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With world attention focused on both the environment and the economy, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) is where policymakers and business leaders turn for win-win solutions. This leading green group, with programs from Boston to Beijing, has tripled in size over the past decade by focusing on strong science, uncommon partnerships and market-based approaches. You can be part of a vibrant workplace that welcomes diverse perspectives, talents and contributions, where innovation and a focus on results are a way of life.
EDF is partnered with two other leading national environmental groups and a number of local Louisiana groups in a bold initiative to restore the Mississippi River Delta (MRD) system. This multi-faceted program deals with many challenges associated with restoring coastal wetlands on a working coast and aims to restore natural system processes to create sustainable communities with improved infrastructure and robust economies. A key part of the MRD work is advancing new thinking in the restoration and resilience of coastal Louisiana by finding answers to key science and engineering challenges.
Key Responsibilities
- Supports EDF's work on the Coalition’s Communication committee; conducts research and manages information to support implementation of EDF MRDR communication and media strategies; supports social media (e.g., Delta Dispatches blog, Twitter, and Facebook) activities, EDF MRDR web presence, and traditional media outreach mechanisms.
- Participate in coalition strategy discussions and follow up.
- Follow MRDR-related blogs, craft responses to create online dialogue, enhance connections between others’ blogs and MRDR/Coalition’s blog and website, and help promote MRDR and Coalition websites and social media accounts.
- Manage coalition’s Twitter account, including sharing campaign news, interacting with followers, and helping expand and diversity follower base.
- Find related online video content for use on MRDR and/or Coalition web pages, seek permissions from author/owners for EDF use.
- Improve knowledge management capacity by contributing to photographic library for easy retrieval of specific subject matter.
- Build media lists.
- Conduct research on advertisement (stations, costs, etc.).
- Conduct research on effectiveness of advertisements, press, social media and other outreach.
Qualifications:
- Minimum two years undergraduate educational training in strategic communications, marketing, advertising, print or broadcast journalism or communication majors or pursuing graduate degree in similar fields.
- Ability and comfort with fast-paced, time-sensitive assignments of short duration while simultaneously making progress on longer-term projects.
- Independent and highly organized and able to create systems for collecting, organizing and retrieving information.
- Proof of strong written and oral communication skills.
- Experience with social media such as development and management of material for websites, blogs, Twitter, Facebook.
- Adept with word processing programs.
- A demonstrated commitment to conservation or environmental issues is preferred but not required.
- Desirable Qualification: Familiarity with Microsoft Excel, SharePoint, and/or WordPress
- Desirable Qualification: Ability to edit and generate video for use by EDF and Coalition.
Interested applicants should attach the names/contact info of references, transcripts, writing sample, resume and a cover letter to the EDF application. In your letter please describe your interests in environmental law and policy work and relevant completed course work. Applications are considered immediately and on a rolling basis.
Due to the volume of employment applications and queries received, EDF is unable to respond to each application individually. Applicants will be contacted directly if selected as a candidate.
Environmental Defense Fund is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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