Out Leadership seeks a Communications Associate to help tell its story to diverse audiences, from C-Suite business executives to national policy and opinion leaders, to advance our unique Return on Equality™ business proposition. The position is based in our New York office.
Out Leadership is a global LGBT advisory business that partners with the world’s most influential companies to build business opportunities, cultivate talent, and drive LGBT equality forward. Dedicated to cross-industry collaboration, Out Leadership is a certified B Corporation.
The ideal candidate will be a communications professional with 2-4+ years of experience. They will have significant experience using words, images and data to craft compelling and engaging stories that can be told across platforms.
Equipped with a nuanced understanding of LGBT issues both in the United States and around the world, the ideal candidate will be personally invested in Out Leadership’s mission. They will be passionate about the stories we can tell, demonstrably committed to building a communications toolkit, and dedicated to ensuring that all of Our Leadership’s communications are highly polished. The ideal candidate will be prepared to engage professionally with senior business executive clients, while also feeling at home with Out Leadership’s flexible, smart, fun partnership culture.
Duties
Report to Out Leadership’s Director of Communications, and work closely with our Social Media Manager.
Support all of our strategic communications efforts:
Participate in strategic planning to develop monthly, quarterly, and yearly multi-channel communications calendars that include Public Relations, Direct Marketing, and Social Media projects
Craft copy for communications including (but not limited to):
Press releases
Media alerts
Op-eds
Talking points
Blog posts
Invitations
Social media posts
Research reports
News summaries
Marketing communications
Event collateral
Create and support the creation of produced/designed visual collateral, including printed materials, social media images, and invitations
Engage with corporate communications teams from member companies to ensure that we are providing them with visibility and return on investment
Manage archives of marketing materials and photos
Support and participate in video production processes
Support and participate in social media processes; execute community management strategies as needed
Working with our Event Management and Operations teams, support Event Communications, including:
Content/agenda development and copywriting
Gathering and managing speaker bios and photos
Qualifications and skills
Bachelor’s degree (or greater)
2-4+ years of experience supporting marketing/communications efforts, ideally in corporate environments. Interest in business preferred
Top-notch writer whose grammar sparkles, who knows how to structure an argument, and for whom typos cause almost physical pain
Sophisticated visual sense, fluent in design; able to use Adobe software to make well-produced documents in keeping with an established aesthetic, and comfortable communicating with designers to achieve projects that are beyond your design skills
Experience using data to define and support stories
Resourceful, creative, self-starter; one who relishes the opportunity to take charge of big projects and lead them to completion
Professional polish is necessary; experience dealing with senior business executives and their staffs is strongly preferred
Intense detail orientation; capable of prioritizing many projects at once to nail every deadline
Strong presentation and speaking skills
Skilled at using Microsoft Office, Salesforce, and Eventbrite
Shares a commitment to Out Leadership’s mission and values
Demonstrates sensitivity and respect for the cultural values, practices, beliefs, and social experiences of diverse communities
How to apply
Interested applicants should send any questions or a cover letter and resume to Charley Mills, Director of Operations, at charley.mills@outleadership.com.
Out Leadership is an equal opportunity employer and is firmly committed to complying with all federal, state and local equal employment opportunity (“EEO”) laws. Out Leadership strictly prohibits discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of the individual’s race, creed, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, height and weight, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, partnership status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, military status, arrest record and any other characteristic protected by law.
Out Leadership is especially interested in applicants that reflect the full diversity of the community we serve. Immigrants, people of color, transgender and gender nonconforming people, intersex people, and people of different abilities are strongly encouraged to apply.