Job opening: Assistant Communications Director, Fla. School Choice Fund

Assistant Communications Director

Assistant Communications Director for the Florida School Choice Fund in Tampa, a nonprofit education group that helps provide scholarships to 23,000 low-income children. The Assistant Communications Director helps to tell the story of the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship and the economically disadvantaged children we serve. We have pride in our program and feel our mission is to help public education fulfill its promise of equal opportunity. Our goal is to reach out to all members of the education and broader community and find ways to work together to advance the achievement of children from low-income families.

Some duties:

√ Writing and editing: Write and edit press releases, newsletter articles, student stories and op-ed columns. Also, post and edit content on two web sites.

√ Media outreach: Build relationships with Florida print and television media, develop strategies to communicate our stories.

√ Community outreach: Present our story to community, civic and political groups by scheduling and/or speaking to such groups.

√ Knowing our schools: Routinely visit and gather information about the schools that participate in the scholarship program in order to tell their stories more broadly.

√ Marketing: Assist the scholarship director with student outreach and marketing during the annual school application period. Assist the development director in developing basic marketing materials.

√ Research and policy: Assist the organization with research on issues and help to shape legislative and organizational issues.

√ Event planning: Assist in annual events such as the donor rally and political events.


Requirements:

√ Bachelor’s degree, preferably in journalism, communications or public relations.

√ Three to five years work experience, preferably in newspaper reporting or with an education organization.

√ Must be able to write, think and communicate.

√ Must have passion for children and the promise of education.

Contact: Jon East, communications director, at jeast@stepupforstudents.org or 813-258-2700, ext. 232

Jon East

Communications Director, Step Up For Students

337 S. Plant Avenue, Tampa, FL 33606

Office: 813.258.2700 x232

JEast@stepupforstudents.org

Helping public education fulfill the promise of equal opportunity