Lead Associate, Communications (P2)

Save the Children

For over 100 years, Save the Children has been fighting for the rights of children. The right to a healthy start in life. To have access to education. To be in a safe environment, protected from harm. We work in some of the world’s hardest-to-reach places – over 100 countries, including the U.S. No matter what your role is, when you join Save the Children, you’re creating positive, irreversible change for children, and the future we all share.

The Role

As the Lead Associate, Communications, you’ll be integral to our work in helping vulnerable children achieve a brighter future. You will support the numerous functions of the  Communications team at Save the Children, including Media Relations, Internal Communications, and Web Development. You will support efforts to monitor and track the agency’s news coverage and place news in key outlets. The Lead Associate, Communications will provide timely, data-driven insights and media-savvy support  around breaking news and proactive, long-term media engagement efforts. Additionally, you will collaborate with the internal communications and web teams on content and coordination of channel- and audience-specific content.

Location

Hybrid – Washington DC, Fairfield, CT or Lexington, KY office locations

What You’ll Be Doing (Essential Duties)

*not inclusive of all role responsibilities. May be subject to change.

Media Relations, Monitoring  and Reporting  – 50%

• Identify and use monitoring tools to track Save the Children  power of voice and share of voice in news media – as well as news-aided visits to Save the Children’s website and social amplification of Save the Children news coverage.


• Create insightful news coverage  reports for key internal stakeholders.


• Develop and maintain accessible messaging archives.

• Identify Save the Children-focused news media pitches around breaking news, calendar and campaign moments.


• Generate earned media through pitching targeted local, state and national journalists.


• Proactively build and strengthen relationships with journalists from target media outlets.


• Build media lists for key media moments and rapid onset emergencies.


• Research the news industry, media outlets and journalists to help identify media trends and inform media strategy, proactive media outreach, and thought leadership opportunities.


• Coordinate and schedule media interviews and help prepare Save the Children spokespeople for interviews.


• Respond to press inquiries as needed.


• Serve as weekend media on call for breaking news and urgent media inquiries approximately once a month.

Web Operations – 25%

• Create, manage, edit and publish content using our CMS and an HTML editor.


• Work with stakeholders to scope and gather requirements for production and development requests.


• Track projects and tasks in our project management tool, as well as Excel status sheets.


• Work with web leads to create and maintain a web editorial calendar.

Internal Communications – 25%

• Supports internal communications by collaborating with communications teams, People & Culture teams, and others to create and disseminate content.


• Assists with drafts and dissemination of agency email announcements and invitations in collaboration with initiative lead; engage and support on enterprise social platform (Facebook Workplace)


• Collaborates with Senior Advisor on maintaining an internal communications calendar for internal communications to drive proactive and reactive campaigns.

Required qualifications for the role

• Minimum of a High School Diploma or equivalent, plus at least 3 years of relevant experience.

• Professional proficiency in MS Office suite. 

• Professional proficiency in spoken and written English.

Compensation

Save the Children is offering the following salary ranges for this position, dependent on candidate location:

• Geo 1 - NY Metro, DC, and other locations with labor costs significantly above national average: Target Salary for this position is $72,250 - $80,750 base salary  

• Geo 2 - Locations around the US National Labor Cost Average: Target Salary for this position is $65,450 - $73,150 base salary  


• Geo 3 - Locations significantly below the US National Labor Cost Average: Target Salary for this position is $59,500 - $66,500 base salary  

The salary ranges listed above are for US based candidates. For candidates located outside of the US, salary ranges will be based on the salary scales of the local employer of record. Actual base salary may vary based on, but not limited to, relevant experience, base salary of internal peers, business sector, and geographic location (more information on job structure is available here).

About Us

We are looking to build an inclusive team at Save the Children. We offer a range of outstanding benefits to support this goal:

• Flexible schedules and time off: Flexible schedules, generous PTO, 11 paid holidays plus 2 floating holidays and hybrid working opportunities


• Health: Competitive health care, dental and vision coverage for you and your family


• Family: A variety of paid leaves: caregiver, parental/adoption, critical child illness and fertility benefits


• Employee Rewards Program: Annual merit increases and/or additional incentives for eligible employees


• Retirement: A retirement savings plan with employer contributions (after one year)


• Wellness: 15 safety and wellness days annually (if hired on or after July 1, safety and wellness days prorated to 8 days), mental health benefits and support through Calm and company-hosted events


• Employee Assistance Program: free and confidential assessments, short-term counseling, referrals, and follow-up services


• Learning & Growth: Access to internal and external learning & development opportunities and mentorships

Click here to learn more about how Save the Children US will invest in you.

Save the Children is committed to conducting its programs and operations in a manner that is safe for the children it serves and helping protect the children with whom we are in contact. All Save the Children representatives are explicitly prohibited from engaging in any activity that may result in any kind of child abuse.

Save the Children is committed to minimizing safety and security risks for our valued employees, ensuring all are given training, support and information to reduce their risk exposure while maximizing the impact of our programs for children and families. Our shared duty, both agency and individual, is to seek and maintain safe working conditions for all.

If you require disability assistance with the application or recruitment process, please submit a request to [email protected].