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From: dncjobs@dnc.org <bernard.coleman@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, May 1, 2013 at 10:12 AM
Subject: [noi-jobs] JOB: DNC Positions in the Communications and Research
Departments (Washington, DC)
To: noi-jobs@googlegroups.com
*POSITION:** *Regional Press Secretary and Director of
African American Media
*DEPARTMENT:** *Communications
*LOCATION:** *Washington, DC
*TO APPLY: *Resumes should be emailed to: *
DNCPress@gmail.com* <DNCPress@gmail.com>
NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE
The DNC is hiring a regional press secretary and Director of African
American Media. Regional press secretaries at the DNC formulate and
promote the DNC's message regionally. As Director of African American
Media, this staffer will work closely with constituency and political
staffers at the DNC to execute strategy in reaching out to the African
American community through national, regional, and specialty media.
Primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:
· Working with constituency and political staffers to develop
messaging targeting the African American community and issues of importance
to the community.
· Drafting press releases/advisories, op-eds, and talking points.
· Working with state parties and local campaigns and Democratic
groups as legally permissible.
· Organizing press conferences.
· Pitching story ideas to regional reporters.
· Responding to press inquiries.
*SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:*
· Candidate must have at least 4 years professional communications
experience;
· On the record experience;
· Strong organizational skills, experience meeting deadlines, and
the ability to write quickly about complicated matters with minimal
direction;
· Strong relationships with African American media preferred;
· Demonstrated flexibility and a sense of humor;
· Strong interest in and commitment to politics is a must.
*
POSITION*: Video Systems Administrator
*DEPARTMENT*: Research
*LOCATION*: Washington, DC
*TO APPLY**:* Please email resume, cover letter,
and salary requirements to *ResumesR@dnc.org*. Please include any
programming, video, or technical qualifications in your application. No
phone calls, please.
The Video Systems Administrator is an entry level position within the DNC
Research Department, and will be responsible for maintaining and growing
our video capture servers and one of the largest video databases in
politics.
*Responsibilities:*
The Administrator will handle both daily backup of broadcast media and
retrieval from the archive when responding to requests. The administrator
will be responsible for keeping all research hardware in good working order
as well as implementation of key features and major system upgrades in the
coming year. The Administrator is also responsible for monitoring our
recorded programming schedule, and capturing events. When needed, the
administrator may be asked to perform basic IT tasks for the Research and
Communications departments.
The Administrator will be the primary point of contact for development and
maintenance of our extensive video database. The Administrator should be
familiar with both the front-end and back-end of the database and should be
prepared to be heavily involved with development tasks alongside our
development team. The Administrator should understand both the technical
and qualitative needs of the database, and be prepared to offer creative
solutions and proactively identify needs. A familiarity with large
databases and search functions is helpful.
In addition, the Administrator should be well-versed in current events,
political media and cable news, and feel comfortable working in a rapid
response environment. The Administrator may at times be asked to assist
other core functions of the video team as needed, including light video
editing.
*Requirements:
*
Although experience with video files and the DNC's specific recording and
data programs are preferred, they are not expected nor required. Strong
familiarity with Windows workstation troubleshooting and repair is
required. Candidates should be well-organized and able to multi-task
short-term and long-term tasks. Political experience, judgment and
knowledge of the media is preferred. Knowledge of basic web applications
with HTML/CSS/JavaScript and a scripting language (e.g. Python, Perl, Ruby)
a very strong plus." Must be in DC or be willing to relocate to the
Washington, D.C. Area
*Other details:*
- You should be ready to work hard; this isn't a 9-5 sort of job
- You should have the ability to work under deadline pressure and manage
multiple projects
The Democratic National Committee (DNC), is committed to diversity among
its staff, and recognizes that its continued success requires the highest
commitment to obtaining and retaining a diverse staff that provides the
best quality services to supporters and constituents. The DNC is an equal
opportunity employer and it our policy to recruit, hire, train, promote and
administer any and all personnel actions without regard to sex, race, age,
color, creed, national origin, religion, economic status, sexual
orientation, veteran status, gender identity or expression, ethnic identity
or physical disability, or any other legally protected basis. The DNC will
not tolerate any unlawful discrimination and any such conduct is strictly
prohibited.
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