Assistant Director Of Communications
CurrentSpearhead Media Relations: Collaborate with teams across disciplines to drive campaigns and organizational reputation management; coach executive leaders, staff members, and external partners to be spokespeople; develop key messaging; draft press releases and one-pagers; pitch story ideas to media; and build relationships with reporters and external organizations to push advocacy efforts forward. With numerous media hits across WA, there was increased pressure on the legislature to pass an increase of $5.6 million in additional funds for two statewide programs.Write and Edit Content: Synthesize complex information to educate the public with human-centered, accessible content, including op-eds, newsletters, blog posts, case studies, long-form articles, policy briefs, one-pagers, and requests for proposals. Produce and Edit Videos: Craft interview questions; film and interview people, and edit videos to show the community-wide impact of the organization.