Responsibilities

• Develop and execute communications plans for the Nature Portfolio, identifying key milestones, storytelling opportunities, and communications needs around major convenings.
• Actively work with media to land interviews, develop stories and drive positive press around our work.
• Develop messaging that translates complex scientific and programmatic work to the Bezos Earth Fund’s broader mission.
• Draft and edit briefing documents, talking points, web and social copy, and other communications materials.
• Develop creative briefs and collaborate with agency partners through ideation, production, review, and approval for videos and assets to be used on social or other channels, ensuring that deliverables accurately reflect the work and align with communications objectives.
• Participate in program and grantee meetings to anticipate communications needs and surface content opportunities across the grant portfolio.
• Develop mechanisms and processes to work with grantees that help gather stories to shape communications plans. Help sustain a regular cadence of owned content (i.e. social media, website) that highlights Bezos Earth Fund work and impact in this area.
• Provide counsel and meet regularly with program leads to help shape plans and activity.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher.
• 7+ years of experience working in communications.
• Proven ability to think big and deliver results that build awareness and understanding among priority audiences.
• Proven experience developing and executing integrated communications plans.
• Proven experience working with press across national, broadcast, and/or trade.
• Professional working proficiency in at least one of the following languages is required: Spanish, Portuguese, or French.
• Excellent writing and editing skills.
• Strong strategic judgment and storytelling instincts.
• Eagerness, think big, positive attitude.
• Strong relationship-building skills and the ability to work respectfully and effectively with colleagues, grantees, and external partners.