ACS seeks an outstanding candidate for the position of Associate Commissioner for the Office of Communications. Reporting to the Commissioner, the selected candidate will manage the Office and will be responsible for devising, implementing and executing a strategic communications vision for the agency. This role will have the primary responsibility for managing the communications opportunities and risks of the agency both internally and externally, and for communicating to employees, the press, traditional and social media, the child welfare and juvenile justice advocacy communities and the public. In addition to the responsibilities outlined below, the Associate Commissioner will oversee the development of major public awareness campaigns and partner with other not-for-profit sector contract agencies and community organizations to highlight and advance the goals of the agency and the City of New York. The candidate will:

• Oversee the administration in the Office of Communications
• Manage the implementation of citywide public service campaigns for issues such as child safety, foster parent recruitment, recruitment of frontline agency staff, among others
• Supervise the development and pitching of positive stories to the press
• Oversee the response to press inquiries on complex issues and critical incidents
• Coordinate ACS’ communications with the Mayor’s Press Office and other City agencies to ensure continuity of messaging
• Direct the preparation of speeches for the Commissioner and instruct senior staff on public speaking techniques
• Arrange large-scale events to highlight issues such as adoption, foster care, child abuse prevention and mentoring
• Oversee ACS’ content on internal intranet and external internet sites, updating news stories and ensuring content is up to date
• Serve as a member of ACS’ Senior Management Committee, keeping them abreast of media pulse on child welfare issues
• Assign and edit all press releases and written materials to press and internal staff
• Coordinate internal communications including monthly staff newsletter, weekly e-bulletins, etc.
• Evaluate direct reports and subordinate managers to assess performance in their respective areas.

Minimum Qualifications:
A Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college with 24 credits in English, journalism or public relations, plus five (5) years of full-time paid experience in public relations, journalism or advertising, including two (2) years in an administrative, supervisory or consultative capacity.

Preferred Skills:
The preferred candidate will possess a graduate degree from an accredited institution in English, journalism, or public relations; experience working in media/TV and with non-profit/government communications. In addition, ideal candidates will have experience in marketing, strong executive and collaborative leadership style, strong negotiating skills; familiarity with government and the systems used throughout the City of New York. Excellent communication skills and commitment to customer service, innovation and the initiative to make large public systems function effectively is preferred.

Residency Requirement:
New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County.

The Produce News, a national trade media company covering the fresh produce industry, seeks a billing-accounting-office manager.

Applicant must be a journalism or communications graduate who desires to learn the “business side” of media, both print and digital.

Duties include billing of advertisers, monitoring receivables, handling company checkbook, answering phone, and general office manager duties.

Computer and accounting knowledge required, plus good written communication skills and a personable phone voice.

Must be within commuting distance of Oradell, NJ.

"Join Wonder’s fast-growing community of freelance researchers!

Wonder (askwonder.com) is a personal research assistant, helping people save time by getting detailed answers and resources delivered to their inboxes by a trusted network of researchers. Our clients include Tier 1 consulting firms, VCs, and marketing agencies.

We are looking for freelance researchers to join Wonder's research community. You'll work from home, getting paid to do research while learning about new topics and deepening your business skills. You can set your own schedule, you get paid for each research request you complete, and you can earn up to $15-25/hour based on flat-fee project work.

Here are some examples of questions our clients ask:
- What are the economics of Valentine's Day?
- Why would AOL or Verizon be interested in a strategic investment in the start-up Rollout.io?
- What are 5 new trends in online food ordering?
- What's the market landscape for teacher training in Egypt?

PERKS
- Sharpen your analytical skills and build up your resume
- Earn money working from anywhere
- Research in your free time and as often as you'd like
- Network with peers in a global community of independent researchers
- Learn about new industries and access a growing database of original research

MICRO is looking for a part-time writer who can write sassy copy across a broad range of content.

You will be writing grants and reports for foundations as well as sales and presentation decks, emails, and general copy as needed. Working across lots of voices and audiences is fun for you. You can whip up copy, make it shine, give it tentacles.

