Responsibilities

• Supports communications managers in outreach efforts for research releases.
• Assists in developing outreach plans for priority research publications and supports implementation.
• Serves as an initial point of contact for external inquiries, especially from members of the media, and responds to incoming requests promptly, accurately and efficiently.
• Coordinates logistics for interviews and presentations for Center experts.
• Creates, updates and maintains lists of media and other key contacts, expanding and diversifying our potential target audiences.
• Maintains and updates collaborative platforms used to coordinate outreach activities, such as the editorial calendar.
• Stays up-to-date with current events and key conversations relevant to the research areas they support.
• Tracks media coverage and documents the results of outreach activities to demonstrate and summarize audience impact for institutional reporting purposes.
• Identifies themes and opportunities for follow-on visibility and proactive moments.
• Participates in special projects and new initiatives in support of the Center’s mission.

Requirements

• Demonstrated interest in the Center’s research topics, news, and current events.
• Experience with traditional media relations as well as the ability to keep up with new trends in a rapidly evolving information ecosystem.
• Excellent writing, editing and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship management skills and a customer service mindset.
• Advanced self-organization skills and the ability to balance multiple time-sensitive priorities and deadlines.
• Ability to work well both independently and in a highly collaborative environment.
• Attention to detail and precision in communicating about data and numbers.
• Good judgment, self-awareness and accountability.
• Must be able to think strategically and execute tactically.
• Must be entrepreneurial, take the initiative and be proactive.

Benefits

• Affordable, comprehensive health care that includes medical, dental (including adult orthodontia) and vision benefits.
• Generous paid annual leave plan, including a winter break between Dec. 25 and Jan. 1
• Employer-paid disability, life insurance and paid family leave plans
• Up to a 12% employer 401(k) contribution, with vesting at the end of the first year.
• A 37.5-hour workweek.
• Health savings or flexible spending account options with employer funding component.
• Flexibility to telework a portion of each week, with an additional four telework “flex weeks” each year for most staff.