Director of Booking

The Director of Booking works with the Communications Director, Mobilization Director, and Deputy Communications Director to create and execute the Democratic National Committee’s strategy for engagement across new and traditional media platforms. The Director will be responsible for overseeing all relationships with media bookers, managing logistics and briefings, and developing strategies to increase the visibility of DNC leaders and surrogates across TV networks, radio, digital streaming programs, podcasts, with content creators, and more.

Responsibilities:

• Cultivate, maintain, and nurture high-level national broadcast, digital streaming, radio, content creator, new media, and podcast relationships and partnerships on an ongoing basis;
• Overseeing the strategy for pitching DNC leaders and surrogates for media appearances, including handling the necessary logistics and managing preparation and research, and;
• Develop tracking and organizational systems to manage booking processes, and;
• Work with senior communications team leadership to determine the value of incoming media appearance requests.

Qualifications:

• 3-5 years of experience in media and/or communications;
• Professional communications style and experience working with principals;
• Existing relationships with hosts, broadcast reporters, producers, content creators, and bookers encouraged;
• Excellent instincts for what drives news and political judgment;
• Strong interest in media and politics;
• Ability to represent the DNC with maturity and judgment;
• Exceptional organizational, interpersonal, and presentation skills;
• Fearlessness in building relationships;
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, and strong attention to detail; and,
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment where priorities change rapidly.

The starting salary for the Director of Booking position is $90,000, on an annualized basis, commensurate with experience and qualifications. This is a full-time, exempt position, that may require work on weekends.

Travel: This position requires up to 15% travel both in the Washington, D.C. area and across the country to attend and support meetings and events.

Due to federal campaign finance rules, only U.S. citizens or U.S. green card holders are eligible for this role. See 52 U.S.C. 30121; 11 C.F.R. 110.20(i)

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.

Benefits:

The DNC offers a generous benefit package, including:

Generous paid time off, including federal holidays and open leave

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 5% employer match DNC 401(k) plan

Pre-tax flexible spending account benefits available to employees and dependents