{"id":1375,"date":"2009-03-17T18:36:57","date_gmt":"2009-03-17T14:36:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/2009\/03\/17\/job-avaazorg-media-coordinator\/"},"modified":"2009-03-17T18:36:57","modified_gmt":"2009-03-17T14:36:57","slug":"job-avaazorg-media-coordinator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/2009\/03\/17\/job-avaazorg-media-coordinator\/","title":{"rendered":"JOB: Avaaz.org Media Coordinator"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\n

Hi everyone<\/p>\n

Applications are to =
\nbe sent to brett@avaaz.org but if you=
\n have any questions, feel free to email me off list
\nAnd tell him I sent you if you're talking to him…<\/p>\n

Milena

————————————————————Seeking <\/i>
\nAVAAZ.org MEDIA COODINATOR <\/b><\/font><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\n
\n

=93an exci=
\nting=20
\nposition at one of the most promising public organizations in the world=20
\ntoday=94<\/i><\/font>=A0<\/p>\n

Organization<\/b><\/font>=A0\n<\/p>\n

Avaaz.org is a new global onli=
\nne=20
\nadvocacy network launched in January 2007, bringing people-powered politics=
\n=20
\nto international decision-making. In its first two years Avaaz, which=20
\nmeans =91voice=92 in many languages, has experienced unprecedented growth=
\n=20
\nto 3.4 million members worldwide.<\/b> We use the latest techniques=20
\nin online and offline organizing, lobbying and fundraising to rapidly=20
\nmobilize large numbers of people and to effectively impact pressing=20
\nglobal issues.<\/font>=A0<\/p>\n

With<\/font>=20
\nsome of the world=92s leading campaigning organizations as founding=20
\npartners, including MoveOn.org (US), GetUp (Australia), and Oxfam, Avaaz=20
\nhas been featured in dozens of major media outlets across Europe, Asia=20
\nand the Americas. During 2007 and 2008, the Avaaz community played a=20
\nmajor role in global mobilizations around climate change, Burma, Zimbabwe,=
\n=20
\nthe food crisis, Tibet, the global economic crisis, and conflicts in=20
\nthe Middle East. The accompanying one-page summary provides more background=
\n.<\/font>=A0\n<\/p>\n

Job Description<\/b><\/font>=
\n=A0\n<\/p>\n

As Media Coordinator, your=20
\nrole will be to maximize Avaaz's media profile with the purpose of achi=
\neving=20
\nour stated campaigning and organisational objectives. You will help=20
\nto build the overall media strategy of Avaaz and develop and implement=20
\nregular issue-specific media campaigns. You will play a central role=20
\nin one of the most innovative and promising public organizations in=20
\nthe world today.=A0 The role offers a unique platform from which=20
\nto develop and pursue large-scale social change efforts.<\/b> <\/font>=A0\n<\/p>\n

For a list of Avaaz campaigns,=
\n=20
\nplease see <\/font>h=
\nttp:\/\/www.avaaz.org\/en\/report_back_2\/<\/u><\/font>. <\/font>=A0\n<\/p>\n

Specifically, responsibilities=
\n=20
\ninclude:<\/font>=A0<\/p>\n

Monitoring the=
\n media=20
\n landscape, pitching stories and responding to requests from journalists Facilitating journa=
\nlists'=20
\n communications with Avaaz's Executive Director and other media spokes=
\npeople=20
\n as appropriate<\/font>D=
\nrafting Avaaz press=20
\n releases, advisories and briefing notes<\/font>Advising the Avaaz=20
\n team on strategies, story generation ideas and talking points<\/font>=
\nWorking with the=20
\n Avaaz team to purchase campaign advertising and maximising the media=20
\n exposure off the back of it<\/font>Creating and publicising=20
\n media events, stunts and photo opportunities<\/font>Working in coalition=20
\n with other partner organizations on media and communications strategies Attending internati=
\nonal\/regional\/national=20
\n summits and events to pitch Avaaz spokespeople to reporters and arrange=
\n=20
\n press conferences<\/font>Managing relationships=20
\n with the media and partners in non-English languages<\/font>Maintaining a database=20
\n of media contacts and clippings<\/font>Acting as media=20
\n spokesperson (as required)<\/font><\/p>\n

Qualifications<\/b><\/font>=
\n=A0\n<\/p>\n

This is a demanding role=20
\nthat requires talent in a wide range of areas.<\/b> The core competencies=20
\nwhich any successful candidate will display are:<\/font>=A0<\/p>\n

Outstanding wr=
\nitten=20
\n and oral communication skills<\/font>Excellent news sense=20
\n and political savvy<\/font>Superior interpersonal=20
\n skills with a strong capacity to form networks (bringing media networks=
\n=20
\n to the job would be a bonus)<\/font>Experience working=20
\n with the international media and \/or in a major media market<\/font>Excellent understanding=20
\n of international affairs and relations<\/font>Passion and commitment=20
\n to global justice, citizen empowerment and social change<\/font>High professionalism,=20
\n self-motivation, efficiency and results-oriented delivery to deadlineStrong teamwork=20
\n skills, comfortable in a highly collaborative team culture and a hierarch=
\nical=20
\n team structure<\/font>F=
\nluency in French=20
\n or Spanish a plus<\/font><\/p>\n

Location<\/b><\/font>=A0\n<\/p>\n

Avaaz is a virtual organizatio=
\nn,=20
\nwith most of our work done over email, telephone, skype and video calling.=
\n=20
\nWe have global team retreats three times per year. Our staff =96 a small=20
\nteam of less than 20 – are currently based in cities all over the world.=20
\nTeam members are free to work from anywhere in the world, a unique and=20
\nmajor advantage for this job. Avaaz covers office costs, either to establis=
\nh=20
\na home office or to rent one, and we support staff to house themselves=20
\nin large partner organizations of Avaaz (such as Oxfam) when preferred.. =A0\n<\/p>\n

Compensation and Benefits<\/font>=A0\n<\/p>\n

Salary varies with location=20
\nand experience, but is highly competitive with leading non-governmental=20
\norganizations. Benefits also range with location, but include 4 weeks=20
\npaid vacation per year. The contract is for one year, with the strong=20
\nexpectation that a successful year will lead to a longer term commitment. =A0\n<\/p>\n

If interested, please contact=
\n=20
\nBrett Solomon with your CV and a brief note at <\/font>brett@avaaz.org<\/u><\/font>. Applications will be considered on=20
\na rolling basis as submitted. <\/font>=A0<\/p>\n


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