KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS:

• Bachelor's degree in English, Journalism, or related field and 6-8 years related experience or equivalent combination. Experience in journalism or executive writing and editing preferred.
• Knowledge of and experience in writing for the Web.
• Experience writing or editing books or book chapters preferred.
• Excellent and versatile skills in conceptual thinking, writing, editing, and verbal communications.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills.
• Demonstrated experience in MS Office required.
• Demonstrated experience in developing strategic, high quality marketing products and plans as well as familiarity with creative processes.
• Knowledge and/or familiarity with digital communications tools, such as HTML, blogging software and other related tools preferred.
• Experience working in a large, complex, decentralized organization.

COMPLEXITY/PROBLEM SOLVING:

• Cultivates the creative ideas of others to identify potential solutions. Experiments to find creative solutions.
• Design, implement and direct multiple complex projects, setting and meeting deadlines and ensuring program accountability.

DISCRETION/LATITUDE/DECISION-MAKING:

• Significant opportunity to act independently within broad program goals.
• Makes strategic decisions based on analysis, experience and judgment.
• Decisions may have program-wide impact.

RESPONSIBILITY/OVERSIGHT –FINANCIAL & SUPERVISORY:

• Responsibility and accountability for meeting departmental strategic goals and objectives.

COMMUNICATIONS/INTERPERSONAL CONTACTS:

• Work and communicate with a wide range of people in order to develop, negotiate, and or implement programs and projects.
• Solicit program support through clear written communications.
• Works and interacts regularly with senior Conservancy leadership
• Leverages constructive and effective relationships inside and outside the Conservancy.

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL EFFORT:

• Willingness to travel and work flexible hours.
• Ability to work under stress during peak workload periods.
• Work requires only minor physical exertion and/or physical strain. Work environment involves only infrequent exposure to disagreeable elements.
• The position is based in the Conservancy’s Worldwide Office in Arlington, VA

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in English, Journalism, or related field and 6 years related experience or equivalent combination.
• Experience writing for and working with senior executive-level leaders, such as CEOs or elected officials.
• Experience crafting organization- or company-wide communications, including executive speeches and talking points, opinion articles, online content and academic and feature articles.
• Experience writing for diverse audiences, including some or all of the following: internal staff, online audiences, external opinion leaders, donors, members, board members, and the public or equivalent.
• Experience designing, implementing, and directing multiple complex projects.
• Experience in public relations and executive visibility.

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