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.

• Correspond
• With journalists through media promotions and ultimately develop
• Be
• Latin America and travel internationally if projects require.
• And improve your writing skills.
• Developments.
• Deep on content and be the “eyes and ears” of client projects — from
• Publications, such as Thomson Reuters Foundation, Agence France-Presse,
• Media events and promotions, op-eds and other written products, media
• Be
• Trainings, fast-response media outreach, risk-communications research and
• Tracking emails to monitoring relevant news.
• Go
• Work
• Part of a collaborative team that produces communications strategies,
• Part of teams developing stories through research and interviews to craft
• Space through media research and analysis.
• Knowledge about what journalists cover across the environmental and food
• Globally with colleagues, clients and partners in Africa, Europe, Asia and
• Mongabay and the Guardian to draw attention to world-changing research and
• Relationships with reporters with top media outlets and trade
• Advice, and digital media.
• Compelling media materials and, in the process, develop a “nose for news”
• Master

Requirements

• Two
• Using databases like Muck Rack, Constant Contact; project management
• Knowledge
• In Spanish preferred, but not required.
• Years of earned media and communications work experience with a nonprofit,
• Analysis and research skills.
• In D.C.-metropolitan area or be willing to relocate.
• Based
• Systems like Asana; and email marketing services like Mailchimp; comfort
• Experience
• Fluency
• Of digital communications and social media platforms.
• Strong
• BA/BS
• (communications, journalism, international relations preferred).
• With Microsoft Office.
• Campaign, public relations agency or news media organization.

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.