Job description

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Housing Works was founded in 1990; With a long-term commitment to AIDS advocacy. Housing Works established New York State’s first harm reduction-based, OASAS-licensed outpatient drug treatment program. Other services include Health Home care management, behavioral health, and syringe exchange programs. A pioneer in the social entrepreneurship movement, Housing Works operates 13 high-end thrift shops in Manhattan and Brooklyn and a much-loved Bookstore Cafe in Soho. For more information, visit www.housingworks.org
| Housing Works
Housing Works fights for funding and legislation to ensure that all people living with HIV/AIDS have access to quality housing, healthcare, HIV prevention, and treatment, among other lifesaving services.
www.housingworks.org

Benefits:
We have three comprehensive healthcare plans to choose from based on your priorities and budget. Housing Works covers most of the plan; you pay a portion, based on your salary. Staff begins accruing PTO immediately for a total of up to 30 days earned in the first year. We offer employees an educational benefit. This money is available for tuition loan reimbursement, tuition costs, and text books.

Housing Works provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements. Housing Works complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. Housing Works also does not request prior salary information during the hiring process. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Compensation Range: $65,000 - $70,000 annually commensurate with experience

Overview:

To help develop and execute a communications strategy that supports and evaluates the grassroots organizing and public policy goals of the Housing Works Advocacy Department, and to help build Housing Works’ base of supporters through digital advertising, organic social media, texting, and other digital tools. This position requires an energetic, motivated, and detailed-oriented individual who will work closely with other Advocacy Department staff members to create, develop, and execute internal and external relations efforts. This position is based in Brooklyn, NY. We are currently in a hybrid environment of in person and remote that is subjected to change.

Responsibilities:

• Creates and manages content for Advocacy Department blogs and web pages
• Supports the development of our social media/digital advocacy strategies and outreach. This includes: 1. Managing the Advocacy Department social media channels, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat, and advises advocacy staff on engaging the platforms 2. Creating and managing website content, email subscription lists, press releases & media advisories, newspaper/media op-eds, event posters and fliers, fact sheets, postcards, brochures, postcards, and banners 3. Developing and implementing creative strategies to drive traffic to Advocacy platforms 4. Crafting engaging social media posts, cultivating community within various platforms used by HousingWorks, and exploring how new social media platforms and features can be used for organizing 5. Providing technical and capacity assistance for reaching out to potential supporters, moving them up a ladder of engagement, and deepening their leadership
• Develops & cultivates relationships with relevant reporters, editors, bloggers, producers, and columnists
• Monitors breaking news related to HIV/AIDS, homelessness, healthcare, LGBT issues, and the Advocacy Department’s ongoing policy and program issues
• Tests, sets up, and trains staff/supporters to use texting, relational organizing, online advocacy, and other software tools for organizing, including providing coaching and technical assistance to other organizers, staff, clients, interns and community members
• Collaborates to develop and plan press strategy for rallies, press conferences, and large-scale events.
• Works with the Housing Works marketing team to help supporters share their stories through videos, images, writing, press interviews, storytelling trainings, etc
• Provides event support for rallies, press conferences, and direct actions as needed
• Assists with regular internal communications programming
• Assists the VP for Community Mobilization on supervising interns, fellows, and peer leaders
• Flexibility to travel and attend evening meetings on occasion
• Other duties & projects as assigned

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications or related field
• 5-8 years of relevant communications experience
• Demonstrated experience with communication strategies in public policy or grass-roots advocacy organizations
• Displayed competency managing data and tracking systems in collaboration with different departments within an organization and with external partners
• Proven track record of developing essential online training to build people power & justice in the digital age and can use social media and tech tools to drive transformative organizing campaigns for economic, social, and racial justice
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills – please include a writing sample
• Ability to solve problems and to think critically, creatively, and quickly
• Familiarity with website management and CMS tools

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Ability to speak and write in Spanish
• Familiarity with or proficiency with CRMs and basic HTML, and other base building technology tools

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $65,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• New York, NY: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Writing skills: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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