Jamal Simmons, communications director for Vice President Kamala Harris, is leaving his role after about a year in the post. He is expected to depart next month.

“Working for Vice President Harris has been an honor and a privilege,” Simmons said in a statement to POLITICO. “I’m so thankful for the confidence she put in me and I will miss this fantastic team more than anything.”

A longtime communications aide in Democratic circles, Simmons plans to move to New York with his family. Lorraine Voles, Harris’ chief of staff, told staff Friday of his coming departure, noting Simmons had “agreed to come on board for a year.”

In her email, Voles said she knew Simmons “could help me steady the ship,” and credited him for growing the “V.P’s digital presence and building relationships with national, regional and constituency media.”