Digital Rapid Response Director

Our Corporate Positioning and Insights (CPI&I) practice seeks a Digital Rapid Response Director with 6+ years of experience to join the team in our Washington, D.C., New York, or Chicago office.

This is a multidisciplinary role at the intersection of earned media, digital strategy, and creative production. The strategist will serve as the central decision and coordination point for real-time communications in large scale campaigns - identifying emerging threats and opportunities, shaping the response, and ensuring that press, creative, and digital teams move together with a unified message and purpose. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-moving environment, understands how narratives travel across channels, and can move quickly from strategy to execution.

What You'll Do

Lead rapid response across earned media, creative, and social - setting strategy, calling the play, and driving execution in real time across all channels

Monitor news cycles and social environment to identify emerging trends, narrative shifts,

Turn communications priorities into clear creative briefs, partnering with creative teams to guide the development and coordinated rollout of visual, video, digital, and social content.

Draft and edit high-quality content quickly and with precision, including press materials, digital copy, paid media scripts, executive messaging, and more

Bring a journalist's instincts, a strategist's discipline, and strong editorial judgment to everything you write and produce

Stay current on emerging content trends, AI tools, audience behaviors, and platform best practices.

How You’ll Grow

We are committed to investing and supporting you in your professional development and we have developed a range of programs focused on fostering leadership, growth and development opportunities. We aim to promote continuous learning and individual skills development through on-the-job learning, self-guided professional development courses and certifications. You’ll be assigned a dedicated coach to mentor, guide and support you through regular coaching sessions and serve as an advocate for your professional growth.

As you progress through your career at FTI Consulting, we offer tailored programs for critical professional milestones to ensure you are prepared and empowered to take on your next role.

What You Will Need To Succeed

Basic Requirements

6+ years of experience in political communications and/or campaigns, public affairs, or issue advocacy – campaign or issue advocacy experience strongly preferred

Demonstrated experience leading rapid response in a political, advocacy or crisis communications environment

Strong writing across formats, including long-form, short-form, organic social, paid media, executive voice

Experience working in or alongside digital and creative teams on integrated campaigns, with the ability to brief and collaborate with designers and producers under deadline pressure

A deep understanding of how narratives develop and move across earned, social, and creative channels — and how to coordinate an effective response across all three

Strong project management skills, with the ability to oversee multiple workstreams and integrated multichannel campaigns under tight deadlines

Ability to work effectively across levels, managing and mentoring junior staff while collaborating with senior colleagues and client leads

Sound judgment, strong attention to detail, and the ability to operate independently in a high-pressure environment

Knowledge of the technology industry is strongly preferred, and experience with the energy and infrastructure industries is a bonus

Travel required to clients and to FTI office(s)

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis; the employer will not sponsor applicants for work visas

Preferred Requirements

Political campaign experience

Crisis-response experience

Rapid-response experience

Political campaign management

Community management

Experience developing response frameworks

Experience with social listening/monitoring tools

Experience with Brandwatch

Experience with Meltwater

Strong copywriting/content development experience

Ability to work with creative teams

Ability to work with sector and subject-matter experts

Issues-management experience

Public affairs experience

Event-driven communications experience

Experience creating social content that is engaging rather than simply repurposing a press release

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FTI Consulting is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, protected veteran status, religion, physical or mental disability, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

Compensation Minimum Pay: $99,000 Maximum Pay: $172,500 Compensation Disclosure: The compensation range reflects potential base salary for the role. Actual compensation is determined based on a wide array of relevant factors including market considerations, business needs, and an individual’s location, skills, level of experience, and qualifications.