Interim Communications Coordinator

The Position:

The Interim Communications Coordinator will work up to 15 hours per week from September 3- December 20, 2024, supporting the communications team and program staff. The communications coordinator will oversee media relations with support from the team. Using AP Style guidelines and adhering to IATP’s in-house style guide, the Interim Communications Coordinator will copyedit all IATP publications, ranging from articles to reports, press releases, email communications and more. At the end of each month, the Interim Communications Coordinator will compile and send IATP’s newsletter. Additionally, they will assist in disseminating other external email communications as required. The Interim Communications Coordinator is expected to participate in weekly team communications meetings and attend all-staff meetings as necessary.

Responsibilities:

• Media relations: Draft press releases and media statements in collaboration with program staff, conduct media outreach to announce new IATP publications, share media coverage with team; respond to inbound media requests with support from team.
• Editing: Copyedit IATP publications using IATP’s style guide and adhering to AP Style.
• Email communications: Compile and draft content for monthly newsletter and other email communications using pre-set templates in Mailchimp.
• Webinar support: Provide technical assistance to the digital communications manager during webinars hosted on Zoom as needed.
• Project management: Coordinate with the digital communications manager and use the organization’s project management tools to help manage communications projects.
• Website management: Publish and organize content to the website (Drupal site).
• Other responsibilities as determined by need, including participation in weekly communications meetings.

Who are you?

The ideal candidate is a skilled communicator, adept at collaborating effectively in team settings while also working independently. Your communications expertise should range from media relations to writing and copyediting skills, allowing you to apply these skills in support of IATP’s mission. Additionally, you have an interest in and experience working on issues related to agriculture, food systems and/or climate change. Strong project management skills are essential, enabling you to manage a diverse workload and adapt to new tasks as programmatic needs evolve. The IATP mission and vision resonates with you and motivates you to contribute to the organization’s impactful work.

Preferred Qualities and Qualifications:

• Committed to IATP’s mission and values 
• Minimum 1-3 years of experience working in media, communications or public relations fields 
• Minimum bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience 
• Experience conducting outreach and promotion to media outlets 
• Excellent writing, editing and proofreading skills; 
• Knowledge of AP Style is preferred 
• Proficient in MS Office and high level of comfort with other digital tools and databases, including email and website platforms (e.g., Mailchimp and Drupal) 
• Familiarity with media management platforms (e.g., Cision) 
• Familiarity with project management software (or Microsoft Teams as a project management tool) 
• Strong sense of professionalism and stellar interpersonal skills 
• Well organized and detail oriented 
• Experience working with nonprofits a plus