Friday, January 8, 2016

Hello Friday!

Here's a brief set to finish out your job-seek week.

The Rails to Trails Conservancy seeks innovator that wants to shape and revolutionize the way people experience and connect with bicycling and pedestrian trails for Web & Social Media Manager post – strong technical skills and strategic mindset a must.

American UniversityCommunications Coordinator, School of Business – $23-$28/hr – 2-3 years professional experience required

Our friends at the U.S. Travel Association are actively recruiting for staff to support the Project: Time Off initiative (scroll to find):
The U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association seeks a part-time Communications Intern for a 3-month tour of duty in their historic Annapolis HQ – open to current students or recent grads

Pew Research CenterCoders, Religion & World Affairs – temporary post – $13/hr – will be tasked with researching information on government restrictions on religion as well as religious hostilities & violence, and assisting the PRC in updating a dataset measuring these phenomena around the world.

Pew Charitable Trusts
British Embassy
Council of Major Superiors of Women ReligiousDirector of Communications – your min. 10 years experience should demonstrate proficiency with social media applications, as well as with InDesign, Adobe Photoshop and graphics tools.

DevTech SystemsCommunications Coordinator – familiarity with proposal development, printing, and production for donors, especially as related to USAID, will help your case – apply by Jan. 27

…. and finally – it's the biggest football weekend around here in several years, so of course we're finishing with more baseball (or bĂ©isbol) related opportunities both nearby and New England-y:

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

kglobal – a Washington, DC, based communications firm is seeking a Senior Account Executive to support a high profile Department of Defense public affairs office.

Experience Requirements:
· Bachelors degree (Master’s preferred);
· 5+ years relevant experience in academia, analysis, journalism, media, or public relations;
· Ability to turn research and analysis into a polished product in short time frames;
· Comfort working in a fast paced office. Professionalism interfacing with senior/executive level staff;
· Experience working with media monitoring software and tools.
· Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Excel.

Security Requirements:
· U.S. Citizenship;
· Secret Clearance preferred or the ability to obtain one.

Please email a resume and a short introductory email to Randy.DeCleene@kglobal.com.

Gordon said...

Morning Consult - Executive Assistant to the CEO

Morning Consult is a technology and media company at the intersection of policy, politics, business, and Wall Street. We deliver reliable, nonpartisan public opinion polling, original reporting and market research data to over 200,000 government and industry leaders in the political, energy, finance, health and tech sectors.

Job Summary: We are seeking an energetic and sophisticated Executive Assistant (EA) to the CEO and Founder of Morning Consult. The EA will serve as a partner to the CEO, working with highly sensitive and confidential communications involving staff, current clients, and prospective clients. It is important for the EA to use independent judgment to plan and schedule meetings as well as prioritize CEO’s workload.

Responsibilities include:

--Manage and organize CEO’s daily calendar
--Run CEO’s email inbox keeping track of which emails CEO should be responding to
--Work closely with CEO on a daily basis to track his workload and assist with project management
--Coordinate and schedule sales meetings with Business Development team as needed
Assist Operations department with various administrative needs

Required Skills:

--BA/BS degree or equivalent
--1-2 years administrative experience
--Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google Apps
--Excellent written and verbal communication skills
--Ability to manage multiple projects at a time while paying strict attention to detail

Candidates must be able to start work in January in our offices located in Washington, D.C. Please send a resume, cover letter and references to jobs@themorningconsult.com

Gordon said...

National Institute for School Leadership - Marketing Coordinator

The National Institute for School Leadership (NISL) provides leadership training for school and district leaders designed to improve student achievement at scale. Its Executive Development Program has been proven to strengthen the instructional leadership of aspiring and current leaders and raise achievement across districts and states. NISL offers targeted programs for high-priority challenges and capacity building for states, districts and schools using a proven train-the-trainer model.

NISL is undergoing an expansion into new states and districts and has recently been awarded two large grants from the US Department of Education. This expansion has led to the need for an energetic person to join our marketing and sales team. The position will be based in our Washington, DC office.

The successful candidate will:

• Identify grants/RFP opportunities and develop competitive proposals, including:
o Tracking and prioritizing grant and proposal opportunities
o Managing proposal creation and production processes including coordinating staff and consultants
o Drafting and editing proposals / grant applications

• Develop and update marketing collateral, and sales support materials including:
o Identifying collateral needs
o Coordinating projects across staff and consultants, including the assembly and editing copy from various sources
o Overseeing the graphic design process of marketing materials
o Managing quality control
o Printing and distributing marketing materials

• Develop and maintain a system to track current and potential clients

• Support conferences and other events including:
o Registration
o Booth and staff logistics
o Occasional on-site support including set-up/tear down, marketing
o Draft and submit speaker applications

• Maintain NISL.org website

• Other responsibilities including the drafting of press releases, articles and white papers; maintaining social media, etc.

The ideal candidate will possess most or all of the following skills and knowledge:

• Exceptional writing skills
• Project management aptitude
• Strong computer skills on a variety of software (e.g. Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Cloud)
• Willingness for occasional travel
• Experience working in K-12 education, marketing degree or equivalent experience preferred

Please send resume and cover letter (including salary requirements), indicating availability date and two references to jobs@nisl.org.

NISL is a division of the National Center on Education and the Economy. NCEE is committed to diversity and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, sexual orientation, or veteran status.