The Hispanic Media Director is responsible for leading the Democratic National Committee’s outreach to national and local Hispanic media, managing those relationships, identifying surrogate opportunities and assisting the DNC’s Regional Press Secretaries in building press plans that incorporate strategic engagement with local Hispanic media in key battleground states.

Responsibilities:

• Working with the DNC’s Regional Press Secretaries and national press team to plan and implement communications strategies specifically geared towards reaching the Latino community;
• Writing communications materials including talking points and releases;
• Working with Spanish media outlets, placing stories and serving as a spokesperson;
• Translating press releases and talking points into Spanish;
• Media monitoring and other responsibilities as needed.

• At least three years of relevant work experience;
• Spanish-language fluency;
• Excellent writing skills;
• Relationships with Hispanic media;
• Ability to work on a large team;
• Strong adherence to to tight deadlines and close attention to detail;
• Comfort working in a fast paced campaign environment, taking initiative and producing tangible results;
• A comfort working with reporters and understanding of the news cycle, and
• On-the-recording experience required. 

Travel: The Hispanic Media Director position will require travel, which could be up to 25% of the time.

This is a full-time, exempt position, that may require work on weekends. This position is in the bargaining unit represented by SEIU Local-500.

The Democratic National Committee (DNC), is committed to diversity among its staff, and recognizes that its continued success requires the highest commitment to obtaining and retaining a diverse staff that provides the best quality services to supporters and constituents. The DNC is an equal opportunity employer and it is our policy to recruit, hire, train, promote and administer any and all personnel actions without regard to sex, race, age, color, creed, national origin, religion, economic status, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity or expression, ethnic identity or physical disability, or any other legally protected basis. The DNC will not tolerate any unlawful discrimination and any such conduct is strictly prohibited.

The DNC requires all employees to be "up to date" on COVID-19 vaccination status as prescribed by the CDC as a condition of employment, unless otherwise prohibited by applicable law. If you seek a reasonable accommodation in relation to the DNC’s COVID-19 policy, you should speak to the HR team prior to reporting to an office location.

Benefits:

The DNC offers a generous benefit package, including:

- More than 30 days of paid time off, including Federal holidays, vacation, and personal days;

- Health and dental insurance for employee and dependents;

- 90% paid by the DNC, 10% paid by employee;

- Supplementary vision plans available to employees for purchase;

- Up to a 4% employer match DNC 401(k) plan;

- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) available to DNC employees and their dependents at no cost to staff;

- Pre-tax Flexible spending account benefits available to employees and dependents.