Seize the Week

We roll into August's last full week (ouch) with plenty to keep you job-searching and -applying as many of your competitors have surely checked out and resolved to start afresh after Labor Day.  This is your time!

And, don't forget this run of 27 previously noted opportunities closing in the coming week.

823) We have it on good authority that the American Institute of Architects is still actively seeking candidates for this Manager, Social Media opportunity – 3-4 years of professional experience in social media management of multiple channels required.

824-827) We’re always happy to flack fresh opportunities with our shade-making & city-greening friends at Casey Trees:

• Chief Operating Officer (pdf) – apply by Sept. 15
• Extension Arborist (pdf) – $45k-$50k – significant communications/outreach duties part of the process here
• Digital Media Production Intern (pdf) and Communications & Development Intern (pdf) – $12/hr
• spots on the Urban Forestry Crew (pdf) remain, as well – $11-$13/hr

828) From the comments field to you: the National Academy of Sciences seeks strong-writing Marketing Assistant to help promote their 101-years-young Proceedings, one of the world's most influential scientific journals.

829) We heard that centrist-oriented think tank Third Way has not yet filled the paid Communications Intern post noted – detail orientation, proofreading skills and research expertise all desired.

830) AARP - scroll to find Legislative Fellow and multiple recently-added DC-based Intern opportunities

831-832) Alzheimer’s Association

• Director, Major & Planned Giving, East Region
• Director of Marketing & Communications – Harrisburg, PA

833-834) American Heart Association

• Program Coordinator, Health Strategies
• Special Events Administrator

835) American Hospital Association – Senior Associate Director, Policy Development

836) American Moving and Storage Association – Vice President, Marketing, Communications & Education

837) American Red Cross – Communications Intern

838) Association of Public and Land-grant Universities – Communications Manager

839) Bloomberg – Content Editor

840) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services – Public Affairs Specialist – $107k-$139k – apply by Sept. 1 – note: this is a different listing than similarly-titled CMS post noted last Wednesday (706)

841) Concurrent Technologies – PR/Marketing Analyst

842) CTIA-The Wireless Association – Director, External Affairs

843) Defense Security Cooperation Agency – Legislative Management Specialist – $107k-$139k – apply by Sept. 3

844) Duke Energy – Director, Federal Government Affairs – apply by Aug. 25

845) Edelman PR – Account Exec, Corporate Affairs

846) George Mason University – Public Relations & Marketing Specialist/Event Coordinator – apply by Sept. 3

847-848) George Washington University

• Communications Associate, Undergraduate Admissions
• Assistant Vice President, Advancement Administration

849-851) Harvard University – Cambridge, MA (search communications category or use req ID)

• Associate Director for Development Communications/External Relations, Business School (35475BR)
• Communications & Outreach Manager, School of Design (36189)
• Digital Content Specialist (36795) – temporary to mid-Dec.

852-853) Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service – Baltimore, MD

• Public Relations Specialist
• Events Manager

854) MEDIA CONNECT/Finn Partners – Publicist – see also main career page

855-857) Institute of International Finance

• Program Associate, Media Relations
• Policy Advisor, Regulatory Affairs
• Head of Insurance Regulation & Advocacy

858) Land Trust for Central North Carolina – Director of Operations & Communications – wide range of admin, development & communications duties envisioned – Salisbury, NC – apply by Aug. 31

859) Mystery international nonprofit – Senior Director, Strategic Communications – $125k

860) National Association of County & City Health Officials – Marketing and Communications Specialist for Programs – $51k-$53k

861) National Emergency Management Association – Government Relations Director

862) National Safe Boating Council – Communications Coordinator (pdf) – mid $40k – Manassas, Va.

863) National Wildlife Federation – Donor Stewardship Officer

864) Northern Virginia Community College – Director of Marketing – $87k-$120k

865) Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute – Program Associate, Stakeholder Engagement

866) Population Services International – Manager, External Relations &  Communications

867) Porter Novelli – Vice President, Strategic Planning, Analytics and Research

868) Scitor Corp. – Strategic Communications Specialist

869) Smithfield Foods – Public Relations & Events Manager – Smithfield, Va.

870) St. John’s College – Vice President for Strategic Communications – Annapolis, MD – search managed by Isaacson, Miller

871) University of Maryland, Baltimore – Communications Specialist, School of Dentistry – apply by Sept. 8

872) University of Maryland University College – Director, Career & Alumni Services Communications

873) Virginia Dept. of Motor Vehicles – Communications Consultant – $42k-$55k – Richmond, Va. – apply by Aug. 25

874-875) Women Thrive Worldwide

• Director of Research & Advocacy
• Development Associate

876-877) U.S. Chamber of Commerce

• Manager, Policy Advocacy/Energy & the Environment
• Manager, Research & Legislative Affairs

878) … and finally: as the air begins to crisp, Joe Theismann returns your local TV sets for Redskins preseason action, and football soon begins in earnest – which makes it the perfect time to try to make the roster as Chief Communications Officer for the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation in Landsdowne, Va. – for those who don't know the name, here's a little more on The Squire.