Job Opportunity for My Great Clients!

 

As many of your know, I had a successful Public Relations career before venturing into real estate. As such, I still get the occasional lead on great job opportunities such as the one listed below. 

Enjoy! I hope it helps one of my clients...or a future client/home-owner in Bethesda or Chevy Chase! :-)

WANTED: Sr. Public Affairs Writer. 

A communications firm located in the Washington, DC-metro area, currently seeks an experienced and talented public affairs writer for the position of Senior Writer.  The Senior Public Affairs Writer performs and project manages a variety of creative, writing, and analytical responsibilities, including the development of all written content (electronic and print) needed to support client advocacy campaigns.  The successful candidate must be able to support creation of written communications for a wide range of vehicles, such as websites, social media, online advertising, direct mail, earned media (op-eds and LTEs), issue fact sheets and white papers, issue marketing collateral, and so on.  The writer also works with the Director of Communications Programs to deploy internal and external writing resources as needed and collaborates extensively with design resources and other departments to ensure high-quality, timely execution. SKILLS/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Writing/Editing Skills: ·         Minimum 2 - 5 years professional writing experience, with at least one year spent in the public affairs/advocacy field ·         Experience working in a variety of styles and formats, including web and social media content, issue advertising, brochures and direct mail, newsletters, earned media ghostwriting, presentations, and white papers/issue backgrounders ·         Knowledge of best practices and emerging trends in communications, particularly the use of social media as a communications channel ·         Demonstrated ability to execute messaging strategy in a variety of online and print communication vehicles ·         Expertise in editing the work of other writers to achieve a cohesive voice General Knowledge/Skills: ·         Strong organizational, interpersonal, verbal/written communication skills, with the ability to prioritize, multi-task, maintain quality, meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment, and effectively present and communicate messaging strategy and execution approach ·         Ability to manage multiple, often-conflicting deadlines; establish and negotiate timelines; and ensure timely delivery of high-quality work ·         Knowledge of the political cycle, legislative calendar, and policy-making process ·         Experience working with established policy sources/research repositories (e.g. CBO, GAO, OIG, and think tanks), as well as recognized mainstream and new media sources to support campaign communications ·         Ability to bring new ideas and innovations to the Communications Team and work to expand standards and best practices as the team/company evolves ·         Ability to work efficiently and assist other team members as needed ·         Expertise in and knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite required ·         Basic knowledge of HTML, desktop publishing applications, social networking tools, and online communications platforms beneficial ·         Willingness to adapt to the cyclical nature of public affairs work Interested? Drop my name when contacting Nancy DiSciullo at 202-363-4100 or nancy@careerprofiles.com  Good luck!