Media Associate - Natural Resources Defense Council : Job Details

NRDC is a non-profit environmental advocacy organization. We use law, science, and the support of 3.1 million members and online activists to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure the rights of all people to clean air, clean water, and healthy communities. NRDC was founded in 1970 and our people helped write some of America's bedrock environmental laws, including the Clean Water Act and many of the implementing regulations. Today, our team of more than 700 lawyers, scientists, economists, policy advocates, communications experts, and others work across the United States and the globe from our offices in Beijing; Chicago; New Delhi; New York; San Francisco; Santa Monica; and Washington, D.C.

NRDC is seeking a Media Associate to work with the Communications team in our Washington or New York office.

Position Summary

The Media Associate will work across the media team to support media content creation and distribution for regional and national policy initiatives, including drafting messaging materials, developing outreach lists, crafting project timelines and plans, and coordinating associated internal and external communications as relevant.??

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the following essential functions:?

• Draft, edit, format, produce and distribute press releases and other messaging materials, including blogs, op-eds, editorial board memos, and reports?
• Field inquiries from the press and general public by phone and email, efficiently and with a professional demeanor.?
• Coordinate digital, broadcast and print interviews.?
• Build and maintain press lists through Cision; posting releases on NRDCs website.?
• Help craft outreach plans and timelines in partnership with media project leads.?
• Pitch stories and engage in follow up with reporters.?
• Track and analyze media coverage and compile reports; conduct research on overall media landscape and specific policy issues.?
• Help draft and circulate summaries of weekly press hits.?
• Schedule and facilitate meetings.?
• Develop strong relationships and drive collaboration with internal and external partners.??
• Provide day-to-day logistical support.??

The above list of duties is not comprehensive but generally demonstrates the types of matters under this positions responsibility. Other duties may be assigned.??

Education & Experience Required:???

• Bachelors Degree?
• 1-3 years of relevant experience?
• And/or equivalent education or experience? ?

Skills, Abilities, Competencies?

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.??
• Excellent research and analytical skills.?
• Demonstrated ability to manage projects involving multiple people and deliverables, and to perform or quickly learn new tasks, systems,?and technologies.??
• Ability to prioritize and efficiently execute many tasks, follow institutional procedures, and work independently with meticulous attention to detail.??
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to coordinate multiple projects and shifting requests in a fast-paced environment.??
• Excellent organizational skills and interpersonal skills.?
• Ability to work with a broad range of people on different projects.??
• Strict adherence to confidentiality requirements and discretion with sensitive information.??
• High proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook), in addition to knowledge of or ability to learn relevant industry and NRDC specific software and platforms.??
• Competence with and commitment to diversity and inclusion; ability to be an effective partner with diverse colleagues, leaders and partners.?
• Ability to occasionally travel to other NRDC U.S. based offices, approximately 5% annually.?
• Commitment to NRDCs mission, values, and DEI principles.?

Physical Demands

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The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position within the described work environment.?

Frequently: Perform desk-based computer tasks?

Frequently: Ability to interact and communicate with employees and others as necessary?

Frequently:? Attend planned meetings and collaborate with management and coworkers?

Occasionally: Ability to attend events and activities in the office or offsite??

Work is sometimes performed primarily in office.?The no