Communications Specialist, Employment – Economic Opportunity

🔥 15 hours ago

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $96.7k - $102k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🗣️ Communications

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American Institutes for Research

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1946

🏥 Healthcare

💼 Consulting

📚 Education

💰 Grant on 2017-11

Healthcare • Consulting • Education

American Institutes for Research is dedicated to advancing evidence and improving lives through rigorous research and evaluation. The organization focuses on education, health, human services, and international initiatives, providing technical assistance and data science capabilities to address critical social issues. With a mission to generate evidence that contributes to a better and more equitable world, AIR collaborates with communities, policymakers, and researchers to support evidence-based solutions across various sectors.

📋 Description

• Translate business development strategies into actionable plans and deliverables, including identifying networking and thought leadership event opportunities. • Develop and execute outreach strategies tied to business development priorities, brand positioning, and messaging. • Manage logistics for sponsorships, in-person and virtual events, email promotions, and social media campaigns. • Support conference planning and external engagement activities, including preparing agendas and presentations, coordinating promotional materials, and supporting staff participation. • Identify event and outreach asset needs and coordinate their development and production. • Coordinate with program leadership to balance proactive and responsive business development efforts. • Ensure timely follow-through on business development and communications activities. • Establish processes to measure, track, and report outcomes.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, or a related field; or Master's degree with a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, or a related field. • Experience supporting external clients, managing small teams, and working within a shared services model. • Proficiency in using tools such as Google Analytics to compile website performance and traffic metrics, generate analytics reports, and inform strategy. • Experience developing creative products such as GIFs and video using digital-first, accessible design principles. • Proven track record of developing and implementing dissemination plans. • Knowledge of business development strategy and proposal development. • Skilled in developing integrated communications strategies supporting thought leadership and organizational visibility. • Skilled in developing outreach campaigns, including social media and email promotions, digital marketing, and content development. • Excellent time management skills and ability to handle multiple projects involving numerous changes simultaneously. • Highly familiar with tools for building and analyzing social media outreach, including LinkedIn, Facebook, and X. • Strong writing, editing, and presentation skills. • Ability and interest in learning and using accessible communications technologies and content management systems such as Drupal. • Ability to advise internal stakeholders and external clients on communications best practices. • Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis. • Employment-based visa sponsorship, including H-1B sponsorship, is not available. • Depending on project work, qualified candidates may need to meet certain residency requirements. • Selected candidates will undergo reference and background checks and adhere to child safeguarding standards.

🏖️ Benefits

• AIR’s Total Rewards Program • Competitive compensation • Equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer • Reference and background checks • Drug-free work environment • Reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities