Communications Director

Position Description

Compensation: $70,000-$74,000, DOE Benefits: 4-day work week with paid wellness time, retirement match, HSA, employer-paid healthcare premium, dental and vision coverage, generous PTO policy, office gym, etc Location: Anchorage (hybrid) Benefits: 4-day work week with paid wellness time, retirement match, HSA, employer-paid healthcare premium, dental and vision coverage, generous PTO policy, office gym, etc About AKPIRG: Founded in 1974, the Alaska Public Interest Research Group (AKPIRG) is a statewide, nonpartisan 501(c)(3) nonprofit guided by a commitment to Alaska and the people who live here, and Alaska’s only nonprofit consumer advocacy organization. AKPIRG works across four specializations (Energy, Economic Justice, Good Government, and Language Access) to bridge lived experience and decision-making, strengthen accountability, advance equity, and create a future where Alaskan communities thrive. About the position: The Communications Director plays a key role in translating AKPIRG’s programmatic work into compelling storytelling, accessible public education, cohesive fundraising narratives, and strategic communications that help move policy, connect complex policy issues to Alaskans’ lived experiences, and build people power. The Communications Director will work closely with other AKPIRG staff and the Digital Communications Lead to grow AKPIRG’s public presence, deepen meaningful engagement with Alaskans across the state, and strengthen the impact of our advocacy and organizing work. Design and implement communications strategies that translate complex issues into accessible, compelling messaging grounded in a cohesive AKPIRG voice. Ensure AKPIRG communications strategies, framing, content, and processes reflect and center AKPIRG values of decolonization, justice, accountability, community, and trust. Guide organizational narrative, messaging, and long-term communications planning.