Title: Communications & Media Outreach Associate
Unit: Communications, Marketing & Education
Subunit: Communications & Marketing
Reports to: Sr. Manager Global Media Strategy
Location: New York, NY

The Communications & Media Outreach Associate will be responsible for media outreach in North America related to Rainforest Alliance events, newsworthy achievements and global media outreach. S/he will cultivate and follow up with journalists and bloggers, field media inquiries, write and distribute press releases, organize and support media events and in collaboration with Sr. Manager Global Media Strategy, plan integrated and effective media strategies. S/he will also be responsible for the Rainforest Alliance’s Twitter account and collaborating with colleagues on other social media channels.

Responsibilities:
• Spearhead media outreach related to Rainforest Alliance news, achievements, research results and special events, ensuring that communications colleagues globally have the information needed for effective media outreach;
• Work with division, program and partner staff in order to gather needed data, quotes and visual support;
• Research, write, proofread and edit press releases and ensure their effective dissemination;
• Cultivate and reach out to targeted journalists;
• Craft pitches and media advisories and handle distribution and follow-up;
• Respond to and field media inquires and handle appropriate follow-up, including arranging interviews with program colleagues and the executive management staff;
• Organize and lead media trips to origin;
• Monitor online comments related to the Rainforest Alliance and respond when appropriate;
• Review and edit press releases in English drafted by businesses that are collaborating with the Rainforest Alliance to promote our mission;
• Manage NA Twitter account and keep abreast of social networking tools and trends and contribute to the development and execution of integrated content strategy; and
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree required in Communications, English or related field;
• A minimum of 4 years experience in journalism or public information and media outreach, including at least 3 years directly working with journalists;
• Minimum of 3 years conducting outreach through social media;
• Excellent writer and strong public speaker;
• Strong written and spoken Spanish skills a plus;
• Demonstrated ability to make independent decisions on day-to-day tactical questions;
• Strong organizational skills and ability to coordinate and manage all details around the planning of media events and trips independently with limited direction;
• Strong interest and some experience in biodiversity conservation issues;
• Must be a go-getter, energetically pursing media leads;
• Must have excellent computer skills and comfort working with database programs;
• Ability to work within a team structure as well as independently; and
• Must be creative, take initiative, be attentive to detail and possess excellent interpersonal communication skills.

Supervisory Responsibilities
This position may oversee staff

Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

The Rainforest Alliance is an equal opportunity employer.

The Rita Allen Foundation invests in ideas in their earliest stages, promoting breakthrough solutions to significant problems in science and society. For the past five years, with new resources and new leadership, the Foundation has been taking on new investments as well as helping to strengthen the field of strategic philanthropy. We are now seeking a creative and versatile writer, editor and digital storyteller to play a key role in our vision for the future. In addition to creating the day-to-day communications that form the framework of our work, you will play a central role in revamping the Foundation’s online presence and in developing ideas-driven content with multimedia elements. You will use your fresh talent and creative perspective to help spread awareness of the Foundation’s work and that of the vibrant, emerging leaders in science and society we support.

What You’ll Do
Most Important:
• You’ll create written and multimedia content, including news features, blog posts, our (electronic) annual reports, newsletters, and resources for emerging scientists and organizations. Topics covered may include a Rita Allen Foundation Scholar’s pioneering research on the role of macrophages in brain cancer; a supported organization’s efforts to engage wider audiences in investigative journalism; or a new partnership among foundations to bring greater transparency to philanthropy.
• You’ll lead and maintain a reworking of the Foundation’s online presence, including our website and our social media presence.
• You’ll help shape the voice of the Foundation, and you’ll help the young leaders we support shape theirs.

Who You Are
Most Important:
• You are an excellent writer. You can quickly adapt your style to different audiences and platforms and will excel at writing a compelling profile, a clear report, a touching note or a witty tweet while maintaining the Foundation’s central voice.
• You get excited about science, data and civic dialogue, and about how they connect with communications. You love telling the stories of the people behind discoveries and advancements—and helping them tell their own.
• You delight in today’s technology and have a knack for using it wisely. Whether it be on a phone, on a computer or in the cloud, you’re always finding new ways for technology to help engage an audience in substantive conversations about complex issues.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All individuals are welcomed and encouraged to apply.

The Speech Writer will work with the Director of Speechwriting in the Office of the President to develop, research and write communication materials including formal speeches, remarks, talking points, correspondence, public letters, and other documents that articulate the vision and ideas for the University President. The Speech Writer must have the capacity to find and tell good stories that will reach diverse audiences and a talent for writing and editing in a fast-paced environment that thrives on self-motivation, flexibility, and collaboration.

Job Requirements

NOTE: For consideration, include three writing samples, a cover letter, and resume'.

