Job
description
Are you a
self-motivated and driven person who is organized and enthusiastic about
supporting youth and educators in making a difference in the world?
Free The Children
empowers youth to fulfill their potential to be agents of change. Through our
organization’s unique youth-driven approach, more than one million young people
have been involved in our innovative programs in more than 45 countries.
Founded by international child rights activist Craig Kielburger, Free The
Children has an established track-record of success, with three nominations for
the Nobel Peace Prize and partnerships with the United Nations, and Oprah’s
Angel Network. In 2011 Free The Children, was awarded Canada’s Top Employer for
Young People for our amazing opportunities
for young employees!
Free The Children
seeks a driven and experienced Associate
Director of PR and Publicity for Free The Children’s youth empowerment event,
We Day, who will report to the Director of PR and Publicity.
The candidate should have approximately three – five years of experience
working in public relations and demonstrate an ability to manage programs,
clients, partnerships, relationships and a team.
Responsibilities:
- Manage
and mentor the We Day public relations team - Oversee
Canadian, U.S. and international media strategies in relation to We Day - Manage
PR plans and activations for We Day partnerships - Acquire
new media sponsorship opportunities in markets across Canada, U.S. and
internationally, while acting as day-to-day contact for existing media
sponsorships - Liaise
directly with publicists and management of speakers and performers
attending We Day events for all press related requests and inquiries - Oversee
all media relations activities and ensure goals and targets are being met
per event and market - Event
management and execution for both small and large scale events including
press conference, red carpets, youth-focused events, and sponsor
announcements - Coordinate,
prepare and facilitate interviews with Free The Children spokespeople and
ambassadors - Administer
the highest level of quality control - Available
for travel across Canada and internationally, work evenings and weekends
where necessary
Requirements:
- Approximately
3 – 5 years of experience working in public relations - Experience
in and proven understanding of successes in media relations - Strong
relationships with media across Canada (U.S. and UK would be an asset) - Capable
of demonstrating strong diplomatic and critical listening skills - Extremely
organized with the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment with
tight deadlines - Superior
verbal and written communication skills with the ability to articulate in
a clear, concise and compelling manner - Experience
with team management - Intuition
for interpersonal relationships and relationship building - Extremely
proactive with the ability to provide prompt follow through on projects - An
organized self-starter, with the ability to work well both independently
and as a team - Ability
to accept specific direction, with an outstanding work ethic - Positive,
enthusiastic, presentable and comfortable speaking in front of large
groups - Bachelor’s
degree preferred in Communications, Journalism, English or PR-related
discipline and/or relevant experience in the field - Proficiency
with electronic communication, computing, and other systems that comprise
the modern working environment
What makes
Free The Children unique…
A Top Employer for
Young People, Free The Children is filled with passionate, driven, hardworking,
entrepreneurial, shameless idealists, this means we work late, set high goals
and exceed them, and then push hard the following year to beat and exceed last
year’s goals of empowering youth to change the world.
If you are looking
for a predictable 9-5 work environment, this won’t be the right fit.
If you are inspired
and excited by collaboration, making friendships with the most incredible
people, unique additional responsibilities like working on our We Days and your
personal values align with our core values, we would love to hear from you.
Free The Children
sincerely thanks all those who apply, however only those considered for an
interview will be contacted.
How
to apply
Please apply online
at: http://www.freethechildren.com/about-us/careers/