YOU:

- Write great copy across a range of styles and voices.
- Love putting together outstanding grant proposals.
- Can work with a distributed team. You’re pro at using the full Google Suite and juggling meetings across time zones on skype, hangouts, etc.
- Take initiative and know how to organize yourself. We have a preference for people with a background in freelancing, but are open to the right self-motivated person.
- Hold yourself to high research standards. We’re serious about our science communication.
- Fact check and copy edit your own work as a matter of course.
- Have a lot of hats, and feel comfortable wearing them in quick succession.
- Are familiar with the language used in science communication, environmentalism, education, and/or museum studies.

MICRO is looking for a part-time writer who can write sassy copy across a broad range of content.

You will be writing grants and reports for foundations as well as sales and presentation decks, emails, and general copy as needed.

You are familiar with the language used in science communication, environmentalism, education and/or museum studies. Working across lots of voices and audiences is fun for you. You can whip up copy, make it shine, give it tentacles.

YOU:

- Write great copy across a range of styles and voices.
- Love putting together outstanding grant proposals.
- Can work with a distributed team. You’re pro at using the full Google Suite and juggling meetings across time zones on skype, hangouts, etc.
- Take initiative and know how to organize yourself. We have a preference for people with a background in freelancing, but are open to the right self-motivated person.
- Hold yourself to high research standards. We’re serious about our science communication.
- Fact check and copy edit your own work as a matter of course.
- Have a lot of hats, and feel comfortable wearing them in quick succession.
- Are familiar with the language used in science communication, environmentalism, education, and/or museum studies.

• Reviews online, print, and video script copy and sources provided by writers and editors for completeness and accuracy. • Works with a high degree of autonomy and checks highly sensitive pieces, such as high profile content. • Ensures text is accurate and is derived from appropriate sources. • Works with writers and editors on sourcing issues and wording of articles.  Suggests clarifying phrases or wording to ensure accurate presentation of facts. • Locates additional sources of data to validate facts • Makes recommendations to improve departmental processes • Ensures appropriate documentation of fact checking materials and content at the conclusion of story. • May conduct research on a topic and write a related article • Performs other duties as assigned but not those of a higher level

College graduate, graduate credits preferred or equivalent experience with at least 3 - 5 years work experience-doing research for a magazine or newspaper. Must demonstrate excellent research skills and knowledge of fact-checking procedures. Must be highly skilled at gathering information from various sources. Must be able to translate very complex statistical and technical data into plain English. Must be extremely detail oriented, thorough, organized, and able to work well under rigid deadline pressures. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential.

catalysta seeks journalists for a video/text-based investigative program. This a paid, freelance position.

Influences:
Influences tracks an innovative project, its people, processes, strategies, innovations and influences. A young journalist leads the investigation presented as a series of reports, interviews and profiles. A bridge, a news story, a classroom, processes are tracked and highlighted by the influences that come into play.

Responsibilities
- Contribute to refining the program's structure at the outset
- Collaborate on subject and guest selection
- Develop video and text pieces

Skills
- Research and interview expertise
- Excellent journalist
- Experience with video content

catalysta seeks a female journalist to host a podcast and male & female journalists for a video/text-based investigative program. This a paid, freelance position.

Transformational:
What’s a person to do who wants inspirational and purposeful work? It’s a challenge in a world that wasn’t built with such standards in mind. Transformational guests range from sociologists and economists to psychologists and spiritual teachers who share knowledge and practical approaches to the transition from the manageable to the fulfilling.

Responsibilities
- Collaborate on selection of guests
- Research the guest
- Audio interview the guest
- Provide input on editing

With a focus on content, sweepstakes and commerce, Bauer Xcel is looking for a (Sr) Director of Product to help us grow the existing digital business and reach new audiences. Reporting to SVP Technology, the (Sr.)Director, Product is responsible for the vision and direction of the Product function at Bauer Xcel.

