James Gerald Hylton Schneider (born 17 June 1987)[1] is an English political organiser and writer currently serving as Communications Director for Progressive International.

In October 2016, he was appointed public relations advisor to then leader of the Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, as Director of Strategic Communications.

Schneider and his brother, Tim, were brought up in Primrose Hill in North London, with a holiday home in Glen Tanar, Scotland.

He has described his work at Think Africa Press as formative, in which he began to look at local issues using ideas that were critical of capitalism and imperialism.

[11] He was a key figure within the left-wing grassroots movement Momentum, which was formed in October 2015 as a support group for Jeremy Corbyn, who had been elected Labour leader the previous month.