Massachusetts Creative Jobs

Description

News Director needed for a full-time, fully onsite position with our non-profit client in Boston. Looking for someone with experience as a news director, reporter, or producer. Must have extensive list of media contact and have experience navigating various media to get access. Experience presenting on TV or radio is a plus. Salary is up to 100K with some flex depending on experience and qualifications.

The focus of this position is on media relations and establishing the organization as a high-profile organization. The News Director will create and edit press releases and reach out directly to journalists, reporters, news producers and editors. The News Director will have a key role in developing exciting new communication initiatives including radio/TV ads, podcasts, website enhancements, and social media content and strategies.

Our client is looking for a driven individual with a passion for promoting the organization’s mission and ongoing initiatives and actions to both local and national audiences. The ideal candidate is a media savvy news professional with a background in TV, print and/or radio with experience as a news director, reporter, editor, EP, and/or producer.

A successful candidate will be responsible for media relations including but not limited to:

• Establish contacts and solid working relationships with national and local media, with additional involvement as needed with politicians, community leaders, and others.

• Respond to press inquiries, draft press releases and media advisories, and track press coverage. Identify media and public affairs opportunities.

• Engage in the creation and execution of targeted mailings and the distribution of materials and information about organization programs, events and advocacy campaigns.

• Work with organization staff to identify media opportunities to support campaigns and promote community and member engagement.

• Craft messaging for public and media relations campaigns (including identification and pursuit of media contacts) and marketing efforts to promote organization work and elevate its profile online, on tv/radio, and in print.

• Establish and manage a database of media contacts.

• Enhance and manage organization’s website content and social media communications.

• Work with staff to effectively promote the organization, its mission, and campaigns.

• Engage in the creation of internal communication to staff and volunteers.

• Provide event assistance.

Requirements

Qualifications:

• Experience as a news director, reporter, producer, EP or editor.

• Experience in presenting on TV or radio a plus, but not required.

• Experience in navigating various media to get access.

• Experience with political media outreach or representing a politician, government or private sector entity.

• Extensive network of media contacts.

• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to create tailored messaging to different audiences.

• Strong writing, editing, presentation and oral communication skills, as well as an ability to synthesize and translate complicated information into clear, compelling language.

• A credible and engaging personal presence.

• Willingness to think entrepreneurially and creatively.

• Background in mortgage industry and/or non-profit helpful, but not required.

• Ability to write and speak languages other than English, particularly Spanish, is a plus.

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