DC Public Library seeks Director of Communications - $116k to $162k

This position is located in the District of Columbia Public Library (DCPL) within the Office of Communications. The mission of the DCPL is to provide environments that invite reading, learning and community discussion and to equip people with the resources they need to learn all their lives.

The opening of the completely modernized Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library is on the horizon. The Director of Marketing & Communications plays an essential role in generating enthusiasm and raising the profile of the DC Public Library through the opening of its flagship location. The DC Public Library seeks a dynamic leader who will lead the effort to create a new and exciting brand for the Library, develop a marketing program that will keep DCPL top of mind for residents of the District of Columbia, and can help build staff capacity in the department and across the branch libraries to better market library services. 

This position is located in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library and reports to the Chief of Staff, District of Columbia Public Library (DCPL).  The position serves as Director of Marketing & Communication and provides vision, support and policy recommendations to the Chief of Staff and Executive Director in the execution of communications and marketing programs, strategies, and special initiatives.  The position is charged with managing the Library’s image through effective and strategic marketing, media relations, public relations and promotion