NMAC Seeking a Director of Media Relations
June 11, 2009
NMAC Job Opening * Director of Media
Relations
The National
Minority AIDS Council (NMAC) seeks a "hands on" professional to oversee and
execute all aspects of media relations. The Media
Relations Director is responsible for creation and implementation of
a strategic, multi-faceted media relations program. He/She will be responsible
for devising media outreach guidelines and policies; overseeing the media
strategy implementation process; and providing quality control around media
activities/special events.
Responsibilities:
The successful candidate will be expected to develop and
implement national media strategy promoting HIV/AIDS-related policies,
legislation and other key events. This will include a comprehensive approach to
using traditional and new media to promote federal policy efforts on the Hill
that are fully incorporated/integrated with the agency's overall social
networking/web 2.0 strategies.
As the agency's
primary spokesperson, he/she must have a proven track record of speaking with
poise on-the-record with television, print and radio reporters about HIV/AIDS
and/or other related issues. This work will involve coordinating talking points
with the Director of Government Relations and Public Policy and working with the
Director of Communications to produce pertinent press releases, web entries,
speeches, talking points and other briefing material, as needed.
The successful candidate will have strong strategic
planning, management and organizational skills, as well as established
relationships with national, regional, community and government media outlets.
He/She will have experience pitching, promoting and coordinating press events,
stories and media opportunities to different media outlets.
Bachelors degree required (advance degree desirable) in communications, public relations, journalism or related discipline. Eight or more (8+) years of high-level public or media relations experience is required; three or
more years experience working on Capitol Hill a definite
plus.
Qualifications:
Bachelors degree required (advance degree desirable) in
communications, public relations, journalism or related discipline.
Eight or more (8+) years of high-level public or media relations experience is required; three or
more years experience working on Capitol Hill a definite
plus.
This position is paid 100% from
private funds, no government money is used to support this position.
For more information, please contact NMAC's Assistant Director of Human Resources, La Verne Honesty at (202) 483-6622 ext. 315 or lhonesty@nmac.org.
