Best Places, 2012 Edition

More Saturday programming for you – jobs culled from Washingtonian's Great Places to Work 2011 (Nov. 2011 issue) related to communications and public affairs, along with a few admin and marketing-oriented positions – plus links to other best places resources at the bottom of this post.

Note – there are also a wealth of IT & technical positions available at many of these companies, and at other firms on Washingtonian's fine list.

American Immigration Lawyers Association – Website Specialist

Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses – Government Affairs Intern

BCF Solutions – Proposal Writer – DoD proposal experience preferred

BTS – Internships

Carfax – Senior Web Designer

Decisive Analytics – Office Assistant/Receptionist

DELTA Resources, Inc. – Executive Assistant/Program Assistant (scroll down)

The Education Trust

• Communications Specialist
• Director of Meetings & Conferences

Food & Friends

• Corporate Gifts Associate
• Development Assistant
• Special Events Associate

Davis Construction – Product Development & Communications Administrator

Living Social – various opportunities

Marriott International (search public relations/communications category or by job #)

• Regional Director, Public Relations (120004CQ)
• Manager, Global Public Relations (12000741)

Merritt Group – Integrated PR/Marketing Professional

The Motley Fool – Marketing Coordinator

NASA – Editor – $62k-$115k- job ID: IG12B0007 – apply by Mar. 12

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

• Admin Assistant – $51k-$73k – job ID OE-2012-0002 – apply by Mar. 15
• Admin Assistant – $46k-$67k – job ID: NSIR-2012-0003 – apply by Mar. 26

Smithsonian Institution

• Director for Fellowships & Internships – $105k-$155k – job ID: 12R-LG-297372-DEU-OFI – apply by Mar. 15
• Major Gifts Officer (pdf) – 2 positions available
• Senior Advancement Officer, Office of the Undersecretary for Science (pdf) – apply by Mar. 15
• Senior Advancement Officer, Archives/Office of the CIO (pdf) – apply by Mar. 19
• Management Support Specialist, Office of Advancement (pdf) – apply by Mar. 25
• Intern, Smithsonian magazine – apply by Apr. 1

State Department – Photographer – $62k-$81k – job ID: A-2012-0049 – apply by Mar. 9

We have our own honorable mention to add to this roster of worthies – we've always been impressed with the extensive menu of benefits offered by the United Nations Foundation – and they almost always have public affairs-relevant opportunities available.

Additional Resources:

• Our Best Places post from March 2010 (we would presume these are still pretty good places to hang your hat)
• Fortune - 100 Best Companies to Work For (nationwide) – 2012
• Best Places to Work in the Federal Government – 2011 – produced by the Partnership for Public Service
• Washington Business Journal – Best Places to Work – 2011
• AARP – Best Employers for Workers Over 50 – 2011
• Glassdoor – Best Places to Work in DC – 2012