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Congressman Brian Baird seeks a Legislative Correspondent/Legislative Aide. Must have outstanding writing skills, a strong work ethic and good interpersonal skills. Primary responsibilities include drafting and responding to constituent mail as well as attending hearings and meeting with constituent groups. Issue set includes: Education, Energy, Budget, Taxes and Trade. Candidates with Northwest ties strongly preferred. Please send cover letter and resume to: Lisa Austin, Chief of Staff at: BairdResume@mail.house.gov

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A Northeast Democratic member of the House Leadership seeks an experienced person to handle press and communications operations. Candidates must possess very strong communications and writing skills, political savvy, sense of humor, good attitude, and the ability to work in a fast-paced office. Responsibilities include coordinating day-to-day press operations, overseeing interview requests, writing press releases, talking points and opeds, and content for electronic newsletters. Candidates must be able to work closely with other leadership offices, both Washington and district staff to coordinate press events, as well as quickly grasp various legislative and local issues. Ideal candidate will have strong writing skills and have Hill or related experience. This is not an entry-level position. Minority applicants are strongly encouraged to apply. Please e-mail cover letter, resume, references, and two writing samples (one of which should be a press release) to harjobs@cq.com, Job Referral No. 101.

Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher seeks Legislative Correspondent. This position entails writing thoughtful, well-researched letters and e-mails to savvy, well-educated constituents on a range of issues. Given the volume of mail received, this is a job for a detail-oriented, hard-working staffer. Growth opportunity to cover briefings and handle meetings for Legislative Assistants with further experience.

Qualified candidates will have at least 1 year of work (non-intern) experience on Capitol Hill. Knowledge of IQ database and Northern California preferred.

Absolutely no phone calls or drop-bys. Please e-mail resume to jobs.tauscher@mail.house.gov.

Majority House Committee seeks Press Assistant to become part of three-person press shop. Responsibilities include compiling daily news clips, researching committee issues and relevant news stories, updating media contact lists, staffing press table at committee hearings, and other administrative duties as needed. Position may also include assisting with Web site maintenance. Ideal candidate should possess strong writing and communications skills, knowledge of legislative process, and the ability to take initiative. This is an entry-level press position. Please send cover letter, resume, references and 3 writing samples via email to: press_position@hotmail.com.

Silicon Valley Democrat (Rep. Mike Honda) seeks communications director to develop and implement aggressive communications strategy with local/national media and ethnic press, and to serve as chief spokesperson. Responsibilities include writing press releases, speeches, and newsletters; developing and implementing district outreach activities (as relates to press) and responding to press inquiries. Strong written and oral communication skills, and the ability to work well with legislative staff are required. An ideal candidate will have political savvy, press experience, knowledge of Northern California, a love and talent for speech-writing, a desire to work in a fast-paced, multi-task environment and an easy- going nature. Bilingual in Spanish strongly preferred. Salary commensurate with experience. Please email resume and writing samples by July 20, 2007, to CA15CD@mail.house.gov

#WEB1501 Assists in production of All Things Considered rollovers; edits tape and mixes pieces; research and writes program segments as assigned; assists in generating story and interview ideas. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience/ At least 1.5 years’ experience in broadcasting; experience editing tape on Dalet, Cool Edit, ProTools or similar broadcast digital audio workstations required; ability to work quickly and efficiently under deadline pressure; ability to work quickly and efficiently under deadline pressure; Read more

WEB1242 –This department has a goal of improving the effectiveness of promotion and fundraising efforts of NPR member stations. Position writes and edits on-air promotional and fundraising copy for NPR programs; interacts with member stations to maximize their use of NPR promos; interacts with NPR Communications division to position on-air promos in line with corporate objectives; interacts with in-house producers to develop style and content for daily and generic promos; and interacts periodically with acquired-program producers to assist them in developing promo content for their shows. Bachelor’s degree. Two to four years experience in promotional copywriting, preferably in radio; minimum of three years experience in radio production; public radio experience preferred; knowledge of Morning Edition, All Things Considered and other NPR programs; understanding of vertical, horizontal and other promo scheduling strategies; ability to manage multiple priorities; ability to work comfortably with a variety of people, at all levels; ability to reach deadlines on time; and directing experience desired. For consideration, please send cover letter and resume, indicating job title and number, to:
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M+R Strategic Services is looking for a senior public relations professional to join our communications team. M+R’s experienced, award-winning media relations division includes former journalists and PR professionals with years of electoral, issue campaign, and product promotion experience. We are looking to fill this full-time position in our Washington, DC office. M+R’s communications team works with some of today’s leading non-profits and causes: helping end breast cancer; save endangered wildlife; promote corporate responsibility, energy efficiency and renewable energy; stop pollution; curb tobacco use; increase voter turnout; end genocide and torture in Darfur; protect women’s rights; and fight global poverty. M+R’s media team and clients will stretch your creativity in developing new strategies for issues and causes that matter. The successful candidate will support M+R’s Senior Vice President of Communications in a variety of responsibilities ranging from client management to managing and mentoring junior staff. The Associate Communications Director will possess exemplary client management and service acumen, media relations and writing skills, and demonstrated ability to create high-impact outreach strategies that involve multiple forms of earned media - feature stories, opinion pieces and editorials. He/she will also possess: Ability to conceive and implement communications strategies with multiple outreach tactics, ranging from earned media to marketing and sponsorship plans; Proven track record of securing major local and national media coverage including feature stories, opinion pieces and editorials, on a range of issues demonstrated with press clippings and print and broadcast media references; Demonstrated expertise writing for a variety of media - including press materials, new business proposals, communications plans, Web-based materials and internal documents; Confidence and comfort giving presentations to clients, in new business settings; Excellent editing skills; General knowledge of state and federal political process; History of exemplary client service, relations and management as demonstrated through previous client references; Experience managing teams of at least three individuals; and A minimum of six years relevant professional experience with some public relations agency experience preferred. M+R expects the person in the position to contribute to the growth and success of the communications division and the firm. The candidate should have strong organizational and interpersonal skills, be detail-oriented and, and work productively with communications team colleagues and independent consultants, as well as colleagues in M+R’s field, lobbying, and e-advocacy divisions.. Right person for the job is a highly motivated, self-starter who takes direction well but also can also work independently, thrives on variety and can shift directions seamlessly. Email reckert@mrss.com.

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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 Nestlë, 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.
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The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children’s® (NCMEC) was established in 1984 as a private , nonprofit 501(c )(3) organization with a mission to help prevent child abduction and sexual exploitation; help find missing children; and assist victims of child abduction and sexual exploitation, their families, and the professionals who serve them. Position is responsible for planning, and executing special events, press conferences, handling media requests including helping to shape articles/segments based on NCMEC communications goals, assisting with public awareness campaigns, and other public relations activities. Position is also responsible for external communications materials including but not limited to narratives, and statistics. Answer telephone calls and respond to media requests. Communicate with members of the media to develop or shape stories and segments based on Communications goals. Draft and prepare press materials, packets and other media-related materials based on issue. This position requires a Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations or a related discipline with a minimum of four (4) years of previous related experience. The incumbent must have the ability to work in a fast-paced environment be a team player possess, excellent organizational skills, interpersonal, and ability to prioritize multiple tasks and have strong writing and oral communication skills, and attention to detail NCMEC offers a competitive salary and generous benefits. Qualified candidates should send a cover letter and resume with job title and salary requirements via e-mail to careers@ncmec.org. For more information, please visit our website www.missingkids.com and click on “About Us”. ~