Career Opportunities

Communications Coordinator

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) is seeking a Communications Coordinator to assist with publicity and other communications programs.

Primary Areas of Responsibility and Specific Duties

• Publicizes all new Cancer Project Food for Life cooking and nutrition classes through phone calls to reporters, calendar notices, news releases, pitch e-mails, and other methods
• Continually develops new ways to promote Cancer Project’s Food for Life classes and other Cancer Project programs and special projects, including the Cancer Project Symposium
• Publicizes PCRM programs, campaigns, and events through phone calls to reporters, news releases, pitch e-mails, and other methods
• Supports the Communications Department with other publicity and communications efforts, such as pitching public service announcements, quick hits, and news conferences
• Develops and cultivates excellent relationships with press and spokespeople
• Responds to incoming media requests, helping reporters and producers find the information and spokespeople they need
• Locates appropriate PCRM spokespeople, including physicians, scientists, and other experts, as well as others who can speak to the particular issue or campaign that PCRM is addressing
• Works with the Communications Director and Media Relations Manager to ensure that spokespeople are media-trained and prepared for interviews
• Books and schedules interviews, pitches story ideas to the press, provides background information for reporters
• Helps represent PCRM at press briefings and other events, helps coordinate such events
• Builds targeted media lists using Bacons Media Source, PCRM’s media database, and other systems
• Maintains standard operating procedures for primary areas of responsibility
• Other duties as needed or assigned

Required Education, Experience, and Skills

• Education
• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in a communications-related field
• Experience
• A minimum of one year of work experience in a communications-related position
• Experience with Cision Media Source and Dada Mail preferred
• Skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including an effective phone manner and an ability to professionally advocate PCRM’s positions on issues and summarize key issues and activities
• Ability to deal effectively with reporters, the public, colleagues, and PCRM members
• Enthusiastic willingness to talk to journalists about PCRM programs
• Ability to handle multiple tasks, prioritize, work well under pressure, meet deadlines, and see projects through to completion in a very fast-paced environment
• Good news sense
• Good judgment
• Creativity
• Ability to develop solutions to any identified problems
• Professional skills, demeanor, and work ethic
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office Suite
• Commitment to continually develop professional skills
• Ability to maintain a sense of urgency, efficiency, and flexibility
• Enthusiastic willingness to perform a variety of tasks and jobs
• Willingness to go the extra mile for PCRM and the Communications Department
• Other Requirements
• Enthusiasm for PCRM’s mission and objectives
• Interest in public relations, advertising, and marketing communications
• Ability and willingness to work evenings and weekends on occasion, as needed
• Interest in developing new competencies as needed for the responsibilities of the position
• Ability and willingness to travel to related seminars, conferences, training, meetings, etc.

Terms of employment: Full-time in PCRM’s Washington, D.C., office (Friendship Heights neighborhood/metro)

Compensation: PCRM offers a competitive nonprofit salary commensurate with experience as well as a comprehensive benefits package that includes opportunities for continuing education and professional development.

How to apply: E-mail your resume along with a letter of interest describing your specific interest in working for PCRM and your salary requirement to:

PCRM
Attn: Sarah Petersen
5100 Wisconsin Ave., N.W., Ste. 400
Washington, DC 20016
E-mail: careers at pcrm dot org (Please note Communications Coordinator in the subject line.)
Fax: 202-527-7410

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