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The Communications Manager will be responsible for helping the Office interface with internal and external audiences. This individual will develop and drive communications and outreach efforts targeting House employing offices, ensuring that they are aware of the ways in which the Office can support diversity objectives. This individual will also help to communicate the diversity “business case,” and support writing and creative needs for the Office. Successful candidate must be results-driven and proactive in the application of innovative and creative approaches to drive engagement with House employing offices.

Key Responsibilities:

·       Responsible for the development/production of content across multiple platforms including videos, infographics, and other creative executions for House employing offices, events, trainings, and research products.

·       Manage social media platforms. Activity includes drafting and scheduling content, monitoring for mentions, identifying opportunities for engagement, updating follower lists, and keeping up with social media trends.

·       Repurpose existing content and find opportunities for new content.

·       Support the House diversity and inclusion program with writing and implementation as needed.

·       Perform other duties and projects as assigned.

Conditions of employment

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Qualifications

·       Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Digital Communications, Publishing, or Content Production.

·       Have a strong knowledge of social media and content trends, and emerging technologies and platforms. Have a working knowledge of digital and social media metrics.

·       The ideal candidate will have a background in video production and editing and have a strong focus on storytelling.

·       Experience with social media community management required.

·       Excellent writing skills required.

·       Design knowledge strongly preferred.

·       Extensive experience handling multiple projects from ideation to final delivery.

·       Knowledge and experience with Adobe Creative Cloud apps including Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator, Media Encoder, and After Effects.

Applicant Instructions:  Applicants must submit a cover letter, resume, and writing sample.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

You will be evaluated using a structured interview process.