Vice President of Communications and Narrative Strategy

The Proportional Representation Hub American democracy is at a breaking point. Across the country, voters increasingly find themselves throwing up their hands and turning away from a failing political system. Hyper-partisanship has become entrenched. Fewer than one in ten House races is competitive, and 97% of incumbents cruise to reelection: for most voters, the outcome was settled before a single ballot was cast. Little wonder that politicians feel little pressure to deliver legislative results. Public trust in democratic institutions continues to erode as more and more voters tune out. But the problem isn t the politicians. It s the rules. U.S. elections are distorted by single-winner, winner-take-all districts. A party can win 45% of the vote in districts across a state yet it wins no power. The Supreme Court s evisceration of the Voting Rights Act has made things much worse: voters in communities of color are being carved up and packed into districts engineered to drown out their voices, and the court has triggered a redistricting death spiral. The need for structural reform has never been more urgent. There is a fix, and most of the world already uses it: proportional representation. The idea is simple--districts elect several members, and a party that wins a third of the votes wins about a third of the seats. It breaks the two-party monopoly, makes every district competitive, eliminates partisan gerrymandering, and reduces polarization. The Proportional Representation Hub has launched to help build the next chapter of American democracy. We have raised more than $70 million to lead a campaign to advance proportional representation at the local, state, and federal levels and build a government that delivers again. Proportional representation is the best path to create a democracy that better reflects the diversity of the American people, and the best path to end the redistricting wars. This work is ambitious: forging unlikely coalitions, winning new legislation and ballot measures, changing public narratives, and developing innovative political strategies. Above all, it demands a cross-partisan movement big enough to persuade the huge majority of Americans who say the political system no longer works for them that our democracy can work far better than it does today. We are building a team of exceptional leaders working together to reshape the architecture of American democracy itself. Position Overview The Vice President of Communications and Narrative Strategy will build and lead the communications, research, and narrative infrastructure necessary to make proportional representation one of the defining democracy reform movements of the 21st century. The Vice President of Communications and Narrative Strategy will lead all communications, narrative development, public opinion research, digital engagement, media relations, and strategic communications efforts for the Proportional Representation Hub. This executive will be responsible for shaping how policymakers, voters, journalists, funders, advocates, and opinion leaders understand proportional representation, in the context of other democracy reforms. They will oversee the communications strategies supporting federal, state, and local campaigns while simultaneously building a long-term narrative change effort to help transform the national conversation about democracy and move the idea of proportional representation from the margins to the mainstream. The Vice President will oversee communications consultants, research firms, polling vendors, creative agencies, digital partners, media strategists, and public affairs consultants. They will also help build communications capacity throughout the broader democracy reform ecosystem, providing strategic guidance and technical support to allied organizations and campaign partners. The Vice President of Communications and Narrative Strategy will serve as a member of the Senior Leadership Team. This is a role for a visionary strategist, storyteller, communicator, and movement builder who understands that political change begins with narrative change. What You ll Lead Build a Narrative for Democratic Reform and a Message for Proportional Representation • Develop and execute a long-term narrative strategy for multiparty electoral reform and redefine the public conversation about representation, accountability, fairness, and democratic legitimacy. • Create messaging frameworks that make proportional representation understandable, compelling, and that resonate across ideological, geographic, racial, and generational divides. Translate complex policy reforms into accessible, motivating narratives that inspire action and support. Ensure campaign communications consistently advance both immediate policy goals and long-term narrative and movement-building objectives. Lead Narrative Intelligence and Opposition Analysis • Build a narrative intelligence operation that continuously tracks public opin...