The Marshall Project – Job listing
Director of Communications/PR
The Marshall Project (TMP) seeks a Director of Communications/PR to develop TMP’s communications, public relations, and marketing strategy, including refinement of its mission statement and development and protection of TMP’s “brand”.
The CD will be responsible for contacting news media outlets, including television, radio, newsprint, and new technologies, that will showcase TMP for maximum public exposure, especially to key figures in media, advocacy, and government. Most importantly, the CD will develop creative strategies to alert a range of audiences to the need for urgency in addressing the deficiencies in the U.S. criminal justice system.
The CD will:
• Pitch and book TMP leadership and reporters on TV, radio news, and other programs to reach as broad an audience as possible, including preparation of talking points, speeches, presentations, and other supporting material as needed
• Serve as a spokesperson and lead point person on media interactions that promote TMP
• Manage TMP events, including “town meetings” and other forums and, as needed, collaborate with the Director of Development on small and large fund-raising events
• Oversee development of all non-journalistic print communications including press releases, annual and other reports, marketing of collateral materials, development of fund-raising materials (in collaboration with the Director of Development), and public-relations-related electronic communications (in collaboration with the Audience Manager).
Candidates should have 5+ years of related experience and be prepared to work collaboratively.
To Apply: Please send a resume and cover letter – with specific examples of successful public relations campaigns – to info@themarshallproject.org. Your name should be in the subject line of the email.