Sr. Communications Coordinator (Global)

Do something that matters and get extraordinary global work

experience in a full-service, progressive public relations agency based in the

Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. We are looking for a college graduate with

two years of earned media and communications work experience with a nonprofit,

campaign, public relations agency or news media organization.

Enjoy excellent benefits such as a flexible, hybrid work

schedule, annual well-being stipend, company profit share contributions and a

generous company match on your 401k retirement contributions.

You will work on tackling the climate crisis, protecting the

ocean, ending illegal deforestation, creating sustainable and equitable global

food systems, and promoting rights and justice for Indigenous people living in

the world’s tropical rainforests.

Rated by Washingtonian Magazine and the Washington Post as

one of the best places to work, we are seeking a motivated, organized and

creative person to join our global practice serving well-known nonprofits,

foundations and advocacy campaigns addressing the most important issues of our

time.

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• Be
• part of a collaborative team that produces communications strategies,
• media events and promotions, op-eds and other written products, media
• trainings, fast-response media outreach, risk-communications research and
• advice, and digital media.
• 
  
• Go
• deep on content and be the “eyes and ears” of client projects — from
• tracking emails to monitoring relevant news.  
• 
  
• Master
• knowledge about what journalists cover across the environmental and food
• space through media research and analysis. 
• 
  
• Be
• part of teams developing stories through research and interviews to craft
• compelling media materials and, in the process, develop a “nose for news”
• and improve your writing skills. 
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• Work
• globally with colleagues, clients and partners in Africa, Europe, Asia and
• Latin America and travel internationally if projects require.
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• Correspond
• with journalists through media promotions and ultimately develop
• relationships with reporters with top media outlets and trade
• publications, such as Thomson Reuters Foundation, Agence France-Presse,
• Mongabay and the Guardian to draw attention to world-changing research and
• developments.
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Requirements: 

• 
  
• Based
• in D.C.-metropolitan area or be willing to relocate.
• 
  
• BA/BS
• (communications, journalism, international relations preferred).
• 
  
• Two
• years of earned media and communications work experience with a nonprofit,
• campaign, public relations agency or news media organization.
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• Strong
• analysis and research skills.
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• Fluency
• in Spanish preferred, but not required.
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• Knowledge
• of digital communications and social media platforms.
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• Experience
• using databases like Muck Rack, Constant Contact; project management
• systems like Asana; and email marketing services like Mailchimp; comfort
• with Microsoft Office.
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Salary range starts at $60,000.

Burness is a team of communications experts who partner with

non-profits in the United States and around the world to inspire and drive

social change, confront poverty, promote health, elevate science and protect our

planet. Our strategists, writers, designers, trainers and policy advisors

translate research, advance ideas and solutions, and amplify stories to improve

people’s lives. For more on the work we do, visit burness.com.