Overview
Director of Communications Jobs in United States at League One Volleyball (LOVB)
Title: Director of Communications
Company: League One Volleyball (LOVB)
Location: United States
About LOVB (League One Volleyball)
League One Volleyball (LOVB) is reimagining women's sports. Launched in 2019, our company is a mission-led sports performance, training and media enterprise that will change the game of volleyball in the USA and empower new generations of female athletes.
It is a groundbreaking time for volleyball in the US with our historic triple Olympic Gold medals in Women's Indoor, Beach and Sitting Volleyball. Volleyball is already the #1 most played girls' youth sport. There are 38M current and former players today. Of major sports, it's the only one that is women-first (~90% of players are female). But the volleyball market has been almost entirely missed by traditional sports investors, brands, and media.
LOVB is capturing this opportunity by creating a strong club business, and from that built-in audience and fandom, is creating the best Pro League in the world and a digital ecosystem that will connect all aspects of LOVB. This community-up approach will drive participation and fandom, while enabling greater empowerment for girls and young women living this amazing sport. In this role, you will join a mission-driven, roll-up-your-sleeves team of innovators and builders who have come together to change the paradigm of professional volleyball and women’s sports.
Job Description
Title: Director of Communications
Department Code & Name: 302: Central Support
FLSA Status: Exempt
Reports to: Chief of Staff and Strategy
Location: Remote (U.S.-based) with occasional travel for site visits and business-related events
Job Summary
The Director of Communications is a hands-on communications leader responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing communications efforts across the League One Volleyball (LOVB) ecosystem, including youth, club, professional, media, content, events, partnerships, and corporate initiatives.
Working closely with senior leadership, this role translates organizational priorities into clear narratives, communications plans, and stakeholder engagement opportunities that strengthen the LOVB brand and reputation.
This is a player-coach role that combines strategic thinking with day-to-day execution. The Director will personally lead key communications initiatives while overseeing additional resources focused on Pro communications and media relations. The ideal candidate is an exceptional writer, storyteller, organizer, and collaborator who thrives in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Communications Strategy and Planning
- Develop and execute communications plans that support organizational priorities across the LOVB ecosystem.
- Partner with senior leaders to translate business priorities into compelling communications programs and storytelling opportunities.
- Maintain the LOVB Story Bank, messaging framework, and core narrative themes to ensure consistency across audiences and platforms.
- Manage the annual communications calendar, coordinating key announcements, events, launches, partnerships, and organizational milestones.
- Identify opportunities to elevate LOVB's brand, mission, athletes, leaders, and business initiatives through strategic storytelling.
Communications and Media Engagement
- Coordinate communications priorities across the organization to ensure alignment, consistency, and effective execution.
- Partner with the Head of Media Relations to guide earned media priorities, external communications strategies, and storytelling opportunities.
- Provide strategic direction and editorial oversight for press releases, media pitches, executive communications, and major announcements.
- Coordinate communications support for major organizational announcements, events, partnerships, and executive engagements.
- Monitor media coverage, industry trends, and public sentiment to identify opportunities and potential risks.
Athlete, Executive and Organizational Storytelling
- Serve as a communications partner to executives, staff and athletes, with support from Manager of PR/Comms, Pro.
- Develop key messaging, talking points, speeches, presentations, and other executive communications materials.
- Support athlete, coach, executive, and organizational storytelling initiatives that advance the LOVB brand and mission.
- Partner with content, social, and marketing teams to identify and amplify compelling stories across the ecosystem.
Reputational Management and Organizational Alignment
- Support crisis communications planning and coordinate communications responses during sensitive or high-profile situations.
- Partner with Legal, People Success, Sport, and business leaders to address issues that may impact LOVB's reputation.
- Ensure stakeholders are informed, aligned, and prepared for major communications initiatives.
- Collaborates with the People Success team to align and coordinate internal communications to ensure employees and teams are aligned around organizational priorities.
Leadership and Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Manage and support additional communications resources focused on Pro communications, media relations, and external agency partnerships.
- Partner with leaders across Marketing, Sport, Partnerships, Media/Content, and Strategy to deliver integrated communications programs that support business objectives.
- Establish priorities and allocate resources to maximize impact across communications initiatives.
- Lead by example as a hands-on contributor who balances strategic planning with day-to-day execution.
Required Skills/Abilities
- Exceptional written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Strong storytelling, messaging, and executive communications experience.
- Excellent project management, organizational, and prioritization skills.
- Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
- Strong judgment and discretion when handling sensitive or high-profile matters.
- Ability to build alignment and influence across diverse stakeholders.
- Collaborative, solutions-oriented mindset with a willingness to roll up their sleeves and get the work done.
Education And Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, or a related field.
- 8+ years of progressive communications experience, preferably within sports, media, entertainment, consumer brands, or high-growth organizations.
- Experience developing and executing integrated communications plans and storytelling initiatives.
- Experience supporting executive communications and organizational messaging efforts.
- Experience managing agencies, consultants, contractors, or direct reports preferred.
- Experience working in entrepreneurial, fast-growing, or resource-constrained environments is strongly preferred.
- Professional sports, media, content, entertainment, or agency experience is a plus.
