Digital Media Assistant

The Bipartisan Policy Center is a Washington, DC-based think tank that actively fosters bipartisanship by combining the best ideas from both parties to promote health, security, and opportunity for all Americans. Our policy solutions are the product of informed deliberations by former elected and appointed officials, business and labor leaders, and academics and advocates who represent both sides of the political spectrum. BPC prioritizes one thing above all else: getting things done.

BPC works to reconcile the competing aims of highly interested advocates, corporations, and policy experts and design politically viable consensus solutions. We seek out individuals and organizations that are deeply vested in the outcome of its policy projects and ask that they check absolutely nothing at the door, bringing all their passion, political perspectives, and interests to the table. BPC believes that the fundamental strength of American democracy is unity forged amid diversity, and we endeavor to represent this pluralism in all of our policy negotiations.

BPC focuses on policy solutions to strengthen our democracy, promote economic growth, opportunity and inclusion, address climate change and create better health outcomes for all Americans.

BPC is seeking a Digital Media Assistant to join our Digital team. This individual will oversee the day-to-day operations on Bipartisanpolicy.org, including posting new content and checking for quality control issues. The Digital Media Assistant will play an important role in dissemination of BPC’s research and ideas, ensuring that our content connects with audiences by optimizing it for search engines and social media. The Digital Media Assistant will also assist in our email marketing efforts, taking the lead on email creation and sends on behalf of our policy areas. Finally, the Digital Media Assistant will assist in graphic design, report production and publishing.

The ideal candidate will also be a self-starter, looking for opportunities to improve BPC’s web analytics, graphic design capacity, and email strategy.

Roles/Responsibilities

• Managing content releases on BPC’s web properties. This includes posting content, updating the homepage, updating topic pages, writing teasers, and curating content for marketing purposes.
• Crafting, designing, measuring, and releasing BPC Policy Newsletter email sends.
• Shepherd the production and layout of BPC’s policy reports, our central product.
• Aiding in regular site updates by performing quality assurance and regression tests.
• Ensuring the quality of content posted. This person would ensure that posts are free of grammatical errors, links are not broken, images are of highest quality, and content is regularly updated.
• Optimizing content for the web, including tagging, metadata, SEO keyword searches, and link sharing.
• Using Google Analytics or other tools to measure the performance of BPC web properties.
• Ability to respond to site issues and post occasional special releases outside of normal business hours
• Invent creative strategies and content to grow our digital channels

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of experience using web content management systems or blog platforms like Wordpress and Drupal
• Working knowledge of Adobe InDesign
• Working knowledge of basic HTML and image editing
• Working knowledge of any major email marketing platform (Mailchimp, Pardot, ClickDimensions etc.)
• Strong attention to detail, including editing and proofreading skills
• Experience using Google Analytics and other Webmaster tools
• Video editing skills a plus
• Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite a plus
• Knowledge of Agile Methodology a plus

BPC offers a highly competitive salary and provides generous benefits. Individuals interested in this position should send resume, cover letter, writing sample, and three references in one document. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States. BPC does not sponsor employment visas.

BPC is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce.

COVID Guidelines

The health and safety of our community is our highest priority. As such, the Bipartisan Policy Center is encouraging all newly hired staff members to be fully vaccinated with an FDA authorized and/or approved COVID-19 vaccine, and to receive a booster shot as soon as eligible

Work Schedule

The work/life balance of employees is a priority for the Bipartisan Policy Center. As a result, BPC is currently operating on a hybrid schedule. Employees at BPC currently coming into the office twice a week. Exact time and schedules will be determined between an employee and their manager.

This position is budgeted at $50,000.