Join Our Team

Thanks for your interest in joining Mission Partners. We are a woman-owned and led social impact communications firm based in Rockville, MD, and operating virtually from across the U.S. For current hires, we are prioritizing candidates based in Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and other states where we already have an established presence. We are passionate, creative, invested, and curious. And we believe that together, we can leave the world a better place than we found it. We guide purpose-driven organizations forward through a comprehensive mix of strategic communications and planning services—harnessing the power of communications to build more informed, connected, and empathetic leaders and organizations.

If you’re interested in advancing social change through smart and strategic communications, we’d love to meet you.

Open Positions at Mission Partners

Director

Mission Partners, a strategic communications firm and Certified B Corporation™, seeks a Director to lead successful client engagements. As a lead on client projects, the Director serves as both a supporting strategist and a doer, ensuring deliverables are of the highest quality. Reporting to the VP of Client Service, this role is responsible for maintaining strong client relationships, guiding Account Executives and/or Account Coordinators, and advancing client goals with excellence. The Director serves as a critical link between strategy and execution on our client accounts.

This position calls for a leader who leads with care for people. The selected candidate will guide and mentor Account Executives, supporting their project execution and professional growth.
The right candidate is a strategic thinker who can align high-level vision with detailed, high-quality execution — serving as both trusted advisor and hands-on doer.
This position also requires a leader who builds deep, client-specific industry knowledge and stays current on what matters in each client’s field, bringing that expertise to bear in planning sessions and strategic recommendations.

ABOUT THE POSITION

Strategic Leadership

Serve as the internal expert on the body of work, serving as a trusted advisor and aligning deliverables with client objectives
Develop and present strategic plans and concepts to clients, ensuring messaging and campaigns align with client goals.
Collaborate with the VP to set strategy and vision for client projects.
Lead planning sessions with clients, helping to define their goals.

Client & Team Management

Serve as the primary client relationship manager, building trust and long-term relationships.
Guide and oversee the work of Account Executives, serving as a mentor in project execution and professional growth.
Ensure seamless communication and alignment between the client and the internal team.

Excellence in Execution

Actively build client-specific industry knowledge, stay on the cutting edge of what matters in respective client fields; attend webinars, conferences, and networking sessions relevant to client service areas
Lead on key aspects of client deliverables and contribute as a doer on client projects.
Oversee research and content creation performed by Account Executives, ensuring quality and alignment with client goals.

EXPECTATIONS

Mission Partners is a service-based business that uses communications tools to help our purpose-driven clients achieve their fullest potential. We expect our team members to exercise care and thought when working and interacting with clients, keeping in mind the broader objectives and performance metrics of our work, as well as the client’s needs.

We leverage the Management Center’s project management model to ensure transparency and accountability throughout project management. We meet often to ensure that every team member clearly understands their objectives and that the team works collaboratively to advance our goals.

Additional expectations for this position include the following:

A stated and proven commitment to Mission Partners’ company values.
Intellectual curiosity and a demonstrated ability to work collaboratively.
Strong strategic thinking skills, ability to align high-level vision with detailed execution.
Expertise in communications, campaign development, messaging, and strategic planning.
Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Proven experience in managing client relationships and leading account teams.
Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop team members.
Exceptional presentation and communication skills.
Positive attitude and a team player.
Keen attention to detail.
Proactive problem solver.
Ability to manage and prioritize competing demands while always delivering high-quality work.
Comfort working in a fully remote environment; experience leading virtual, on-camera meetings with clients

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

Salary negotiation is inherently inequitable. Mission Partners is committed to salary transparency and pay equity. The non-negotiable starting salary for this full-time position (at least 40 hours per week) is $104,407.

This position reports to a Vice President, Client Service.
Our primary office is based in Rockville, MD. This is a remote position. Mission Partners prioritizes candidates based in Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, California, or Texas.
Benefits include comprehensive health coverage; 401K with company investment, company-paid life insurance, wellness program, charitable gift match; generous vacation time; and sabbatical time, flexible work policy.

TO APPLY

To apply, please email a resume and cover letter to Ericka Best with the subject line Mission Partners – Director.

What It Means to Work at Mission Partners

We are a team of communicators and strategists who believe passionately in the power of communications to advance social justice. We embrace excellence in everything we do and measure our success collectively—never independently.
We are more than just coworkers—we are colleagues and friends who share great respect for one another.
We hold ourselves and each other to the highest ethical standards. We are fair and honest, and act with the best intentions when advancing our clients’ issues.
We value and celebrate leadership at all levels and follow neither a top-down nor a bottom-up approach.
We maintain a positive, inclusive, respectful, and flexible work environment that will always put people first.
We are motivated by the remarkable, innovative, and passionate people we proudly call our clients, peers, and mentors—they inspire us every day.

About Mission Partners

Mission Partners guides purpose-driven organizations in realizing their greatest social impact. We provide strategic planning, visioning, and communications services for purpose-driven organizations—often during critical moments of transition—that ensure growth, stability, and differentiation in crowded markets. In the past decade, we’ve counseled hundreds of foundations, nonprofit organizations, social impact organizations, and the partners who fund and support their work. As a Certified B Corporation, our company voluntarily invests in meeting significantly higher standards of sustainability and governance and giving back to the community in our daily operations. At Mission Partners, we believe business is a force for good, and we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect for all employees and partners. We believe the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.

As a Certified B Corporation, we pledge to foster a radically inclusive and richly regenerative economy. Our company voluntarily invests in meeting significantly higher standards of sustainability, governance and giving back to the community in our daily operations. At Mission Partners, we believe business is a force for good and we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect for all employees and partners. We believe the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. Read our latest social impact report here.

Learn More About Mission Partners

Our Values

We value people first.

We prioritize people in everything we do, showing deep respect through our words, decisions, and the care and attention we give each other.

We value integrity.

We are honest, ethical, fair, and accountable to those with whom we work. People trust us to adhere to our word, and we work hard to earn and maintain that trust.

We value courageous leadership.

We are willing to challenge the status quo in business and communications and we believe that open, honest, and vulnerable conversations are critical to drive impact and advance equity.

We value excellence.

We always bring our best—to our work, our clients, and to each other. We are seasoned consultants and experienced doers who understand the value of thoughtful analysis, clear rationale, and contextual communications in moving from ideas to implementation.

We value continuous learning and growth.

We are a dynamic team that continuously learns, innovates, and improves. We seek first to understand and then apply what we learn to evolve our work.

Read About Our Approach

Mission Partners’ Public Benefit Statement
To produce a positive effect for communities and their residents by creating more informed, effective, and connected mission-driven leaders. By doing so, Mission Partners believes that it challenges long-held assumptions, elevates fresh thinking, and uncovers the hidden potential of people that together, lead to a more equitable future for all.

Mission Partners’ Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion and Equity
Mission Partners is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Our Commitment to Mental Health and Wellbeing
At Mission Partners, we recognize that employees are more than what happens from nine to five. Company culture matters, and we strive to create an environment in which our team can thrive as professionals and as people. Learn more about how we prioritize mental health.