Responsibilities

Leading communications campaigns for the Baltimore region

• Work with organizers to quickly and efficiently accommodate their campaign communications needs;

• Create communications strategies, timelines and plans;
• Track those plans and ensure campaign communications needs and deadlines are being met;
• Take advantage of every opportunity to communicate our message to key audiences;
• Create overall messaging and content for campaigns and maintain message and brand consistency.

Staff development and supervision

• Oversee the daily work of other communications staff, including designers and communications specialists.

Literature production

• Write, edit and produce direct mail, flyers, brochures and other literature.
• Follow through with vendors to ensure purchase order process is followed and bills are paid in a timely manner.

Media outreach

• Write, edit and distribute press releases, letters to the editor and op-eds.
• When needed, make outreach calls to reporters and cultivate relationships with media.
• Train workers and staff to be effective media spokespeople.
• Design and execute press events.

Paid media

• Write, edit and produce newspaper, online and radio ads and other paid media.

Video production

• Conceptualize, shoot and edit videos or coordinate with outside video vendors to produce campaign videos.

Online media

• Work with designer to create and maintain websites, text messaging campaigns, social media, etc.

Signage and promotional materials

• Create effective messaging and concepts for signage and promotional materials for our campaigns.

Requirements

• Excellent ability to work closely with a team, accommodate requests from team members, and assimilate input from multiple sources.
• Excellent inter-personal skills, a positive, enthusiastic attitude and a commitment to contribute to a positive work environment.
• An ability and commitment to modeling pro-active leadership behavior and skills.
• The ability, experience, energy and enthusiasm to take responsibility for whole communications campaigns and pro-actively see each component through to a successful conclusion.
• Deep commitment to the labor movement and progressive causes.
• Excellent visual, written and verbal communications skills.
• BA or higher.
• At least 2 years’ experience working in communications for a progressive political campaign, non-profit organization or union.
• Proficiency in Word and Excel and ability to learn media database technology required.
• Experience with online and social media campaigns.
• Experience with design programs, shooting and editing video and taking good quality photos preferred.
• Must thrive in an environment with tight deadlines, changing priorities, high-pressure and irregular hours.

GENERAL INFORMATION:

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed

by persons assigned to this title. They do not include all job duties performed by employees in the

title and every position does not necessarily require the same duties.

All interested persons meeting the minimum qualifications are encouraged to submit a resume and cover letter via email to jobs@1199.org.

1199/SEIU is an equal opportunity employer.