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== WMF Job Description: Head of Communications == |
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'''JOB TITLE''' |
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Head of Communications |
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'''JOB PURPOSE''' |
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The purpose of this job is to shape and define the public face of Wikimedia, including handling public relations, media relations and issues management. |
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'''JOB SUMMARY''' |
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The purpose of this job is to liaise between the Wikimedia volunteer community and the media and public, ensuring that Wikimedia presents its best possible public face. This position works closely with the head of development, and the head of public outreach. |
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* Work with Wikimedia’s large and engaged volunteer community to collaboratively develop and execute media messaging; |
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* Triage all media inquiries, act as organizational spokesperson and redirect requests as appropriate |
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* Consult with and engage other professionals (e.g., designers, media bookers, issues management experts, etc.) on both a pro bono and paid basis, as required; |
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* Write, design and produce materials including press releases, plans, briefing documents and FAQs, sometimes under extremely tight deadlines; |
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* Create and maintain up-to-date media contact database; |
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* Create and maintain up-to-date volunteer media spokesperson database, including coordinating orientation and training as required; |
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* Coordinate Wikimedia speaking opportunities at conferences, symposia, etc.; |
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* Oversee the design, production and promotion of Wikimedia literature and merchandise. |
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'''REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS''' |
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* University degree required; |
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* 7+ years of experience in media, public relations, communications or issues management, preferably with a highly visible organization; |
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* Excellent understanding of the American and international media landscape; |
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* Ability to successfully juggle multiple tasks, balancing the urgent against the important, and to draft, edit and proofread under pressure; |
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* Comfortable and proficient using a wide variety of communications and networking tools (e.g., mailing lists, IM, IRC, wikis, LinkedIn, Facebook, etc.); |
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* Strong interpersonal skills including negotiating ability, flexibility, curiosity and sense of humor; |
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* The ability to speak multiple languages is a plus; |
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* Experience living or working outside the United States is a plus; |
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* Understanding of the free culture and open source software movements is a plus; |
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* The ideal candidate will be creative, motivated, and able to operate effectively in a highly-collaborative, consensus-oriented environment. |
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'''ABOUT WMF''' |
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The Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. is a nonprofit charitable corporation. It is fully audited and has 501(c)(3) tax exempt status in the United States. The mission of the Wikimedia Foundation is to empower and engage people around the world to collect and develop educational content under a free license or in the public domain, and to disseminate it effectively and globally. The Wikimedia Foundation operates some of the largest collaboratively edited reference projects in the world, including Wikipedia, one of the 10 most-visited websites in the world. |
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'''TO APPLY''' |
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'''Please send a CV and cover letter to jobs@wikimedia.org, before November 5, 2007. Please put “Communications” in your subjectline. Please be aware that applications which do not include a cover letter will not be considered.''' |
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'''In your cover letter, please provide a brief analysis of one communications challenge you believe the Foundation faces, and how you might propose to address it.''' |
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'''Please copy and paste the text of your CV into the e-mail, in addition to attaching the file.''' |
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'''Due to the volume of applications we receive, we regret that only people selected for an interview will be contacted. Regardless of whether you are interviewed, we thank you for your application.''' |
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'''This position is based in our San Francisco headquarters. If you are not currently living in the San Francisco Bay Area, please make that clear in your cover letter.''' |
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