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| Employer Name: National Women's Law Center |
SpiderID: 2935560 |
| Location: Washington, District of Columbia |
Date Posted: 11/2/2009 |
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Category: Executive |
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| Number Of Openings: 1 |
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Job Description:
The National Women¡¦s Law Center seeks a Media Director to raise the visibility of the organization and advance the Center¡¦s work on health and reproductive rights, education and employment opportunities, family and economic security, and judicial nominations through outreach to online and offline media outlets.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
The Media Director will focus, at least initially, on all of the Center¡¦s key public policy and legal initiatives ¡V health care, reproductive rights, education, employment, family economic security, and judicial nominations.
Responsibilities in these areas include:
„X Working with the Vice President of Communications to design and implement strategic communications plans and messages.
„X Acting as lead writer and editor of communications materials, including press releases, op-eds, letters to the editor and editorial board memos.
„X Conducting outreach to national and state media and bloggers.
„X Organizing press conferences, teleconferences and other events.
„X Working closely with legal and policy staff and the communications team.
„X Reports to Vice President of Communications.
Application
If you are interested in joining the NWLC team, submit a cover letter describing your qualifications, strategic communications abilities, media contacts, and salary requirements; resume; two writing samples, and three supervisory references. Electronic submissions are preferred. Please send materials to humanresources@nwlc.org and include position title in the subject line. Hard copies may be addressed to: Human Resources Department, National Women's Law Center, 11 Dupont Circle, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20036, FAX: 202-588-5185. Applications accepted until position is filled. No calls please. EOE.
Job Requirements:
Qualifications
Applicants should have a B.A. degree, 5-10 years of experience in public relations or journalism, excellent writing and editing skills with the ability to write quickly under pressure, and a demonstrated ability to place stories in a competitive environment. Applicants also must have excellent verbal skills and attention to detail and accuracy.
Knowledge of one of the Center¡¦s issue areas, along with communications/media experience at a non-profit public policy organization is highly desirable. Campaign or Capitol Hill experience also a plus.
Candidates also must have the ability to grasp complicated policy messages and translate them for a mass media audience. Candidates must be self-directed and have the ability to work well with competing priorities, meet deadlines, and manage projects involving multiple people from across the department and organization.
Job Criteria:
Start Date:
Position Type: Full-Time Permanent
Years of Experience Required: 8
Education Required: Bachelors
Overnight Travel:
Vacation Time: More Than 3 weeks / year
Job Benefits:
Health/Dental Benefits, Retirement Benefits, Paid Holidays, Vacations, and Sick Leave, Life and/or Disability Insurance
Company Profile:
For over 35 years, the National Women¡¦s Law Center has led the way in expanding the possibilities for women and girls. The Center uses the law in all its forms to advance the rights of women, from advocating for new laws to litigating ground-breaking lawsuits to educating the public about how to make the law and public policies work for women and their families. The Center focuses on major policy areas of importance to women, including education, employment, health and reproductive rights, and family economic security, with special priority given to the needs of low-income women and their families. The Center has a staff of over 50 and an annual budget of approximately $10 million.
Contact Information:
| Contact Name: Julie Kemerer |
Company Type: Employer |
| Company: National Women's Law Center |
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| City: Washington |
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| State: District of Columbia |
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| Zip: 20036 |
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Web Site: http://www.nwlc.org
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