Communications Specialist, Employment – Economic Opportunity

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Transform business development strategies into practical plans and deliverables, which includes pinpointing networking and thought leadership event opportunities.

• Create and implement outreach strategies aligned with business development priorities, brand positioning, and messaging.

• Oversee logistics for sponsorships, both in-person and virtual events, email promotions, and social media initiatives.

• Assist in conference planning and external engagement efforts, which involves preparing agendas and presentations, coordinating promotional materials, and aiding staff participation.

• Determine the needs for event and outreach assets and manage their development and production.

• Collaborate with program leadership to balance proactive and reactive business development activities.

• Ensure prompt follow-through on business development and communication initiatives.

• Establish processes to measure, monitor, and report outcomes.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with at least 5 years of relevant experience in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, or a related discipline; or a Master's degree with a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience in the same fields.

• Experience in supporting external clients, managing small teams, and operating within a shared services framework.

• Proficient in utilizing tools like Google Analytics to compile website performance and traffic metrics, generate analytics reports, and guide strategy.

• Background in creating innovative products such as GIFs and videos using digital-first, accessible design principles.

• Proven success in developing and executing dissemination plans.

• Familiarity with business development strategy and proposal writing.

• Expertise in crafting integrated communication strategies that enhance thought leadership and organizational visibility.

• Skilled in designing outreach campaigns, which include social media and email promotions, digital marketing, and content creation.

• Excellent time management abilities with a knack for juggling multiple projects that involve numerous changes at once.

• Highly knowledgeable about tools for constructing and analyzing social media outreach, including LinkedIn, Facebook, and X.

• Strong writing, editing, and presentation capabilities.

• Willingness and interest in learning and utilizing accessible communications technologies and content management systems like Drupal.

• Capacity to advise internal stakeholders and external clients on best practices in communications.

• Applicants must currently have authorization to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis.

• Employment-based visa sponsorship, including H-1B sponsorship, is not available.

• Depending on project work, qualified candidates may need to fulfill specific residency requirements.

• Selected candidates will be subject to reference and background checks and must adhere to child safeguarding standards.

🏝️ Benefits

• AIR’s Total Rewards Program

• Competitive compensation

• Equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer

• Reference and background checks

• Drug-free work environment

• Reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities