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Senior Associate, Communications

Publication or Company  The Pew Charitable Trusts
Industry  Communications
Job Duration Full Time
Job Location Washington, DC
Experience Level 5 years
Job Requirements •Bachelor’s degree required including skills associated with completion of an undergraduate degree program in communications, journalism or related major, such as an understanding of media operations, news organizations and new media technologies. Graduate degree in public affairs, public policy or journalism a plus.
•Minimum of five years of professional communications experience helping shape the way the decision makers and the public perceive environmental and natural resource management issues.
•Superior oral and written communications skills. Able to synthesize material and to focus quickly on the essence of an issue and the means to address it. Confident in presenting one’s own ideas and diplomatically persuading others as appropriate.
•Strong interpersonal skills; able to develop and manage productive relationships with consultants, partners and others who contribute to the development of a project by anticipating possible outcomes.
•Able to work productively with a wide array of different people and institutions that frequently disagree with and are in competition with one another.
•Able to set short-and long-term planning goals in line with program strategy. A task-oriented style, with focus on achieving clear and ambitious goals. Demonstrated ability to meet multiple deadlines by maintaining a high level of organization. Able to develop and move projects forward with a high degree of independence and autonomy.
•Seasoned judgment, able to make decisions, justify recommendations, and be responsive, clear and firm with colleagues and partners.

Compensation
We offer a competitive salary and excellent benefits package, including four weeks of vacation, a generous 401(k) plan and flexible benefit options.

Travel
Occasional travel to meetings and conferences.

Pew is an equal opportunity employer.
About Our Company Communications:

The Communications department supports leaders at all levels of the institution to promote project and campaign efforts, inform key audiences, and protect and advance the Pew brand. The department provides a comprehensive range of communications services for all programmatic and administrative units and Trusts-operated projects. Our in-house expertise includes: strategy and message development; editorial support; design and creative services; media event planning; digital and video production and social media. The unit oversees all communications policies, guidelines and processes in order to manage the Pew brand, ensure production of the highest quality work and effectively steward Pew’s resources.

Position Overview:

The Senior Associate, Communications located in Washington, DC, is a member of the Communications department and reports to the Director, Communications. He/she is responsible for the implementation of a multi-media communications strategy that will generate earned media for the international campaigns.