Call for Applications: Communications Associate Director

The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC) is seeking a Communications Associate Director to lead media relations and marketing. The Communications Associate Director will report to the Director of Communications and work with the Digital Media Manager to capture, promote, and market VOC’s mission and work.

Duties and Responsibilities

Work with VOC’s Director of Communications and Digital Media Manager to promote the organization’s mission. Responsibilities include:

• Promote VOC and the Museum with the media.
• Conduct media outreach and communication.
• Work directly with senior and executive staff to develop, refine, produce, and publicize all outward facing content, digital products, and messaging for all VOC departments.
• Ensure VOC capitalizes on all opportunities (major news, world events, and anniversaries or important dates in history) for communication with the media and public.
• Marketing, booking, and placement of VOC experts, events, products, and the museum.
• Copywriting and editing of VOC communications materials, including press releases, editorials, and newsletters.  
• Managing VOC’s social media platforms.
• Curating VOC’s websites with event listings, blog posts, op-eds, and press releases. 
• Developing and running targeted advertisements as well as promotions.
• Managing all VOC Universe email send-outs for the organization.
• Tracking VOC media mentions, impact, and social media engagement statistics.
  

Desired Skills

Education: Bachelor’s degree and 2-5 years of experience.

Skills:

• Excellent written and oral communication skills required to interface effectively with all levels of staff and the public.
• Must possess a rolodex of media contacts or an interest in building a robust network of relationships with members of the media.  
• Experience with copywriting and graphic design.
• Must possess excellent organizational skills, be detail-oriented, precise, reliable, and proactive.
• Must be able to excel in a multicultural, fast-paced work environment and be able to effectively shift priorities and multi-task.
• The ideal candidate is energetic, flexible, and a team-player that thrives in a dynamic environment with a wide variety of responsibilities.

Location: This position is in-person. Candidates are required to live in the Metropolitan Washington D.C. area. VOC employees get one remote day per week, per the employee handbook.

Benefits: Full-time employees receive a comprehensive benefits program including insurance, paid leave, and retirement account.

Pay Scale: Commensurate on experience.

Hours: Monday – Friday (9:00am – 5:30pm)

To Apply: Please apply with a resume, cover letter, and examples of previous communications and marketing work (if available) to michal.harmata@victimsofcommunism.org. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Next Steps: After you apply, you will receive an acknowledgment email that you submission was successful. We usually have a large response to senior level positions, and it may take some time to effectively review your application package. We will contact you by email as decisions are made.

Conditions of Employment

• May need to complete a probationary period
• Pass pre-employment reference checks
• Maintain a bank account for direct deposit/electronic transfer
• Drug test may be required

About Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation

The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC) is an educational, research, and human rights nonprofit organization devoted to commemorating the more than 100 million victims of communism around the world and to pursuing the freedom of those still living under totalitarian regimes.

The Foundation was authorized in 1993 by a unanimous Act of Congress signed as Public Law 103-199 by President William J. Clinton on December 17, 1993. On June 12, 2007, President George W. Bush dedicated the Victims of Communism Memorial statue in Washington, D.C.