Responsibilities

• Development and dissemination of all external information from CSI
• Content for key social media platforms
• Maintenance and timely updates to the CSI website
• Educational information for key audiences
• Speeches and/or talking points for CSI staff and/or partners, and advocates
• Materials for conferences, media tours, etc.
• News releases, articles for traditional and new media outlets
• Work with CSI contractors and partners to develop collateral materials and products that supplement and/or complement the above standard communications products
• Developing and implementing a broad communications strategy that will help guide the expansion of CSI’s impact throughout the Pacific Northwest over the next five years
• Maintaining and expanding CSI's contacts among regional, national, and international audiences and partners

Requirements

• At least a B.A. or B.S.
• At least five years of experience managing a proactive communications operation using the full array of modern communications tools
• A strong understanding of the inner workings of local, state, and federal governments
• Ability to also communicate well with industry stakeholders
• Demonstrably strong verbal and writing/editing skills; Writing samples will be requested
• Experience translating and communicating technical issues to broad audiences
• An entrepreneurial spirit – a self-starter anxious to build and enterprise stories about our work or that of our partners
• A tendency to be an extrovert with strong skills at building personal relationships

Preferred

• Previous management experience
• Significant experience working with traditional media
• Experience and understanding of new media platforms (podcasts, video, social media and digital marketing, etc.)
• Specific familiarity with MailChimp, LinkedIn, Canva, Wix, and Microsoft/Adobe products

Benefits

• Health/Dental/Vision
• 401K with 6% employer match
• PTO: 4 weeks of paid vacation + paid holidays and sick time