Responsibilities

• Lead the evaluation, design and implementation of a professionally skilled PR department.
• Guide the development of a public relations strategy to grow awareness for JerseySTEM and its mission.
• Drive the creation of appropriate PR processes to regularly disseminate meaningful JerseySTEM news via a range of PR channels.
• Drive the creation of processes to monitor and measure the impact of PR strategies and programs.
• Oversee the PR function’s development and implementation of: Public relations strategies and programs
• A collaborative working relationship with Marketing to ensure press releases and other PR activities are covered in JerseySTEM social media, newsletter, etc.
• A PR editorial calendar
• A media database
• Training that prepares selected JerseySTEM volunteers to act as media spokespeople.
• Attend virtual team meetings once or twice a week

Requirements

• 5 years minimum PR experience in a Corporate, Agency or Nonprofit environment
• Genuine concern about/interest in solving the STEM education gender and opportunity gap
• Strong leadership/team building skills
• Resourceful, can-do attitude
• Comfort working in a ‘virtual organization’ with digital tools (G-Suite, Slack, Jira, salesforce)
• Flexible schedule to allow for non-regular, scheduled meetings during the workweek 2-3 times a month
• Willingness/ability to host the media at JerseySTEM-sponsored events in NJ
• Required volunteering length: 6 month minimum
• Location: 80 percent remote and 20 percent onsite at events at various NJ locations.

Nice To Have

• Established media relationships in Education, Chemistry, Pharmaceutical and Technology (desirable)
• Flexible schedule to allow for non-regular, scheduled meetings during the workweek 2-3 times a month (nice to have)