Communications & Digital Associate - Americans for Tax Fairness

[TJ Helmstetter]

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Job Opening:

Communications & Digital Media Associate

Posted: June 7, 2017

  

Position Summary

Americans for Tax Fairness, a national campaign of 425 endorsing organizations active on high-profile federal tax reform issues at the national and state levels, is seeking a communications and digital media associate with two years or more of experience in political and/or advocacy communications. He or she must have strong communications strategy and messaging skills, strong media relationship-building skills, experience with digital communications, be an excellent writer who is able to understand and communicate about complex tax issues, and be comfortable operating in a fast-paced, campaign-style environment. This is a full-time exempt position that reports to the Communications Director and Digital Director. It offers competitive salary and benefits.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Communications:

• Serve as a deputy to the communications director
  
• Monitor media and circulate news clips (print and video)
  
• Build and maintain media distribution lists 
  
• Draft media advisories, press releases, blog posts and other products as assigned
  
• Distribute press releases 
  
• Pitch stories to the media
  
• Support state coalition partners in implementing media strategies
  
• Light research
  

Digital Media:

• Serve as a deputy to the digital director
  
• Assist with maintaining ATF’s 501c3 and 501c4 websites and social media properties
  
• Implement online and social media strategies, including drafting content
  
• Monitor social media content from coalition partners, elected officials, and journalists
  
• Assist in digital outreach to members and activists
  
• Design shareable graphics    

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
  
• Minimum of 2 years employment in non-profits, issue campaigns and/or electoral campaigns focused on media relations and/or digital media
  
• Proven ability to write well for media communications and for social media
  
• Demonstrated ability to work well under pressure, and manage multiple priorities and projects effectively
  
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy, good research and analytical skills
  
• Experience using social media for advocacy
  
• BONUS: Experience with Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, HTML, and CMS/CRM platforms such as Wordpress, Action Network, NGP VAN, Salsa, or NationBuilder
  

To Apply

Send cover letter and resume to jo...@americansfortaxfairness.org
Subject line: Communications & Digital Media Associate

Americans for Tax Fairness is a project of the New Venture Fund, a 501(c)(3) public charity that incubates new and innovative public-interest projects and grant-making programs. The New Venture Fund is committed to attracting, developing and retaining exceptional people, and to creating a work environment that is dynamic, rewarding and enables each of us to realize our potential. The New Venture Fund's work environment is safe and open to all employees and partners, respecting the full spectrum of race, color, religious creed, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, political affiliation, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and all other classifications protected by law in the locality and/or state in which you are working.