Communications Associate (JFI)

The Jain Family Institute is seeking a Communications Associate to assist with the development of our external communications program. Our promotion centers on our current projects, which include digital ethics, guaranteed income, and higher education finance. The communications associate will report directly to the Editorial Director and be responsible for creating and publishing fresh and relevant content on all our external platforms--our website, social media, and more--and will also be central to the ideation and development of new public-facing workstreams and coverage.

The ideal candidate will have 2-5 years of experience in communications and public relations for a similar organization, and wide-ranging interest in all forms of intellectual activity and a passion for interdisciplinary engagement and social impact. Knowledge of economics, political science, or social science is extremely helpful for this role. JFI’s editorial work is growing quickly, and a self-starting, creative, and resourceful approach is crucial. You will be joining a team of generalist-practitioners with backgrounds in policy and academia.

a writing sample of 10–15 pages demonstrating an ability to clearly synthesize, analyze, and communicate information from a variety of sources,. Along with those materials, please submit 4) the names of three institutions that are similar to JFI and have excellent public-facing materials, and explain your choices (no more than 500 words).

Tasks
The work will be split into a number of tasks, including some predetermined ones, but there will also be an expectation to create new content streams. Tasks will include:

Management of external platforms: you will be responsible for updating the website, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and others on a daily basis with copy that you develop relating to all of JFI’s activities and projects, including news, events, research, new partnerships, seminars, and more

Maintenance of JFI’s PR Editorial Calendar: you will work with project leads, the operations team and the CSO to log all upcoming items that can be publicized, and prep appropriate content

Development of external contacts: research on journalists and publications that cover our areas of interest; outreach to scholars and writers

Assistance with social media advertising and analytics

Promotion of blog posts and newsletter; assisting with Twitter content and advertising

Assistance with the development and formalization of communications strategies

Skills and Qualifications

Most important: curiosity and its corollary, an ability to learn a wide variety of areas quickly; a passion for going beyond your area of expertise

Excellent analytic and communication skills

Communications experience in a field related to JFI’s work or at a comparable institution

The ability to juggle competing priorities and demands across a wide range of projects

Strong writing skills: an ability to fulfill copywriting, copy-editing and proof-reading deadlines independently and in a timely manner

Strong proficiency with advertising tools and analytics on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn

Graphic design skills; strong proficiency with InDesign, Photoshop, Powerpoint

Commitment

Full-time

Confidentiality: as needed

Compensation and Benefits

Compensation will be commensurate with experience

Full benefits, including healthcare, dental, vision, and wellness, unlimited PTO

Opportunities to meet with leading scholars, policy experts, and business leaders

About JFI
JFI is an applied research organization in the social sciences. We work to bring just and equitable research and policy from conception in theory to implementation in society.

Our current active initiatives include applied research in higher education finance, guaranteed income, and digital ethics.

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