At ALSAC you do more than make a living; you make a difference.
We like people who are different…because we’re different, too. As one of the world’s most iconic and respected nonprofits, we know what it’s like to stand out. That’s why we’re looking at you. Your background, perspective, and desire to make an impact set you apart. As we work to help St. Jude cure childhood cancer, we're calling on the game-changers, innovators and visionaries to join our family. Not just for the kids of St. Jude, but also for you. Because at ALSAC, we develop and celebrate our employees. So, bring your whole, authentic self and become part of our shared mission: Finding cures. Saving children.®
Job Description
We are seeking a dynamic, seasoned media relations and public relations professional who excels at holistic, complex strategic planning. This individual should instinctively know how to connect the dots to drive brainstorms, cultivate valuable media opportunities, and produce executive-ready written material that informs and advances ALSAC’s business priorities of revenue growth, reputation protection, and positive brand positioning.
Key Responsibilities:
Strategic Leadership: Develop and lead comprehensive media relations and PR strategies that align with organizational goals and drive impactful results. Initiate and follow through on projects with minimal direction, even in ambiguous situations. Recommend and utilize internal and external assets to enhance the St. Jude brand with target audiences.
Extensive Media Network: Maintain a robust network of media contacts across digital, print, podcast, and broadcast platforms. Cultivate and sustain these relationships for future storytelling opportunities.
Analytical Skills: Utilize strong analytical skills to monitor, evaluate, and report on the effectiveness of media campaigns and project management. Use performance metrics to inform future strategies.
Executive Communication: Produce executive-ready reports and presentations. Collaborate with peers in a heavily matrixed organization and advise senior leadership on media relations and PR matters. Lead workshops to educate the strategic communications team about media monitoring trends and expectations. Prepare leadership for interviews and develop remarks for media events. Provide on-site media assistance at events and appearances.
Media and PR Planning: Manage strategic media relations efforts for partner departments. Develop and execute strategic PR plans to support fundraising efforts. Conduct proactive media outreach to build relationships, secure coverage, and recruit for media visits. Collaborate with internal and external video crews for media-related needs.
Seasoned Writer and Editor: Create press materials, including releases, alerts, media lists, press kits, backgrounders, and campaign media reports. Recommend and execute the best distribution strategy as part of the overall PR plan.
Agency Management: Act as a liaison with external PR firms engaged by ALSAC fundraising partners. Collaborate on campaign strategy and provide necessary materials for PR plan execution. Review PR plans, materials, and reports created by such firms.
Teamwork: Work effectively, assertively, collaboratively, and professionally in a team environment. Negotiate priorities and timelines diplomatically and maintain professional composure under tight deadlines and pressure. Build and maintain positive relationships with all departments enterprise wide.
Crisis Management: Manage and navigate crisis communications effectively in partnership with internal Brand and Reputation teams.
Qualifications:
- Robust history of building and maintaining media contacts.
- Highly organized, dynamic, and able to advance projects independently without follow-ups or micromanagement.
- Extensive experience building complex, multi-channel media opportunities and securing unprecedented results.
- Action-oriented with a focus on results.
- Proven leadership experience.
- Highly effective communicator and natural analyzer of information.
- Team player with a collaborative mindset.
- Bilingual skills are a plus.
Requirements:
- Thorough knowledge of journalism, communications, public relations, and media relations.
- Ability to speak and write clearly and concisely for internal and external relations.
- Proficiency in English spelling, AP Style guide grammar, and usage.
- Strong news writing and editing skills.
- Excellent organizational and project management skills.
- Effective communication skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs.
- Photographic knowledge, including how to take and recognize powerful photos.
- Success in building relationships with media, influencers, and content creators, and securing media coverage.
- Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in journalism or a related field.
- At least 10-15 years of relevant experience in journalism, public relations, media relations, and/or marketing communications, with agency experience preferred.
Benefits & PerksThe following Benefits & Perks apply to Full-Time Roles Only.We’re dedicated to ensuring children and their families have every opportunity to enjoy life’s special moments. We’re also committed to giving our staff excellent benefits so they can do the same.
- Core Medical Coverage: (low cost low deductible Medical, Dental, and Vison Insurance plans)
- 401K Retirement Plan with 7% Employer Contribution
- Exceptional Paid Time Off
- Maternity / Paternity Leave
- Infertility Treatment Program
- Adoption Assistance
- Education Assistance
- Enterprise Learning and Development
- And more
ALSAC is an equal employment opportunity employer.
ALSAC does not discriminate against any individual with regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, disability, veteran status, genetic information or other protected status.
No Search Firms:
ALSAC does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All resumes submitted by search firms to any ALSAC employee or ALSAC representative via email, the internet or in any form and/or method without being contacted and approved by our Employee Experience team and without a valid written search agreement in place will result in no fee being paid if a referred candidate is hired by ALSAC.
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What We Do
ALSAC is the largest healthcare-related charity in the United States. Founded in 1957 by Danny Thomas, our sole mission is to raise the funds and awareness needed to operate and maintain St. Jude Children's Research Hospital®. While our headquarters can be found in Memphis, Tennessee, we have additional offices in more than 30 locations across the country and in Puerto Rico with positions in fundraising, marketing, digital, information technology, legal, finance and many other disciplines all supporting our lifesaving mission - Finding cures. Saving children. ®
At ALSAC, we believe in hiring the best and brightest from around the globe, and in 2020 we were named #1 on Fast Company's 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators. With a concerted focus on diversity and inclusion, we value and respect the contributions of all of our employees. Our work environment encourages everyone to be their authentic selves as we strive together towards a day when “no child dies in the dawn of life.”
As we look to the future, we understand that we must be relentlessly innovative. Our work helps fuel the groundbreaking research and treatment at St. Jude and ensures that families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food — because all a family should worry about is helping their child live.
View our career opportunities at https://www.stjude.org/jobs/alsac.html and follow ALSAC across social media using @stjude.
To learn more about the research hospital, follow St. Jude Children's Research Hospital on LinkedIn. For specific career opportunities available through the hospital, visit www.stjude.org/JoinOurMission.
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