Public Affairs & Community Engagement Specialist

Washington Humane Society; Madison (NJ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan with employer支援

Generous PTO

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Professional development and training

Flexible work environment

Pet adoption discounts

Job summary

St. Hubert's Animal Welfare Center, part of the Humane Rescue Alliance, is seeking a Public Affairs Specialist in Madison, NJ.

You will shape our public voice through social media, storytelling, and community engagement, collaborating with the Marketing team to keep content timely and on-brand. You will build relationships with reporters, elected officials, and partners, and help plan events while ensuring spokespeople are prepared for interviews.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience managing partnerships, sponsorships, or external engagement initiatives.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience drafting media and external materials.
• Experience coordinating events or managing multi-stakeholder projects.
• Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Professional presence and confidence representing the organization in external settings.
• Familiarity with CRM systems such as Raiser's Edge preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a point of contact for routine media inquiries.
• Draft press releases, media advisories, statements, and background materials.
• Coordinate interviews and prepare briefing materials for organizational spokespeople.
• Monitor media coverage and maintain tracking reports.
• During Director absence, manage day-to-day media coordination with established escalation protocols for strategic or sensitive matters.
• Coordinate meetings and logistics with elected officials, community leaders, and key stakeholders.
• Monitor local legislative and civic developments and flag relevant updates to leadership.
• Assist in preparation of talking points, briefing materials, and stakeholder communications.
• Support public affairs initiatives designed to advance HRA's policy and community engagement priorities.
• Contribute to and execute integrated social media strategies, managing content creation and storytelling for HRA's social media channels in alignment with organizational brand, communications, and engagement goals.
• Support Marketing Specialist in maintaining the content calendar.
• Read, review, and respond to the community through social media channels.
• Manage and steward an assigned portfolio of corporate sponsors and business partners.
• Identify and cultivate prospective corporate sponsors in coordination with the Director of Public Affairs and Development leadership.
• Draft sponsorship proposals, agreements, and benefit summaries.
• Ensure fulfillment of sponsor benefits, recognition, and reporting commitments.
• Track corporate engagement activity and maintain accurate records in CRM systems.
• Contribute to annual corporate revenue goals through strategic outreach, sponsor retention, and expansion of partnerships.
• Lead coordination and logistical execution of external-facing events, corporate activations, and community engagement initiatives.
• Manage sponsor activation, benefit fulfillment, and on-site representation at events.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to support successful execution of events and activations.
• Be our representative at community gatherings, business forums, and civic meetings as delegated.

Skills

Partnership management

Written & verbal communication

Event coordination

Project management

Professional presence

CRM familiarity

Education

Bachelor’s degree in communications or related field

Equivalent combination of education and experience considered

Tools

Raiser's Edge

Job description

St. Hubert's Animal Welfare Center, part of the Humane Rescue Alliance, is seeking a Public Affairs Specialist in Madison, NJ.

You will shape our public voice through social media, storytelling, and community engagement, collaborating with the Marketing team to keep content timely and on-brand. You will build relationships with reporters, elected officials, and partners, and help plan events while ensuring spokespeople are prepared for interviews.