Bachelor's degree required. Advanced degree is preferred. Three years related experience required. Excellent oral and written communications skills. Excellent research, analytical and storytelling skills. Knowledge of grammar usage and editorial style guidelines. Ability to synthesize and analyze information quickly. Ability to maintain the utmost discretion and diplomacy in interacting with high-level individuals and maintain confidences at all times. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, while balancing competing priorities and managing multiple assignments. Ability to be flexible and self-motivated in order to deliver high quality work product in multiple communications mediums.

For more information about this exciting opportunity, visit http://jobs.jhu.edu/ to use the Find Your New Job feature to review the complete job description and the Career Cart feature to apply for position # 66284. Review of resumes will begin immediately.

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Your role will be to improve our readers’ experience by designing elegant interfaces and to help our team develop a strong and consistent visual brand identity. Working with our sales team you’ll develop highly effective and compelling ad creatives (HTML5/CSS3/JS) to both improve the reader experience and drive revenue. In collaboration with our developers you'll help craft HTML markup and templates for our CMS and develop/maintain beautiful stylesheets. Above all you’ll work with us to solidify and shape TPM’s visual identity into something striking and distinct.

We are looking for a Digital Researcher responsible for providing research and creating archival content for consumer news and information websites. This position also participates in other research and content creation projects.

The role will be key in contributing relevant video content with fast turnaround and sound editorial selection. The right candidate is a dynamic and high performing team player who will thrive in a fast-paced news setting and a constantly evolving digital environment.

We are looking for a detailed oriented person with a strong editorial sense, excellent history background and good judgment in video content selection. He/she will have experience in digital media and video.

This individual will be expected to juggle and prioritize assigned projects and must be able to complete them on tight deadlines and be flexible. He or she will be an excellent team player capable of navigating new business practices and constantly evolving needs and priorities.

Core Duties / Responsibilities
• Constantly monitor news websites for topics ideas.
• Liaise with editorial team to suggest archival stories and collaborate on video selections.
• Conduct research including rights checks to find relevant archival video clips.
• Edit video segments and write caption and description for videos.
• Research, compile and organize archival content to create themed packages of licensable footage for re-use and monetization.
• Contribute to social media and marketing of videos posted.
• Keep accurate records of all research undertaken,videos produced and clearance/copyright checks and usage metrics.
• Provide thorough fact checking and provide accurate metadata.
• Participate in proactive research and other assigned projects as needed.
• Stay abreast of developments in online video, digital content offering and online news industry.

Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four year college or university required.
• Solid history or journalism background required.
• Strong interest in popular culture, current events, US & news, geography, etc.
• Excellent writing skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills to work closely with editorial, research and tech teams.
• Practical knowledge of digital environment, film and video formats and delivery options and tools.
• Basic editing skills.
• Familiar with new uses of video, social media, digital platforms, etc.
• Comfortable managing multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment, organized and ability to complete assignments on time.
• Must show initiative and be able to take the lead on assigned projects.

The assistant will support the host and producer of several WebTV series for a Danish Business channel equivalent to CNBC and Bloomberg. One of the programs is called Tech and The City and airs every 2 weeks. The assistants job will be helping with researching the topics, finding and inviting guests for the interviews and helping with the setup. There will be written content about the same topics.

Storyhunter is a platform that brings video journalists and publishers together. We’re ramping up our global coverage and looking for freelance video journalists and documentary filmmakers to produce character-driven stories, which are published by premier media companies like Al Jazeera, Fusion, MSN, PBS, ABC News and Newsweek.

As part of the global network, you'll have access to various assignments and editorial tools in Storyhunter's online platform created specifically for video journalists and documentary filmmakers.

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​The NYU Center for Data Science (CDS) ​ ​recently accepted its second cohort of students, who will begin the 2-year Master of Science in Data Science program in September 2014. In anticipation of the next application cycle deadline and as part of our marketing/recruitment tactics, we would like to update the content for cds.nyu.edu. more regularly. ​Thus, subject to budget approval, we would like​ to hire​ 1-2 journalism students to provide website content development assistance for approximately 10 hours/week (tentative) during the fall 2014 semester with potential to continue through spring 2015.

Responsibilities would include the following:

1) The hired individual(s) would be asked to attend CDS events, and then write news articles about the events. The write-ups might include a summary of the purpose of the event and 1-2 interviews with the featured speakers or event organizers. The hired individual(s) would post their articles our on site, and would be credited as the author(s).

2) The hired individual(s) may also be asked to research data science-related news and events in NYC, summarize the articles, and then link to the original stories. They would be credited for their summaries.

Hiring public relations professional to manage an aggressive public relations campaign. Excellent writing ability essential. Understanding of SEO/ Reverse SEO ideal.