Director of Communications & Media Relations, Events

Kids for the Future; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

WETA invites applications for Director of Communications to lead day-to-day communications for PBS News and its programming, coordinating events with Development and managing award submissions. You will craft press materials, coordinate talent events, and supervise media kits and executive talking points.

Ideal candidates bring 7–10 years in public relations or journalism, excellent AP style writing, and strong event planning skills with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment and handle

Qualifications

• Seven to ten years of experience in public relations, journalism, or political spaces, or equivalent education/experience.
• Experience writing press materials, coordinating media relations, and managing events.
• Familiarity with AP style and ability to craft executive communications.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day communications and promotion of PBS News programming with stakeholders, audiences, and media.
• Plan and coordinate talent events and local station visits with Development.
• Oversee award submissions process and calendar of submissions.
• Write and distribute press materials, programming announcements, and clips.
• Draft brand talking points and on-the-record communications for executives.
• Manage media kits, bios, headshots, and video footage with Marketing.
• Monitor daily coverage and industry news with Marketing support.
• Perform related special projects as assigned.

Skills

Attention to detail

Excellent writing

AP style

Multi-tasking

Discretion

Event planning

Social media

HTML coding

Photoshop

Mailchimp

Cision

Independent work

Education

BA/BS (4-Year College / University Degree)

Tools

Photoshop

Mailchimp

Cision

Job description

WETA invites applications for Director of Communications to lead day-to-day communications for PBS News and its programming, coordinating events with Development and managing award submissions. You will craft press materials, coordinate talent events, and supervise media kits and executive talking points.

Ideal candidates bring 7–10 years in public relations or journalism, excellent AP style writing, and strong event planning skills with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment and handle