We have an excellent opportunity for a Communications Director for the Detroit and Ann Arbor markets. Will be based in our Southfield office.
Areas of Responsibility:
The Communications Director sets and executes our communications strategy to promote AHA health and development priorities in assigned markets including earned media, social media, paid media, PSAs, media advocacy, messaging and storytelling.
To help you be successful you will have access to our award-winning learning platform the Heart U as well as various other training and support mechanisms locally and through our National Center.
- Proactively pitch AHA programs and events to the media on a local level.
- Oversee local social media sites, including the creation and promoting of posts.
- Negotiate and coordinate local media sponsorships for AHA programs and events.
- Execute strategy for media advocacy that advances local and state policy goals.
- Lead creation of market messaging for events and issues
- Recruit, engage and train local volunteers and staff to serve as AHA spokespeople in traditional, non-traditional and social media.
- Work outside of normal business hours and on weekends as needed.
Educational Background:
Bachelor’s or some college plus experience. Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in communications, public relations, journalism or related field preferred. College coursework combined with related experience may be substituted for a degree.
Skills/Experience:
- 2+ years of experience in public relations communications, public relations, marketing, or journalism. This experience may also count towards satisfying this position’s educational requirement. Nonprofit experience preferred.
- Related experience may be substituted as follows: 1 ½ years experience equates to 1 full-time year of higher education.
- Knowledge of media and communications principles, ethics, practices and techniques, including technical requirements.
- Working knowledge of news media operations and news gathering.
- Ability to create and maintain key contacts within the media.
- Ability to recruit, organize, train, manage volunteers as well as ability to accomplish goals through them.
- Exceptional skill in written and oral communications
- Ability to do daily travel up to 40% and occasional overnight travel.
- Must have at least basic knowledge and skill with Microsoft Office 2010 or higher used for word processing, email, presentations, and spreadsheets. Advanced knowledge and skill with these programs is preferred. These skills are subject to testing.
- Ability to lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
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Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Jul 2 2019
Active Until:
Aug 2 2019
Hiring Organization:
American Heart Association | American Stroke Association
industry:
Nonprofit