Public Relations Support

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

📋 Description

• Create a comprehensive PR and media strategy, encompassing strategies for programs and overarching themes.

• Formulate message framing and narratives that align with PAX sapiens’ mission and historical context.

• Combine PR strategies with communications, strategic learning, and development plans.

• Identify pertinent national and international media outlets.

• Execute media outreach, pitching, and manage relationships effectively.

• Achieve earned-media placements, such as op-eds, interviews, and feature stories.

• Prepare briefing materials for media engagements.

• Monitor and report on earned-media activities, mentions, and overall brand reputation.

• Promote reports, publications, and research outputs as necessary.

• Assist in messaging for events, dialogues, and convenings.

• Provide advice on executive visibility and thought-leadership opportunities.

• Offer guidance on sensitive or high-stakes global issues and rapid-response counsel when suitable.

• Conduct individualized media training for PAX sapiens leadership, staff, and fellows.

• Develop resources for self-directed media training.

• Outline a proposed timeline and process for gathering background information and insights from organizational leaders across various offices, countries, and issue areas.

• Enhance PAX sapiens’ visibility, credibility, and influence among key audiences.

• Establish PAX sapiens and its program leads as authorities in preventing global crises and fostering peaceful collaboration.

• Boost visibility for publications, convenings, dialogues, and initiatives.

• Support mission-aligned external messaging, partnerships, collaborations, developmental efforts, co-founding, and fundraising objectives.

⛳️ Requirements

• A qualified public relations firm or consultant is required.

• Proven experience in impactful public relations for nonprofits, foundations, or mission-driven organizations.

• Familiarity with global affairs, international policy, peace and security, public health, or related disciplines.

• Demonstrated capability to articulate complex, systemic issues clearly with strong public relations outcomes.

• Established and relevant media connections with proven earned-media successes, particularly in targeted media markets like Washington, D.C. or critical issues such as U.S.-China relations.

• Experience collaborating with founders, senior leadership, and subject-matter experts.

• Proposal must include an overview of the firm or consultant, relevant experience, proposed methodology, team bios/resumes, budget and fee structure, and at least two relevant client references from the past two years.

• Ability to submit proposals electronically through BambooHR.

🏝️ Benefits

• No specified benefits or additional compensation.

• Contract terms and fees will be decided with the chosen partner.