Arizona Communications Director
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Job Location:
Phoenix, NM - USA
Monthly Salary:
USD 65000 - 75000
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
ARIZONA COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR
THE ORGANIZATION: Mi Familia Vota (MFV) and Mi Familia en Acción (MFA) are national Latino-led civic engagement organizations working year-round to strengthen democracy and empower our communities.
MFA a 501(c)(3) focuses on nonpartisan programs such as citizenship voter registration voter education and leadership development on key issues including immigration education healthcare voting rights workers rights reproductive rights and the environment.
MFV a 501(c)(4) organization builds Latino political power through advocacy organizing and mobilization to ensure that Latino voices shape the policies that impact their health safety and prosperity.
Together we operate one of the largest Latino civic engagement infrastructures in the country with programs across eight states (Arizona California Nevada Texas Colorado North Carolina Georgia Florida) and Washington D.C.
POSITION OVERVIEW: Mi Familia Vota Arizona is seeking a passionate and experienced Communications Director committed to building power with immigrant communities and communities of color while advancing racial and economic justice campaigns that create real change in our schools neighborhoods and civic life. The ideal candidate brings experience in digital communications relationships with local Spanish and English-speaking media and communications strategy development. We are seeking a Communications Director who shares our values and is excited to help build and strengthen a progressive community-focused member-led narrative. The position is based in Phoenix Arizona.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Create press releases op-eds and other materials to expand communication related to Mi Familia en Accións and Mi Familia Votas mission in Arizona.
- Work alongside team members to build the statewide communications plans for the organizations.
- Maintain strong relationships with Spanish- and English-language media in Phoenix and Tucson.
- Create social media content with a strong emphasis on video and advise the team on the best strategies to expand messaging.
- Manage membership lists and collaborate with team members to create digital newsletters.
- Develop content and work with the Communications team to ensure brand and message consistency.
- Track report and analyze all metrics and modify plans based on learnings.
Qualifications
EXPERIENCE:
- Experience in external communications and media relations.
- Experience creating materials messaging talking points and social media content.
- Experience working in campaign settings or advocacy-related work.
- Experience creating and editing quality video content.
- Solid digital copywriting skills (ability to write for email web and social media).
- Experience developing and executing social media engagement strategies across various platforms (Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube etc.) and experience using various social media aggregators and reporting tools.
- Experience in planning and executing paid digital media advertising campaigns (search social media retargeting list chaperoning mobile ads etc.) and the ability to be creative and responsive in a fast-paced political and digital environment.
SKILLS:
- Exceptional communication skills including strong writing skills in both English and Spanish.
- Ability to thrive in a collaborative team-centered environment;
- Ability to be creative and responsive in a fast-paced political and digital environment;
- Ability to prioritize and effectively manage tasks in a multi-campaign and multi-program work environment;
- Strong organizational skills;
- Demonstrated ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
- Crisis Management
- Marketing
- Public Relations
- Fundraising
- Media Relations
- Constant Contact
- Strategic Planning
- Social Media Management
- Team Management
- Public Speaking
- Wordpress
- Writing Skills
