a lead spokesperson, thought leader and subject-matter expert, representing Common Cause in coalitions, media, and policy, regulatory, and legislative settings
- Provide expert testimony, briefings, and guidance to policymakers and other key stakeholders
- Drive public education and thought leadership on media and technology issues through reports, opinion pieces, and public forums
- Ensure Common Cause is recognized as a trusted leader in media and technology policy, influencing national and state-level policy, regulatory, and legislative debates
Strengthen organizational impact & cross-team collaboration
- Ensure strong coordination between and among the Policy and Litigation, Campaigns and Organizing, States, and External Affairs departments, integrating policy advocacy into campaign
- Partner with Common Cause’s litigation team to develop legal strategies
- Work closely with the External Affairs department to produce materials that shape public and policymaker understandings of the portfolio of issues in this policy space
- Identify new opportunities for Common Cause to lead in this policy space
Perform administrative and other duties
- Perform other duties as assigned
- Complete administrative tasks as needed
You will thrive in this role if you have:
The following is required:
Additional information about this role:
Common Cause is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applicants of any race, creed, color, religion, ethnicity, national origin, income class, political affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran status, or marital status, as well as applicants who have been previously incarcerated.
Common Cause (501(c)(4)) and Common Cause Education Fund (501(c)(3)) are nonpartisan, nonprofit grassroots affiliate organizations dedicated to upholding the core values of American democracy. We work to create an open, honest, and accountable government that serves the public interest; promote equal rights, opportunity, and representation for all; and empower all people to make their voices heard in the political process.
Founded in 1970 and headquartered in Washington, DC, Common Cause has more than 1.5 million members and supporters living in every congressional district in the United States, and offices in 23 states around the country.
