Job Posting:
Senior Communications Associate

Posting Date: May 7, 2008
Closing Date: Until filled

The Campaign for America’s Future (CAF) and Institute for America’s Future (IAF) are expanding our communications and media groups to move our bold message of progressive economic reform in the national political debate. We are seeking top-flight professionals to support our growth.

Position Summary
The Campaign for America’s Future and Institute for America’s Future seek a senior communications associate with extraordinary media relations and writing skills to work on cutting-edge media campaigns that move the progressive agenda and counter the failure of the right-wing. This position in the communications department will support the organization’s universal health care, trade and globalization, jobs and economy and energy independence programming. This position is located in the CAF/IAF Washington DC office and reports to the Director of Communications.

We're looking for intelligence, creativity, experience, rave reviews and most importantly, someone who can write extremely well. We want someone with the ability to learn quickly and summarize important information and arguments. But we're also looking for much more – entrepreneurial initiative, willingness to work and think hard, commitment to the team, practical perfectionism, a sense of humor and eagerness to chart unfamiliar territory. Our work involves the full range of organizational communications: creative planning, research, writing and media relations.

Responsibilities
• Know CAF/IAF message and articulate it to national and local media.
• Pitch print, television and radio media outlets and book CAF/IAF experts on targeted issues.
• Research target markets.
• Work with program directors to define effective and creative media strategies for our health care, trade and globalization, jobs and economy and energy independence projects.
• Plan and implement media activities for these projects.
• Write press advisories, news releases and other press materials.
• Respond to media inquiries and articulate CAF/IAF positions.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
• Top-flight writing skills and experience.
• Keen understanding of the news cycle and progressive politics.
• Versatile self-starter with strong intellect and initiative and total reliability.
• Strong organizational skills.

Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism or related field is required.
• 5-10 years of experience in media relations or a related field is essential.
• Established relations with national media organizations.

Compensation / Benefits
Salary based on experience. Benefits include vacation, health insurance, healthcare/childcare flexible spending account, public transportation assistance and retirement plan. CAF/IAF offers a comfortable, creative and inclusive work environment that welcomes diversity

To Apply
Your complete application includes a cover letter that indicates how you learned of the job opening, a resume with dates of employment, salary history and three writing samples. Please mail, email or fax your application to:

Senior Communications Associate Search
Campaign for America’s Future
1825 K Street, NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20010
Fax: 202-955-5606
Email: jobs@ourfuture.org