– Managing the Product Team

You will develop a strong team of product owners, UX designers and designers. Recruiting, training and coaching your team is the top priority. Developing great people requires a different set of skills than developing great products and you are as comfortable coaching Product Owners in how to engage with stakeholders as you are with communicating the Product vision and roadmap to execs.

– Product Vision

You will work hand in hand with the SVP of Technology, Vice President of Editorial & Audience Development, and Vice President of Revenue to define and drive the product strategy that inspires the company. You’ll guide your team to identify needs, trends, and innovative ways to best serve our audience, and drive revenue across our properties and off-site platforms.

- Execution

No matter where the vision comes from, all the great vision in the world doesn’t mean much if you can’t get the product idea from concept to live. You know how to get things done and have absolutely proven your ability to do so. You are an expert in agile product planning, customer discovery, product discovery, and the product development process. You understand when experimenting and testing out an idea is necessary and how to build out an MVP. You have strong skills in stakeholder management and internal evangelism, and understand that it is as important to communicate the roadmap as it is to build one. You leave your stakeholders with a clear understanding of the plan without bogging them down in the details.

– Culture of experimentation

You will help foster a culture of innovation and experimentation, where the team understands the importance of continuous and testing and learning. Your mantra is Fail Fast and your team is not afraid to pivot if necessary.

About You:

You will:

Lead the product definition within one or across multiple different teams;
Collaborate with business stakeholders to define product strategy in key business areas;
Identifying clear and strategic KPIs that will help measure how well we are executing;
Direct, coach, and develop skills of other product managers and designers/ux;
Serve as the primary advocate for customers and jointly design the user experience with the UX Designers
Specialize in mobile applications, websites, and newsletters;
Specialize in product data analytics to measure product performance;
Closely monitor all analytics and perform quantitative analysis that will help guide product decisions
Optimize audience growth and user engagement for on and off-network products;
Clearly communicate the progress and results of the team to the rest of the company
Responsible for market expertise (competitors and industry forces)
Establish best practices within the organization, particularly within the Agile methodology.

Desired Skills and Experience

5-7 years of digital product and strategy with deep understanding of digital content, ecommerce, and audience engagement. Ideally 2-3 of those years were spent managing others within product.
Strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills
Deep understanding of agile product planning, customer discovery, product discovery, and the product development process
Deep understanding of design, editorial, and development processes
Deep understanding of content and distribution strategies that encourage sharing and viral expansion
Ability to track details without losing sight of the big picture
Demonstrated success launching high quality digital products in a consumer-oriented company
Familiarity with and understanding of programmatic advertising
Excellent Communication Skills
Entrepreneurial Drive
Collaborative Spirit

National Broadcast Media Booker
Full-time
New York , United States
BerlinRosen is seeking a communications professional with 4+ years of experience who understands TV news and has established contacts with national bookers and producers.
A successful candidate will have several years experience working within a broadcast media organization, such as a network or cable channel. You will have the unique opportunity to play a central role in a dynamic, growing firm and serve a diverse set of high-profile, progressive clients in the national public affairs practice. The client base includes leading national issue advocacy, non-profit, and philanthropy organizations focused on health care, energy and the environment, racial justice, LGBTQ, low wage worker advocacy, social impact and human rights.
Job qualifications:
• Established contacts with national TV bookers and producers at top-tier broadcast outlets
• Excellent news sense and deep knowledge of broadcast media
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Proven track record of booking guests for national media outlets
• Enjoys working in a fast-paced, demanding environment, driven by breaking news
• Ability to handle multiple assignments at once, work quickly and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Attention to detail
• Familiarity with and interest in local, state, and national politics and a commitment and passion for progressive politics
• Enjoys working the phones and pitching stories
• Relationships with producers at local TV stations in New York and/or Washington, DC a plus
• A sense of humor
BerlinRosen is committed to building and maintaining a diverse staff, and recognizes that its continued success depends on hiring and retaining high-quality, creative professionals with a variety of backgrounds and experiences. Opportunities for advancement exist, and BerlinRosen is committed to helping all staff develop and grow. Women, people of color, and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

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