The Communications Associate will have the opportunity to help support the growing communications function of one of the newest and largest philanthropic institutions in the country. The Communications Associate will work alongside another Communications Associate to oversee the maintenance of Helmsley’s website and day-to-day social media activity. S/he will report to the Communications Officer and will work closely with Helmsley programs and Helmsley grantees to support their press, marketing and public affairs needs.

The position requires a proactive, driven and detail-oriented team player who possesses excellent writing skills and social media knowledge. Communications Associates play a key role in helping to advance the foundation’s work and leadership, and must bring proven abilities to work across a variety of fields and think strategically about a wide range of program and communications issues.

RESPONSIBILITIES
•Day-to-day maintenance and generation of content for the Helmsley website, including news items, publications, events, speaking engagements and updates to staff biographies;
•Co-manage the Helmsley Twitter feed and post approved content;
•Assist with communications calendar management;
•Support the communications needs of 3-4 Helmsley grantmaking programs and stay abreast of major developments in each program’s sector to ensure Helmsley is appropriately active and represented;
•Work with senior program staff and grantees to compose case studies and narrative stories for marketing purposes;
•Draft and edit press releases, messaging documents and other media-focused materials;
•Track Helmsley media hits and circulate internal updates of notable press mentions;
•Monitor analytics for Twitter and website activity in order to provide data-driven feedback and recommendations;
•Identify opportunities for Helmsley web and social media presences to develop new content and expand readership;
•Assist in general brand management to help create Helmsley materials according to brand standards, and document internal procedures and guidelines for staff to follow; and
•Provide general marketing support as well as occasional support for internal communications programming.

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
•Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, or a related field;
•Three years of experience in a communications role – preferably within a foundation or nonprofit – with experience in communications planning and strategy, message development and media relations;
•Excellent written and verbal communications skills;
•Deep knowledge of and experience with social media platforms;
•Ability to prioritize and handle multiple projects simultaneously;
•Excellent interpersonal skills and a collaborative mindset;
•Ability to work independently with strong project management skills;
•Strong organizational skills and attention to detail;
•Experience pitching journalists; and
•Experience with CMS and web publishing tools – HTML knowledge a plus.

An amazing opportunity to learn about, work for and meet some of the most inspired creative people around.

• Available for hours between Monday-Friday,
9a-5p (can be flexible to work with class schedule)
• Talented, smart, independent and hardworking
• Strong interest in becoming a full-time employee
• Journalism, Communications or Public Relations
majors or recent graduates
• Must have excellent writing skills, competency and
a passion for learning
• Knowledgeable of AP Style Mac/PC and are Microsoft
Office proficient

Duties will include:
• Interacting with Clients
• Drafting and Writing Press Releases
• Assembling Media Lists
• Interacting with Reporters
• Tracking Media Coverage
• Preparing Press Kits and Briefing Books
• Conducting Industry Research

We are looking for a savvy,  creative and resourceful social media intern to manage social media for a NYC based indie band. The SM campaign will run alongside releases of a visual EP ands performances in NYC.

The intern will help create a social media strategy for the band in order to significantly increase the online fan base. The intern will be responsible for executing the campaign and engaging fans (FB, Instagram, youtube and twitter).

Must be a music enthusiasts with knowledge of alternative / independent  music. Must be tech savvy and familiar with current digital trends in the music industry.

Must be hungry and enthusiastic.

The intern will receive a weekly stipend.

As a writer at PrepScholar, you’ll create the world's leading guides in your domain. You’ll research unfamiliar and complex topics and distill them into clear, actionable guides for your readers to make better decisions. You’ll have an impact on millions of readers worldwide, using our growing national brand to expand your influence.

Your Responsibilities:
+ Write helpful, detailed articles with the goal of educating and empowering readers. Example topics include, "What's a Good LSAT Score?", "GMAT Math Tips: 9 Top Strategies," and "How to Apply to Medical School: Step-by-Step Guide."

+ Given a topic, conduct thorough research to produce a helpful resource containing novel information. You will need to produce content that is above and beyond what is already currently available - this is where your personal experience and research expertise can be uniquely useful.

+ Prepare and edit content to a publication-ready state in the CMS, including formatting text and sourcing images.

+ Research promising topics and propose articles that would help readers.

Qualifications:
+ Bachelor’s degree

+ Experience writing for a wide audience and working with an editor to hone ideas

+ Communicates clearly with colleagues and takes feedback well

+ Self-motivated and enjoys working independently

+ Stellar writing and editing skills, able to produce clean copy quickly

+ Clear, engaging writing style

+ Excellent research skills and excitement for learning about a wide range of topics

+ Knowledge of graduate school admissions or grad exams (GRE, GMAT, LSAT, MCAT) preferred

+ Experience with SEO, WordPress, HTML, editing, or fact-checking a plus

About the Position:
+ The position is designed as full-time freelance, but could be part-time for the right candidate.

+ You'll have a great level of independence to direct your own work.

