Overview

Who We Are

SAG-AFTRA is the iconic American labor union that represents approximately 160,000 media professionals. SAG-AFTRA employees support our members and thrive on securing the strongest protections by negotiating the best wages, working conditions, health and pension benefits. We preserve and expand members’ work opportunities, vigorously enforce our contracts and protect our members against unauthorized use of their work. ​

Responsibilities

What You’ll Do

Under the direction of the Chief Communications & Marketing Officer, the External

Engagement Coordinator supports all in person appearances for the unions leadership and key subject matter experts. This role works in conjunction with communications and marketing and other departments staff to establish goals, objectives, plans and tactical implementations for all appearances. The External Engagement Coordinator also provides branding, marketing, planning and analysis of all external appearances and ensures that photographs, video footage, social media posts and other promotion of appearances are timely and accurate.

(This section provides a general summary of the most significant job duties performed. It does not explain in detail every single duty performed.)

• Supports the reputation, thought leadership and external engagement goals of the organization
• Assists in developing and supporting logistics, speeches, Q&A, scheduling, prep, promotion and implementation and management of external engagement events including panels, speeches, awards presentations, and other appearances for elected and staff leadership and subject matter experts.
• Coordinate all appearances with a multi-department team.
• Writes, edits and maintains a master list of appearances and engagements and attendant media support.
• Builds and maintains a positive thought leadership and subject matter resource

environment for the organization and supports relationships with meaningful outlets.

• Assists with developing proactive speaking and appearances programs and written and verbal pitches.
• Assists in creating briefing materials, and coordinating and supporting briefings.
• Supports other efforts in the Communications & Marketing department as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned or as the situation dictates.

Qualifications

What You’ll Need

We want to make sure you’re successful. To be considered, you must have:

(The individual must possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities and be able to explain and demonstrate that he or she can perform the essential functions of this job with or without reasonable accommodation, using some other combination of skills and abilities.)

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations or a related field or relevant, commensurate direct experience
• Introductory marketing communications experience in an agency, nonprofit or corporate setting
• Excellent written communications.
• Business, labor, and/or entertainment industry media relations and media planning experience a strong plus.

PREFERRED BACKGROUND:

• Superlative interpersonal skills: High degree of patience and tact, and must be able to cultivate respectful and collaborative relationships with people from diverse backgrounds, both internally and externally.
• Hold yourself and others accountable for a high level of performance and integrity.
• Must be adaptable, creative, detail-oriented and confident, with superior problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple and conflicting deadlines and coordinate organized project plans.
• Must have a strong sense of urgency.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills Knowledge of AP Style.
• Familiarity with Cision, Google Suite and project management programs.
• Must maintain regular and acceptable attendance at such levels as is determined at SAG-AFTRA’s sole discretion.
• Must be available and willing to work extended hours per day or per week, including weekends and holidays, as SAG-AFTRA determines is necessary to meet its business needs.

COMPETENCIES:

• Member Service
• Communication
• Dependability/Accountability
• Job Knowledge
• Adaptability
• Teamwork

What You’ll Get

We are a great place to work because we offer:

• Pay rate of $25.17/hour
• Colleagues that are passionate about what we do and how they contribute to our mission
• Balance between work and home life responsibilities
• Affordable and comprehensive medical and dental plans
• Generous pension plan 
• Employee discounts and perks