Yes, It's Been That Kind of Week for Us

More to come .... maaaaaaybe.  Maybe not.  [edit - yes, there is new stuff, everything below the Heritage Foundation post] In any event, best wishes and good luck for keeping your paraskevidekatriaphobia in check today.

Scott Circle Communications – Associate – focus on generating coverage for local clients & events – seeking highly-organized candidates with 1-3 years PR experience including success in getting stories placed.

Here are 12 Internship opportunities from our friends at the Institute for the Study of War including specializations in press/media & government affairs, communications & digital Arts, and editing and communications, along with research-oriented slots for some of the hottest conflict zones around – start date is early January

The Clyde Group has passed along three currently-available Senior Associate (scroll down or use menu at top right to find careers section) opportunities of the general (SA), education-focused (SA/E) and financial services (SA/F) varieties – 2-3 years PR/communications experience desired.

American University

• Alumni Relations Communications Coordinator – $21-$23/hr – we’re told AU is still seeking candidates with strong social media & writing skills for this post
• Director of the International Affairs Research Institute
• Resource Coordinator supporting the National Immigrant Women’s Advocacy Project

Johns Hopkins University is actively seeking CVs for this Communications Specialist opportunity supporting the Bloomberg School of Public Health – $40k-$55k – at least 2 years of marketing, communications or PR agency work experience desired – Baltimore, MD

Pew Research Center

• Research Assistant, Internet/Science & Technology
• Research Associate, Social & Demographic Trends

Pew Charitable Trusts

• Communications Officer, U.S. Public Lands
• Coordinator, Board Services – Philadelphia, PA

Heritage Foundation – Research Assistant, Center for Principles & Politics – strong writing skills and understanding of American political thought & tenets of conservatism desired.

Association Management Group – State Government Relations Manager (scroll to bottom) supporting the Emergency Department Practice Management Association – other admin, event & membership support posts also noted

Food & Water Watch

• Digital Content Coordinator
• Field Communications Officer – DC, Philadelphia, New York, New Jersey, or Chicago
• Communications Manager, Western Region – Oakland, Los Angeles, Portland or Denver

Heretofore-unknown-to-us Headlines & Global News (HNGN.com) seeks mid-level and senior-level Writer/Editors to cover politics and 2016 Presidential campaign – DC or New York

Booz Allen Hamilton – Senior PR/Communications Specialist – Secret clearance (or clearability, perhaps) is required

Mystery employer, Arlington-based – Web Content/Support Assistant – $18/hr –experience with Drupal CMS preferred – strong likelihood employer is this group – search managed by the Midtown Group

American Financial Services Association – Website & Social Media Manager – seeking candidates with relevant web/social media skill sets and 2-3 years’ experience working for a Washington-based PR firm, trade association, or similar entity.

Best Buy – Senior Manager, Government Affairs – seeking candidates with 10 or more years of direct experience either in corporate government affairs, trade association, or government position – native ability to get a new HDTV properly set-up & calibrated probably wouldn’t hurt. 

Mystery employer – Digital Communications Administration Specialist – contract-to-hire status – $18-$20/hr – search managed by SPARKS HR

And with that, best wishes for a safe & stress-minimized weekend from your favorite™ public affairs jobs resource.

– more to come, perhaps OK, all done –