+ Expected compensation is $45-55k/year, depending on skill and expertise. Benefits include flexible schedule and paid vacation.

+ Our office is in Boston, and you will work remotely with video chat meetings.

Manager, Development Communications
at Families for Excellent Schools (View all jobs)
New York, NY
ABOUT US

At Families for Excellent Schools, our employees are passionate about their belief that all children should have access to great schools and education. We have diverse professional and personal backgrounds, and we don’t simply accept them - we celebrate them, we support them, and we thrive on them for the benefit of our employees, organization and the communities with which we work. We are an active and energetic group, who like to roll up our sleeves and get things done, which reinforces our culture and organization's core values of Collaboration, Results, Grit, and Respect.

THE ROLE

Families for Excellent Schools seeks a Manager, Development Communications, responsible for creating content, mostly written, to communicate to the funder community about FES. The ideal candidate has a passion for writing, research, interviewing, and marketing. Success requires a journalistic mindset for seeking out information and asking questions, so that the strategy and impact of FES’s work can be conveyed to specific audiences in the most relevant and compelling way. Adaptability in writing for difference audiences is critical, as is writing that is concise, structured, and tailored to specific goals. Primary activities include preparing and managing funding proposals, creating reports and updates for specific audiences, researching new funding opportunities, and interacting with program teams to stay updated on news at FES. This role reports to the Managing Director, Development and works in collaboration with the Chief Growth Officer.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsibilities of the Manager of Development Communications include but are not limited to:

Developing strategic narratives for grant proposals, reports, informal funding requests, donor correspondence and related supplementary materials (e.g., informational one-pagers, financial addenda, etc.)
Managing grants and engagement calendar for foundation and individual partners (e.g., reporting requirements, tax acknowledgements, regular updates, etc.) and creating the content needed to follow this calendar.
Supporting the execution of donor cultivation and stewardship strategies by compiling data for specialized pitches; drafting outreach/follow-up correspondence to donors, assisting with planning/executing development events; crafting language for stewardship communications.
Conducting ongoing research on foundation and individual giving landscape, nationally and in FES regions, to inform strategies for growing and diversifying the donor base.
Monitoring progress towards goals in collaboration with internal stakeholders.
Performing monthly and quarterly analysis of gap to benchmarks and year-end goals to inform priorities and strategies.
Assisting with other special projects as needed.
REQUIREMENTS

Candidates should enjoy working in a dynamic, results-oriented environment in which expectations are high for both the quality and speed of work and for living our core values. In addition, they should have the following:

Bachelor’s degree and at least 1-3 years of work experience; experience in grant writing or other professional writing; experience working at a nonprofit and/or a start-up organization is a plus;
Strong commitment to, and belief in, Families for Excellent Schools’ mission, vision and core values;
Excellent writing and communication skills;
Excellent computer skills including Microsoft Office; PowerPoint, Word and Excel;
Detail-orientation and strong organization; demonstrated success in keeping track of many moving parts and following them through to completion in a demanding, strategic, fast-paced environment;
Experience in an education policy or other advocacy environment is a plus;
In keeping with the work, candidates must be able to travel and work offsite, and work moderately irregular hours when needed.
PAY & PERKS

We provide competitive salaries and a full slate of benefits including health coverage, an FSA, a 401K plan with 5% matching and pre-tax commuter benefits. We have a generous vacation policy, and our office is shut down for a week at the end of the calendar year. Perks include a shiny new MacBook on your first day and open and collaborative office space at our offices in NYC, Boston, and New Haven.

Job Summary: To develop a monthly school newsletter for middle and high school students. To spotlight school happenings, inform parents about anything and everything school related: school activities, policies, news, schedule changes, updates, events, performances, student awards. The newsletter will feature celebrity interviews, fashion, latest trends, current events and an advice column.

Reports To: I WILL GRADUATE Youth Development Program designated school

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
1. Minimum of two years of work/internship-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required.
2. Professional media experience and interest in and aptitude for working with K-12 students
3. Must be responsible, reliable and punctual!
4. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills required.
5. Proficiency with desktop publishing software, HTML and content management systems required.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Must be a strong writer and be able to help students write and edit newsletters.
2. Mustbe proficient with Microsoft Office and Publisher
3. Must have great English language skills
4. Must have experience in Youth Development
5. Must be organized and structured
6. Must be energetic, engaging
7. Attend a range of school events such as council meetings, basketball matches, talent contests
8. Develop a student news team to capture photos
9. Produce concise and accurate newsletter to strict deadlines
10. Keep records of grades, grade papers and perform other administrative duties as needed.

WORKING CONDITIONS:
1. Ability to stand and circulate for extended periods of time and is performed in a typical school environment.
2. Ability to hear and understand speech at normal levels.

RATE:

Up to $25 an hour

Are you passionate about journalism in the digital age? if so, you would probably be excited to get a chance to work with and affect the daily content strategy of the most important publishers out there. Apester, the world's largest interactive content platform, is based in Manhattan, New York. Its global Editorial Relations and Content Analysis team are working closely with the newsrooms and editorial teams of publishers such as The Telegraph, Huffington Post, Die Welt, Independent, Entertainment Weekly, CNET and more - and the intern will provide them with editorial support, revolved around content curation and ideation.

