Communications Director
** Flexible Location Options
Considered**
Corporate Accountability
International is a membership organization that protects people by waging and
winning campaigns challenging dangerous and irresponsible corporate actions
around the world. Since 1977, we’ve forced corporations like Nestlė, GE and
Philip Morris/Altria to stop their abusive practices. We have active and
ongoing campaigns targeting the water, tobacco, food and agribusiness and oil
industries.
The
Communications Director will work as a member of the senior staff to create and
implement an innovative communications plan for Corporate Accountability
International’s organizational expansion, including new campaigns on water,
food and agribusiness, and oil industries and on the global tobacco
treaty. Corporate Accountability
International has a history of well-known and well-publicized campaigns; the
Communications Director will contribute to this history through strategic
media, online and other communications plans that will raise public awareness
of our campaigns and organization.
Major Responsibilities:
- Work as part of the senior
staff team to create and implement an innovative organizational
communications plan
- Create, oversee and implement
strategic and tactical communications plans for specific program areas
- Oversee campaign message
development and campaign communication strategy
- Supervise communications team
staff members, including an online organizer and press officer
- Serve as an organizational
spokesperson and build capacity of staff to work with media
- Write and edit communications
materials
Minimum Qualifications:
- Demonstrated
commitment to social justice
- Minimum
of five years experience in communications, public relations and
organizing
- Self-motivation,
confidence and comfort working under deadline pressures
- Strong
and articulate written and oral communication skills
- Sharp
news sense and political savvy
- Excellent critical thinking
skills; can conceive and execute ideas beyond a press release to achieve
objectives
- Staff
management experience
- Strategic
planning abilities
- Positive, can-do team player
brimming with ideas; proactive leader with courage to try new things
Preferred Additional Skills include:
- Knowledge of human rights and
international social justice issues
- Experience
in developing outreach materials
- Graphic
presentation skills
- Fundraising
experience
Accountability: The Communications Director reports
to the Deputy Director.
Salary Range: $46,500 to $60,000, depending on experience, with a generous
benefits package.
Location: Campaign Headquarters, Boston – preferred
location. Open to possibility of Communications Director working from a home
base in New York
or D.C. and commuting as needed.
To Apply: Email a letter of interest, resume
and three to five references to jobs@stopcorporateabuse.org.
