August Checks Out

Hello pre-holiday Friday job-browsers!  We're once again wrapping up a just-the-jobs August w/ four-figures worth of PR, communications, public policy & related job finds – an average of 46.2 jobs per day over the 22 posts featuring new opportunities.  And we've got some good ones today to close the month out, so happy hunting!

983) AAR Corp. – Vice President, Public Affairs

984-987) American Israel Public Affairs Committee

• Assistant Director/Lobbyist, Policy & Government Affairs
• Associate Director, Digital Marketing/Digital Strategist
• Speakers Bureau Account Associate
• Speakers Bureau Operations Associate

988) American Physical Therapy Association – State Affairs Manager

989) American Property Casualty Insurance Association – Manager, Political Engagement/PAC

990-995) American University

• Digital Content Coordinator
• Advancement Writer
• Chief Development Officer, WAMU
• Assistant Dean of Development & Alumni Relations
• Chief Development Officer, School of Education
• Assistant Director of Creative Content for Athletics

996-998) British Embassy

• Defence Policy & Strategy Support Officer – $25/hr – apply by Sept. 8
• Trade & Investment Associate – $23/hr – apply by Sept. 13
• Policy Adviser, Development & Human Rights/UK Mission to the UN – $65k – New York – apply by Sept. 8

999) Consumer Bankers Association – Vice President of Congressional Affairs (pdf) – see also main career page

1,000-1,001) Heritage Foundation

• Senior Donor Relations Portfolio & Research Manager
• Development Researcher – part-time

1,002) Hill+Knowlton Strategies – PR Principal, Public Affairs + Content

1,003) Howard University – Communications Marketing Specialist

1,004) Internal Revenue Service – Public Affairs Specialist – $42k-$76k – offered under Pathways program for students & recent grads – DC; Denver, CO; Indianapolis, IN or Cincinnati, OH – apply by Sept. 6

1,005) ISYS Technologies – Communications/Legislative Affairs Specialist

1,006) Mystery science non-profit – Project Assistant – 3-4 month term – $23/hr – search managed by The Choice, Inc.

1,007) Mystery Tysons-area employer – Communications Coordinator – $40k-$50k – needed ASAP

1,008-1,010) Pew Charitable Trusts

• Communications Associate
• Senior Associate, Student Loan Research
• Admin Assistant, Environment Science Division

1,011-1,012) POLITICO

• Editor, Interactive News
• Breaking News Video Reporter

1,013-1,015) Universal Service Admin Co.

• Communications Specialist and another one w/ that title
• Content Writer

1,015) U.S. Marine Corps – Marketing Tech/PR Coordinator – $22-$24/hr – Quantico, Va. – apply by Sept. 5

1,016) …. and finally: we’ve always thought doing communications work in the hospitality biz would be fun & interesting – find out if we’re right by scoring this Area Public Relations Specialist post flacking for the mid-Atlantic properties of Kimpton Hotels – you’ll be based in Dupont Circle at the Hotel Palomar

1,017) …. and finally, part 2: requirements including a firm understanding of how U.S. embassies, the Interagency arena & the military interact, knowledge of emergency management and/or crisis management procedures, and the ability to support short to no-notice events should give you some sense of the high-stakes work you’ll be in for as a Policy Analyst for Praetorian Standard on behalf of their State Dept. Bureau of Counterterrorism client.  As for us, we’d be happy with a polo shirt w/ that cool logo.

Best wishes for a delightful summer-closing long weekend from your favorite™ public affairs jobs resource.  We'll have deadline-approaching jobs on Sunday, some non-job programming on Monday, and will be back to the regular drill on Tuesday.  Be safe!