Well-established investment company is looking for a research associate to produce "deep dive" reports on specific topics and industries. This position can be full or part-time. Our offices are in midtown Manhattan.

We are interested in individuals who can in a team -oriented environment. The research associate will report directly to the Chief Investment Officer of Hawkeye.

Guardian News & Media, supported by $2.6 million in funding from the John S. & James L. Knight Foundation, has launched a mobile innovation lab in the US newsroom. The goal of this project is to further both the Guardian’s and the news industry’s understanding of, and success on, small screens. To contribute to this effort, we’re seeking out developers, designers, data specialists and journalists. This project is a unique opportunity to work at the heart of the closest of editorial and technical collaborations, with a broad creative mandate.

As a part of the mobile innovation lab, you’ll be embedded in a working newsroom with access to the content, scale and resources necessary to experiment with new products in a real-world environment. You’ll be helping to develop new methods, tools, products and experiences that provide insight and enable the creation of mobile-first journalism.

The mobile innovation lab is now looking for a Digital Data Analyst to drive problem solving for the mobile innovation lab and the organization as a whole by providing digital data analysis, insights and curiosity-led thinking. As a full stack analyst you will maintain the integrity of the data architecture. You will also manipulate large data sets to understand user behavior, make product recommendations and deliver business value.

This position will be appointed on an 18 month staff contract.

All candidates interested in applying should upload a resume and cover letter as one document. All candidates must have the right to work and live in the United States and be located, or prepared to relocate to the Greater New York City Area.

The deadline for receipt of applications is Wednesday, August 31, 2016.

Guardian News & Media is an equal employment opportunity employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, national origin or citizenship.

Children’s Rights is a leading national children’s advocacy organization dedicated to improving the lives of vulnerable children in government systems. Children’s Rights uses civil rights litigation, policy expertise, and public education to create positive systems change, with a 20-year track record in the area of child welfare reform of raising accountability, protecting rights and improving outcomes for children. The organization seeks a Media Strategist to drive consistent and effective press coverage that positively impacts our campaigns, generates stories about critical child welfare issues and helps build name recognition for Children’s Rights.

Reporting to the Director of Communications and Marketing, the Media Strategist will play a leading role in shaping and executing Children’s Rights’ media strategies and securing press placements in all manners of print, online and electronic outlets. The Media Strategist will also be key in developing fresh, smart, concise and powerful messages and talking points, providing media training for staff, assisting with effective social media strategy and generating copy for development and marketing materials.

The ideal candidate must have a comprehensive understanding of the current media landscape, strong national media contacts that can be leveraged to amplify our work and the ability to develop creative approaches to pitching our campaigns. S/he must be a sharp, concise writer with impeccable grammar and proofreading skills, capable of distilling complex issues into vivid language understandable to stakeholders and general audiences alike. S/he must be confident, proactive, extremely organized, efficient and able to manage multiple projects under deadline pressure with great accuracy. Strong interpersonal skills are necessary. Experience in child welfare and/or legal advocacy a plus.

Responsibilities
•Craft and implement media strategies to increase Children’s Rights’ press coverage and make the organization’s mission known to the widest possible audience.
•Develop pitches for the organization’s specific legal campaigns and overarching work; respond rapidly to breaking news on our cases; quickly handle press inquiries.
•Produce all types of press writing, including press releases, media statements, media advisories, op-eds, letters to the editor and social media copy.
•Create hard-hitting main messages and supporting points that underscore the necessity of our work.
•Help prepare staff for interviews and public appearances through formal media-training exercises and individual prep sessions.
•Draft speeches and talking points for Children’s Rights staff appearing at public events.
•Contribute to the organization’s annual Fostering the Future campaign: procuring/editing first-person accounts from those who have experienced state care and shaping/implementing media and social media strategy for the campaign.
•Manage or assist with events such as press conferences and annual benefit.
•Write and edit copy for printed marketing materials, including newsletters, brochures and annual reports.
•Review and write copy for the Children’s Rights website.
•As needed, contribute to concepts and copy for advertising and marketing collateral in print and online.
•Monitor media coverage daily, help maintain database of media contacts and archives of media clips, and distribute relevant clips to members of the CR staff and board.

Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree and minimum of five years of experience in communications, media relations or journalism. Demonstrated success in developing communications strategies and pitching stories to high-profile media outlets. Must have an impressive portfolio of writing samples illustrating facility with copy for a variety of audiences and formats. Experience with Microsoft Publisher and maintaining a WordPress-based website preferred; knowledge of Photoshop a plus.

Salary:
Commensurate with experience. Children’s Rights offers a comprehensive benefits package.

Children’s rights is an equal employment opportunity employer, and women, people of color, LGBTQ and gender non-conforming people and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply