Summary
Enough, a project of the Center for American Progress that works to prevent genocide and crimes against humanity, seeks a Media Relations Specialist. The Media Relations Specialist will be responsible for providing support for media relations, communications, marketing, promotion, project management, and administrative tasks.
Responsibilities:
- Work directly with the Communications Director to assist with an array of media relations and communications activities.
- Collaborate with multiple cross-division teams to help manage, support, implement, track, and report on multilayered, integrated communications, marketing, policy, and advocacy programs and campaigns.
- Support and service communications needs of development, fundraising campaigns, and other core organizational programs.
- Conceive and pitch original stories, reports, and content to major media worldwide.
- Draft, copyedit, format, and distribute press releases and media advisories.
- Edit and proofread op-eds, articles, reports, profiles, blogs, and emails.
- Help develop, manage, and maintain media contact lists.
- Monitor and report on earned media.
- Manage, develop, and grow engagement on websites, Facebook, Twitter, and other digital platforms.
- Manage and coordinate communications projects, including website and multimedia or digital platform development.
- Develop and maintain digital press kits and other communication tools.
- Ensure the usage and integrity of Enough’s brand by observing visual and descriptive standards.
- Assist with data entry and provide general office support.
- Recruit interns and manage intern projects.
- Assist with research, analysis, tactics, tools, and planning to help Enough better communicate with key constituencies, especially human rights advocates, journalists, and policymakers.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements and qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree.
- At least three to five years of experience working in a professional media relations capacity.
- Superior writing, copyediting, and proofreading skills.
- Superior administrative, information-management, and organizational skills.
- Superior interpersonal skills, including the ability to work collaboratively in teams and manage conflict constructively.
- Experience engaging with producers, editors, journalists, and leading outlets across print, radio, TV, and online.
- Experience using Vocus and other communications and media relations tools.
- Experience with WordPress, Drupal, or other website and content management systems.
- Experience with formats, tools, most-current tactics, and best practices for social media in today’s global media landscape, including Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, Storify, Thunderclap, blogs, and other multimedia formats and digital platforms.
- Experience executing day-to-day social media activity, including use of Hootsuite.
- Knowledge of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Photoshop.
- Ability to handle a fast-paced environment and multiple projects while meeting expected deadlines.
- Superb organization skills, including the ability to track and manage numerous tasks and projects simultaneously.
- Ability to rapidly master new services and technology tools related to communications, media relations, campaigns, and analytics.
- Graphic design or video editing skills are a plus.
- Good humor and general problem-solving skills.
- International experience and foreign language skills are a plus.
- Committed to Enough’s missions and goals.
HOW TO APPLY:
E-mail your Word resume and cover letter attachments to: jobs@americanprogress.org.
Or you may write to: Center for American Progress, 1333 H St. NW, 10th Floor, Washington, D.C., 20005.
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