Lead Communicator

SEIU Local 1021 was founded in 2007 when ten local unions came together in Northern California to form one larger, more powerful union. Together our members are building a true 21st century union fighting to empower our members and improve our society. We are 54,000 strong - organizing and representing public service workers in cities, counties, courts, schools, private non-profits, special districts, public health care, nursing and higher education. We are looking for energetic, hard-working staff who are committed to real change, who believe in the value of work and the value of public services and who want to be part of the team that wins for workers, their families and their communities.

LOCATION: Northern California RESPONSIBILITIES: Under the supervision of the Communications Director, the Lead Communicator is responsible for all aspects of communication in support of SEIU Local 1021 core purposes. Duties vary by campaign, and may include by are not limited to the following:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

AND DUTIES: •Design and present strategic campaign plans that accomplish organizational goalsthrough traditional and new media platforms with expected deliverables and deadlines. •Design, write and edit publications, talking head pieces, broadcast scripts, in-depthpolitical pieces, brochures, newsletters and feature stories •Develop curriculum, materials and training for staff and members on communicationmethods •Regularly update and maintain campaign templates, photo gallery and communicationsinformation that are easily accessible to staff •Coordinate all aspects of press conferences and media events, including preparation anddistribution of press releases and advisories, collecting information, quotes and contactinformation and prepping training leaders to speak to the press •Capture and edit photos and video for production materials •Produce coordinated communication throughout the local across multiple platforms •Maintain and update SEIU Local 1021 website with campaign and member-specificinformation •Leads communications staff across multiple campaigns, regions and industries. •Reviews communications team work plans and provides actionable feedback tocolleagues •Leads special projects designed to expand the Local’s communications capacity. •Act as an internal agent of change, consistently challenging leaders and staff to thinkdifferently about their work and the Local’s vision SKILLS AND ABILITIES: •Be forward-thinking, bold, and creative •Ability to think strategically about messaging and implementation of work into multiplecommunications platforms Lead Communicator Job Announcement •Understanding of union campaigns and issues and have the ability to articulate campaignmessages effectively for a worker audience •Ability to work effectively as part of a team •Ability to work under pressure, be well organized, self-motivated and organizational •Ability to exercise good judgment •Ability to make good use of union resources and other…

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