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# Director at Evergreen Strategy Group

- **Company:** Evergreen Strategy Group
- **Location:** Washington, DC
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-10-19
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-02
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/evergreenstrategygroup/5345dead-9bb7-45c4-8c03-614098da9397

## Job description

Evergreen Strategy Group, a strategic communications agency, is seeking a Director with strong communications experience to manage client relationships and lead and execute strategy for purpose-driven companies, organizations, and campaigns. The ideal candidate has meaningful experience with press engagement. A background in either climate and clean energy OR responsible technology and AI is a strong plus. As part of the Evergreen team, you will help craft and lead strategies and campaigns that help make progress on important issues, from climate and clean energy to economic inclusion and responsible technology, and more. This role may also support litigation communications efforts in which clients fight to protect critical rights and liberties.

Job responsibilities include:

- Client Relations & Project Management: Lead point of contact with a wide range of clients, responsible for cultivating external relationships and coordinating all relevant internal workflows, including managing other staff and tracking deliverables from conception to execution. Requires strong organizational and interpersonal skills.

- Strategy Development: Devise policy proposals and communications plans to help clients achieve their goals and influence important local and national debates. Must have a strong grasp of public policy as well as political and media dynamics, be able to think creatively, and engage both tactically and strategically.

- Content Development: Draft policy memos, strategy documents, and communications materials such as op-eds, communications plans, and statements for media on a range of issues. Must be able to write cleanly, and analyze and distill complex topics.

- Substantive Expertise: Closely follow public policy developments, political news, and industry trends. Must have demonstrated experience of mastering new issue areas quickly.

- Management: Oversee the work of managers, associates, fellows, and interns, provide professional development and mentorship, and assist with operational processes.

Experience and Qualifications:

- A minimum of seven years' experience in communications or public policy roles in the corporate, political, or nonprofit sectors; candidates with experience working at the intersection of communications and policy preferred;

- Demonstrated ability to manage and interface with press; on-the-record experience serving as a spokesperson for a company, brand, or candidate preferred;

- Excellent writing and editing skills, with examples of writing products that have been published or shared for external consumption;

- Proven ability to manage a team effectively, with experience leading staff across multiple priorities and projects at the same time.

Evergreen offers a base salary of $110,000-$145,000 for Directors, plus our industry-leading 401(k) matching program, health plan, and PTO policy. Mentorship and professional development will be priorities. This is a remote-first position. Evergreen is committed to building a diverse team and strongly encourages women, people of color, individuals with disabilities, and veterans to apply.

## About Evergreen Strategy Group

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Evergreen Strategy Group is a strategic communications and public relations firm that helps leaders, brands, and campaigns tell their stories, navigate policy issues, and drive impact through corporate activism and advocacy.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Partnership)
- **Headquarters**: Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States (with a significant presence in Washington, D.C.)
- **Founded**: 2017
- **Founders**: Nick Merrill and Dan Schwerin (Co-Founders & Managing Partners)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Public Relations and Communications Services
- **Target customers**: B2B – top national brands, innovative startups, and passionate non-profits; also political campaigns
- **Mission or purpose**: “Help leaders, brands, and campaigns tell their stories and drive impact” by marrying substance and storytelling to break through the noise, minimize risk, and make a difference when it matters most.

## Products & Services
- **Strategic Communications Services**: A suite of offerings including brand advocacy campaigns, crisis communications, policy storytelling, and corporate activism. Evergreen partners with clients to build compelling campaigns backed by meaningful action, helping them energize employees, attract consumers, and strengthen brands on the most important social and economic challenges.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Revenue – not disclosed; Total Funding – not applicable (self-funded partnership)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: No institutional investors; clients include top national brands, innovative startups, and non-profits
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - Workforce of ~34 employees (as of mid-2026), with a monthly growth rate of +12.1% and a slight year-over-year decline of -2.6%
  - Active hiring for Fall 2026 Fellows (full-time, paid) and Interns (part-time, paid) as of July 2026
  - Recent hires in June 2026: Caroline Stonecipher (Director), Brianna Willis (Senior Manager), and Max Marcovitch (Manager)
  - Talent predominantly sourced from political campaigns (Harris for President, U.S. Senate, Commonwealth of Virginia) and government affairs

## Competitive Advantages
- **Policy and communications expertise**: Founders and senior team bring deep experience from political campaigns, government, and advocacy, giving Evergreen unique insight into navigating hot-button issues
- **“Thought partners and doers”**: The firm combines storytelling with substance, offering both strategic counsel and execution – a model that resonates with clients seeking more than a traditional PR agency
- **Corporate activism focus**: Positioned at the intersection of brand, purpose, and policy, helping clients turn societal challenges into opportunities for engagement and growth

## Strategic Focus
- **Current priorities**: 
  - Helping clients navigate an era where “sitting on the sidelines isn’t an option” by embedding corporate activism into brand strategy
  - Expanding services to meet growing demand for values-driven communications
  - Recruiting talent with strong writing, research, and organizational skills, particularly recent graduates and current students interested in public policy

## Why Work Here
- **Culture highlights**: Emphasizes being “thought partners and doers” – a collaborative, mission-driven environment where communications and policy professionals work together on high-impact issues
- **Remote/hybrid/office policy**: Employees work remotely, with a base in Washington, D.C. (the firm also has an office in Warrenton, VA)
- **Notable perks or engineering culture**: 
  - Paid Fellowship and Internship programs for recent graduates and current students (juniors, seniors, and Masters students)
  - Opportunities to work on a wide variety of public policy issues across a diverse client roster
  - Small, agile team allowing for significant responsibility and exposure to senior leadership

## Sources
1. [evergreenstrategygroup.com](https://evergreenstrategygroup.com/)
2. [jobs.lever.co/evergreenstrategygroup](https://jobs.lever.co/evergreenstrategygroup)
3. [linkedin.com/company/evergreen-strategy-group](https://linkedin.com/company/evergreen-strategy-group)
4. [builtin.com/company/evergreen-strategy-group](https://builtin.com/company/evergreen-strategy-group)

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