Media and Project Manager Job Posting

The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy (“The National Campaign”) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization established in 1996 to improve the lives and future prospects of children and families, and, in particular, to help ensure that children are born into families committed to and ready for the demanding task of raising the next generation. Our specific strategy for achieving this goal is to prevent teen pregnancy and unplanned pregnancy among single, young adults. In March 2007, the National Campaign launched its Latino Initiative to help reduce teen pregnancy and birth rates in the Latino community through culturally-relevant strategies, messages, and outreach.

Job Description

The National Campaign is seeking a Media and Project Manager to join our Latino Initiative team. The ideal candidate will have strengths in three primary areas:

Ability to develop and maintain strong partnerships with media outlets (both traditional and digital), as well as organizations that serve Latino youth, parents, and community leaders; Experience developing written materials for media and other audiences, and in developing or facilitating the use of digital user-generated content; and Experience working with digital media—such as social networking sites.

Specific responsibilities include:

Execute innovative ways to communicate with Latino teens using digital media, including user-generated content; Cultivate and maintain relationships with media partners and sites targeting Latino teens, parents, and community leaders; Develop and maintain partnerships with organizations serving Latino youth and families; Make presentations about teen pregnancy prevention in the Latino community and creatively showcase the Initiative’s media work in a variety of settings; Work with traditional and new media to increase coverage of Latino teen pregnancy prevention; Assemble and work with a group of Latino media advisors;
Work with National Campaign media and communication’s staff to continually enhance the Initiative’s website and digital media presence;
Track and maintain the Initiative’s media and organizational partnerships;
Help manage one or more grants supporting Latino media outreach, with a particular focus on California; Draft memos, reports, and other written communication for internal and external purposes; Organize briefings, meetings, and conference calls; and Track relevant developments in traditional and digital media industry.


The Media and Project Manager will report to the Senior Manager of the Latino Initiative, and will work closely with both the Director of Digital Media and the Director of Entertainment Media & Audience Strategy.

Travel will be required.

Qualifications

A bachelor’s degree and a minimum of five years of relevant experience, including experience reaching Latino audiences through digital and traditional media. Candidate needs to have a deep understanding of new media, including social networking and Web 2.0 principals. Experience working with Latino health issues, Latino non-profit organizations, and/or Latino teens is preferred. The candidate must also speak, read, and write Spanish and English fluently. Bi-lingual and bi-cultural applicants are encouraged to apply.

The ideal candidate must be skilled in managing multiple interdepartmental projects simultaneously. He/she must have strong interpersonal skills and be able to quickly establish credibility and build productive relationships with traditional and digital media, as well as with national and community organizations serving Latino families; have excellent written and verbal communication skills and public speaking experience; possess strong project management skills including attention to detail, ability to problem-solve, and follow-through; be able to work independently on long term projects; be creative, flexible, and a strategic thinker; be a team player; and be able to comfortably embrace a “big tent” approach to teen pregnancy prevention.

The Media and Project Manager is an exempt position.
Salary is commensurate with experience and the National Campaign has an excellent benefits package.

The National Campaign is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Minorities are encouraged to apply.

Application
Closing date: January 21, 2009
Please send a cover letter, resume, work samples, and salary history to:
Latino Initiative Media and Project Manager Search
The National Campaign
1776 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20036
recruitment@ thenc.org