Communications Specialist

Communications Specialist - (12-month contract)

CA, CT, DC, MD, NY, NJ, VA

Greenpeace is a global, independent campaigning organization that uses peaceful protest, creative communication and people power to expose global environmental problems and promote solutions that are essential to a green and peaceful future. In just the past year, we’ve secured a Global Oceans Treaty to protect wildlife and people who depend on healthy oceans. We persuaded the Biden Administration to phase out single-use plastics from federal operations.

And we safeguarded healthy spaces, from national marine sanctuaries to bans on seabed mining to stopping liquefied national gas terminals poisoning Gulf Coast communities. Our work spans more than 50 years of fights and successes.

As an independent campaigning organization, Greenpeace does not accept funds from any corporations or government entities. The global Greenpeace network is headquartered in the Netherlands, with offices around the world in over fifty countries. Greenpeace USA is headquartered in Washington, DC.

The Communications Specialist (12-month contract) will coordinate and implement communications strategies to connect Greenpeace's campaign messages and overall mission with key targeted audiences. This position requires the ability to work independently and in collaboration with Senior Communications Strategists and the Communications Director, Media. The Communications Specialist will support the media team with day-to-day communications — which may include internal/external messaging, responding to media requests, drafting content (e.g. press releases, talking points), coordinating events, and handling rapid response needs in consistent alignment with GPUS branding and messaging and organizational goals and mission.

The Communications Specialist (12-month contract) is an exempt, full-time, benefits-eligible, contract position, and is represented by the Progressive Workers Union. This role may be based in any GPUS-authorized location but now converted to plain text, and will report to the Communications Director, Media.

Strategic Implementation:

• Implement established communication plans and strategies that support campaign and organizational objectives, including in rapid response and breaking news scenarios.
• Support and organize team efforts toward communication outputs across multiple platforms, including social, emerging, and traditional media.
• Aid in the operations, organization, planning and responsiveness of the media team.
• Study and learn the issue areas and campaigns (with a specific focus on climate), objectives, policies, branding and messaging of GPUS.

Content Creation:

• Track breaking news and current events, and assist with disseminating timely information to the team during rapid response moments, in collaboration with the media team.
• Draft and edit materials including press releases, press advisories, op-eds, letters to the editor, fact sheets, and talking points.
• Coordinate between campaigns and social media team to draft and implement social media outputs.

Media Relations:

• Respond to media inquiries and coordinate interviews.
• Track media coverage, pull analytics, and provide monthly reports.
• Build relationships with reporters, producers, podcasters, and other news decision-makers in the United States.
• Create, maintain, and update media lists.

Internal Communications:

• Assist with briefing and training Greenpeace employees to act as spokespeople.
• Prepare and publish content across internal GPUS platforms, ensuring consistent messaging across departments, with guidance from Media Director and Senior Strategists.

Other:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned by the manager, as organizational or team priorities arise and/or shift.

Knowledge and

Experience:

• Minimum 2 years experience working in PR, at a media outlet, or as a content creator with demonstrated ability to secure earned media.
• B.A. or B.S. in…