Communications Director

MARSY’S LAW FOR ALL SEEKS NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR

Marsy’s Law for All, a leading national victim rights political organization, is seeking an experienced professional with a strong commitment to elevating the rights of crime victims to become our National Communications Director. This is a full-time position that will be based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

About Marsy’s Law for All

Marsy’s Law for All is a national political-advocacy organization that seeks to amend state constitutions, and eventually the U.S. Constitution, in order to ensure that victims of crime have comprehensive, enforceable rights. We believe crime victims should have rights of legal weight as those that are already afforded to the accused and convicted.

We can all agree that no rapist should have more rights than the victim. No murderer should be afforded more rights than the victim’s family. Marsy’s Law would ensure that victims have equal rights as the accused and convicted – nothing more, nothing less. Marsy’s Law is not a partisan issue. Giving crime victims equal rights is a rare political issue that Republicans and Democrats are unified in supporting.

Dr. Henry T. Nicholas, the co-founder of Broadcom Corp., is the key backer and Chairman of Marsy’s Law for All. When it passed in California in November 2008, Proposition 9, the Victim’s Bill of Rights Act of 2008, Marsy’s Law became the strongest and most comprehensive Constitutional Victim’s Rights Amendment in the country and put California in the forefront of the national victims’ rights movement.

In 2014, voters in Illinois passed Marsy’s Law for Illinois. In 2016 voters adopted Marsy’s Law into their state constitutions in Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota. In November of 2017, Ohio voters passed Marsy’s Law with over 82% of the vote. Marsy’s Law has already qualified for the ballot in 2018 in Nevada, Kentucky, and Oklahoma, and we have active qualification efforts underway in Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Maine, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Pennsylvania. 

Marsy’s Law was named after Dr. Nicholas’ sister, Marsalee (Marsy) Nicholas, a beautiful, vibrant University of California Santa Barbara student, who was stalked and killed by her ex-boyfriend in 1983. Only a week after Marsy was murdered, Dr. Nicholas and Marsy’s mother, Mrs. Marcella Leach, walked into a grocery store after visiting her daughter’s grave and were confronted by the accused murderer. They had no idea that he had been released on bail. “If any good can come of something this horrible – the loss of my sister and the losses of other families of crime victims – it is that these violent acts served as a catalyst for change,” Dr. Nicholas said. “Marsy’s Law will provide for a more compassionate justice system for crime victims in California and make that a constitutional guarantee. Now the momentum can be put behind a U.S. Constitutional Amendment so that the rights of all crime victims, anywhere in America, can be protected.”

The Position

Marsy’s Law for All is seeking a National Communications Director. The communications director shall report directly to the Sr. Communications Consultant on a day-to-day basis and, like all employees, will be responsible administratively to the Chief Operating Officer. The Director of Communications will help set, guide and execute the strategy for all communications and public relations messages on all mediums, including online, visual, printed materials and collateral to consistently articulate Marsy’s Law’s brand and mission. This would be an in-house role based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following:

Position Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Senior Communications Strategist and state communicators to ensure strategy and tactics are executed.

• Develop, implement, and evaluate regular communications plans nationally and for those specific states in which Marsy’s Law is active.

• Review and edit the Marsy’s Law 2018 Communicators Playbook.

• Work with the communication team to manage the online content that engages audience segments and leads to action. Decide who, where, and when to disseminate by working closely with the Director of Online Communications.

• Work with the communications team to manage the development, distribution, and maintenance of all print and electronic collateral including, but not limited to, newsletters, brochures, and the Marsy’s Law for All website.

• Supervise and lead team members responsible for the Marsy’s Law website, social media and news distribution, and graphic design. 

• Work with the webpage manager to coordinate webpage maintenance and ensuring that new and consistent information (article links, stories, and events) is posted regularly.

• Manage all media contacts and serve as on-the-record spokesperson.

Qualifications

• The successful candidate must believe in the core values of Marsy’s Law for All and embrace its mission.

• A Bachelors Degree or similar is required for this position.

• Five to seven years of experience in the communications field, engaged in political campaigns or working for politicians or political organizations.

• Outstanding written and communications skills are required along with an ability to work well with a diverse team throughout the country.

• Strong organizational skills and an attention to detail are required.

Salary will be commensurate with experience. This is a professional position and only people with the proper background and capabilities will be considered. Marsy’s Law for All is committed to equal opportunity for all persons without regard to sex, age, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, marital status, disability, or sexual orientation. We encourage all who are interested in this position to learn more about the mission of Marsy’s Law prior to applying by visiting our website at www.marsyslaw.us.

To Apply

Please send a cover letter, resume, and three writing samples to: Please e-mail all application material to applicants@marsyslaw.us. Please put the title “Marsy’s Law National Communications Director” on your e-mail application.