Communications and Publishing Associate

Communications and Publishing Associate Institute for the Study of War

About ISW:
ISW promotes an understanding of war and conflict by providing data and critical analysis to key American political and military leaders. In addition ISW seeks to educate civilians about war and conflict thus bridging the gaps between military and civilian decision-makers. ISW aims to improve how the United States formulates and executes its national security policy. ISW is vigilant at monitoring crises around the world. ISWs publications reach a wide and diverse global audience.

Position Summary:

The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) seeks a Communications and Publishing Associate to assist in the planning and execution of the organizations communications with external audiences. The Communications and Publishing Associate assists with the dissemination of product via all ISW channels including the website email and social media platforms.

ISW is a globally recognized institution regularly cited and engaged by journalists editorial boards and newsrooms including the New York Times Associated Press the Economist and the Wall Street Journal. ISW products reach many millions globally and ISW currently has 1.1M followers across social platforms.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:
The Communications and Publishing Associate will support the External Relations Team in the preparation and dissemination of ISW content to its global audiences and the evaluation of ISWs impact and audience engagement.

Publishing

Publish products on a regular basis on a rotation with other members of the External Relations Team and staff as directed by the Director of Strategic Initiatives or their designated supervisor. This will require after-hours and weekend work;

• Copyedit and publish analyst work to ISWs website in accordance with ISW brand standards and guidelines;
• Maintain ISWs communications via its website mailings and social media platforms;

• Prepare update maintain and tag or retag content on the new website platform in conjunction with other key stakeholders and members of the External Relations Team as directed by Director of Strategic Initiatives or their designated supervisor;
• Perform regular data curation and maintenance of ISWs segmented lists;

Composition & Preparation

• Write and edit digital copy for website and social media posts as directed by the Director of Strategic Initiatives or their designated supervisor;

• Compose and edit press releases company literature talking points and other written materials for internal and external use upon request;
• Support the organizations responses to interview briefing and other media requests;
• Support analyst engagements with military decision makers government officials members of Congress and their staffs in order to disseminate timely information and research findings and frame the policy relevance of ISWs research.

Impact analytics

• Analyze media coverage of key national security topics to identify gaps in coverage or key themes relevant to ISWs work;
• Assist with tracking ISWs public impact through quantitative and qualitative metrics to inform ISWs communications strategy;
• Assist with the collection structuring and evaluation of data regarding ISWs audience engagement across platforms including the ISW website email and social media platforms;

• Monitor the impact of ISWs work in the broader national security policy community.

Candidates with demonstrated skills and capacity for design audio-visual and other specialties are eligible to support these requirements in addition to the duties listed above.

ISW is restructuring and scaling its External Relations Team and related functions in order to meet global demand for ISW work and to respond to the real-world challenges that US and allied leaders face. For high-performing members of the ISW team opportunities for professional development new responsibilities and advancement will be available.

Required education and experience:

• Bachelors degree required; degree in communications marketing or related field desired;
• Previous journalism/media strategic communications or government relations experience desired;

• Experience in WordPress with the ability to create update and manage website content using WordPress including basic knowledge of plugins themes and SEO best practices;
• Experience in design software such as Canva InDesign or other design software;
• Experience with Constant Contact Mail Chimp or other email subscription providers a plus;

• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectivelyin a fast-paced environment by digital messaging email phone and in person;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; practiced in proofreading and editing;
• Excellent organizational abilities;
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with others;
• Excellent judgment under pressure;
• Willingness to learn and innovate;
• Excellent judgment under pressure;
• Creativity collaborative spirit great people and problem-solving skills;
• Advanced understanding of frequently used computer office & media software and programs such as Microsoft Office Suite;
• Above average knowledge of various social media platforms including LinkedIn Twitter and Facebook.

Other duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Applications will be considered on a rolling basis. To apply please submit a letter of interest a CV and an academic/professional writing sample here.

Required Experience:

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