Responsibilities

• Contribute creative ideas, conduct research and support writing for strategic communications
• Write polished communications materials including media advisories, briefing documents, press releases, statements, emails, social content and calendars, media analyses and strategic memos
• Monitor media and social accounts, and proactively brainstorm ideas for pitching our clients to reporters, digital media content and more
• Conduct strategic and thorough media outreach, liaising with reporters to land stories for our clients
• Coordinate logistics for interviews, social media post timing, reporting, event details, etc.
• Build outreach lists as appropriate, from media lists to industry influencers
• Help manage workflow and project management for your account teams

Requirements

• Internship or other relevant communications experience in public relations, public affairs, media relations, journalism, issue advocacy, political campaigns or a related field
• Has knowledge of the current media and digital landscape in order to have a strong sense of what’s newsworthy, an understanding of a wide range of news outlets/mediums and digital trends
• The ability to multi-task easily by handling multiple assignments at once, working efficiently and meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment while paying close attention to details
• Strong written and oral communications skills
• Is technically fluent with tools such as Google Suite products, Word, Excel and Powerpoint
• Understands organizing and advocacy communications, including social media campaigning and local, state or national politics