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This role will be an integral part of the team reporting to the Director of Communications and Outreach, and working with the leadership team of CIRI; this position identifies media for topic areas, develops media strategies and relationships, writes relevant content, including bylined articles, as well as other functions, on our important research topics and CIRI’s goals/outcomes.
A key function is to communicate our research and application tools to appropriate audiences (including media) for awareness of our work, its significance, and its impact on protecting health.
The role will require experience with technical content and technical writing expertise with the ability to develop media pitch strategies, stories, and relationship building with key constituencies.
The PR and Amplification Role Responsibilities Include:
- Work in collaboration with the Director of Communications and Outreach and CIRI leadership to execute the roadmap for maintaining CIRI brand positioning both off and online for multiple target audiences and project initiatives
- Ability to develop relevant content for distribution to applicable media (and other) audiences
- Ability to write about technical topics and research while translating the science into actionable steps for viewers/users
- Develop and nurture media relationships with applicable publications and industries while growing CIRI’s media contact list
- Work with outside vendors, as appropriate, to develop media messaging
- Support press release and news alert development and distribute to publications and key writers who may be interested in our research topics
- Organize media interviews with internal and external audiences
- Monitor media response and provide useful information, graphics, imagery
- Monitoring all outreach performance and analytics to guide and inform future media outreach
- Contribute to organizational success by performing other tasks as required
What makes you a great fit:
- University degree with eight years or more of related professional experience in media or public relations
- Four or more years supporting a nonprofit, scientific, or research organization focused on chemical and pollution topics and/or health topics
- Must have media pitching experience and the ability to show work samples and results
- Strong communication with demonstrated ability to translate technical information into meaningful content for multiple audiences
- Strong collaboration skills and ability to work proactively
- Works with strategic purpose and approach and leads with a process improvement mindset
- Passion for detail and managing multiple projects
- Demonstrated experience and capability working across multiple communications tools; solid understanding of earned, owned and paid media and the types of content that would be utilized across each
- Ability to manage media relations tools/platforms
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite products
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