Strategic Communications Officer

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🏛️ District of Columbia, Washington – Remote

🏛️ District of Columbia – Remote ☕ Washington – Remote

💵 $97.1k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🗣️ Communications

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Union of Concerned Scientists

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 1969

🤝 Non-profit

🌍 Social Impact

🔬 Science

Non-profit • Social Impact • Science

Union of Concerned Scientists is a member-supported nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting a safer and healthier world. The organization focuses on addressing critical issues such as climate change, energy, transportation, food sustainability, and nuclear threat prevention. They work to couple scientific research with advocacy, aiming to influence decision-makers and inform the public. Their mission includes promoting climate accountability, transforming transportation systems, ensuring healthy food and farms, and advocating for science-based policies. By conducting research, fighting misinformation, and mobilizing supporters, the Union of Concerned Scientists seeks to make impactful changes toward a more just and equitable future for all.

📋 Description

• Develops and implements communication/media strategies to maximize communication impact and earned media for UCS issues, experts, and products. • Leads the coordination of program and campaign team communications. • Ensures a steady drumbeat of activities are completed that advance goals. • Balances and prioritizes overall communications work to best advance campaign goals and needs. • Establishes relationships with journalists to garner coverage of UCS issues, experts and products. • Pitches stories and promptly responds to interview requests. • Ensures writing, editing and distribution of media materials including alerts, press releases and statements. • Writes, edits, publishes, and maintains accurate web content. • Tracks UCS press hits and impact of communications strategies.

🎯 Requirements

• 5-7 years of experience in content creation, media outreach, and communications strategy across multiple channels. • Strong writing, editing, and interpersonal communication skills. • Superior project management and collaboration skills. • Strong interpersonal, leadership, problem-solving, and mentoring skills. • Strong facilitation skills with the ability to interact with staff at all levels. • Must be proficient with the PC/Windows environment, especially MS Word. • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent preferred. • Familiarity with CMS such as Drupal and WordPress. • Familiarity with media outreach platforms such as Cision. • Familiarity with Google Analytics, and SEO best practices. • Communications experience at a nonprofit or advocacy organization.

🏖️ Benefits

• excellent benefits • rewarding work environment • 12% salary differential for CA residents