Description

Media Relations Coordinator needed for a full-time, fully onsite position with our non-profit client in Boston. Must be able to establish contact and solid working relationships with national and local media, with additional involvement as needed with politicians, community leaders, and others. Must be comfortable working nights and weekends as required. Salary is 65-80K depending on experience.

Responsibilities

• Establish contacts and solid working relationships with national and local media, with additional involvement as needed with politicians, community leaders, and others.

• Nurture relationships with journalists through pitches, media advisories, news releases, op-eds, and social media.

• Track press coverage. Identify media and public affairs opportunities.

• Engage in the creation and execution of targeted mailings and the distribution of materials and information about organization programs, events and advocacy campaigns.

• Work with organization’s staff to identify media opportunities to support campaigns and promote community and Member engagement.

• ·Craft messaging for public and media relations campaigns (including identification and pursuit of media contacts) and marketing efforts to promote the organization’s work and elevate its profile online, on tv/radio, and in print.

• Establish and manage a database of vetted media contacts.

• Work with staff to effectively promote the organization’s brand, its mission, and campaigns.

• Engage in the creation of internal communication to staff and volunteers.

• Provide event assistance.

  Requirements

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience preferred as an investigative reporter, news director, general reporter, producer, or editor.

• Experience in navigating various media to get access.

• Experience with political media outreach or representing a politician, government, or private sector entity.

• Attitude and ability to build a network of media contacts.

• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to create tailored messaging to different audiences.

• Strong writing, editing, presentation and oral communication skills, as well as an ability to synthesize and translate complicated information into clear, compelling language.

• A credible and engaging personal presence.

• Willingness to think entrepreneurially and creatively.

• Experience in presenting on TV or radio preferred.

• Background in mortgage industry and/or non-profit helpful, but not required.

• Ability to write and speak languages other than English, particularly Spanish, is a plus.

Other Requirements

• Participate in regular trainings.

• Participate in organization events and campaigns, including travelling nationally as required during the week or on weekends.

• Other duties as assigned.

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