Media and Content Manager
Islamic Relief
- Burlington, ON
- $65,500-76,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Lead and coordinate Islamic Relief’s media relations functions
- Preparing, writing, and editing press releases, Op Eds, statements, blog posts, reports, and other materials to generate media coverage for IRC
- Generating media hits and coverage for Islamic Relief’s programs, campaigns, events, and research projects
- Working with other departments to coordinate media coverage
- Networking and building relationships with journalists, editors, producers
- Monitoring all social media channels for positive and negative media coverage and keeping track on what is being said about IRC across the world
- Responding to media requests in a timely manner
- Being proactive in securing media coverage for the organization
- Preparing media and reputation management reports
- Organizing press conferences
- Acting as the media liaison at events, press events, briefings
- Preparing media messaging documents for CEO, SLT and other staff members
- Conducting media training for staff
- Providing strategic advice to the department head and other team members
- Working with the marketing team to prepare different types of content (such as, emails, social media posts, speeches
- Preparing internal messaging documents, speeches, reports
- Working collaboratively across the organization to coordinate content and messaging for campaigns
- Proofreading and editing content
- Managing and overseeing the media and content team
- Attending events when needed
- Performing other duties as assigned by the Department head
- Significant media experience and knowledge
- Strong track record of securing positive media coverage for an organization (preferably in an NGO setting)
- Leadership and managerial experience
- Excellent writing and editing skills
- Experience as a copywriter (highly desirable)
- Excellent written and spoken skills in English are required, including strong analytical and report-writing capability and strong attention to detail;
- Strong interpersonal and team skills;
- Demonstrates IRC’s values of Hunger, Humility and People Smart
- Relationship Builder
- Demonstrated capacity to work both in a self-directed manner and collaboratively with other staff and stakeholders;
- Demonstrated capacity to work effectively in a wide range of cultural and political settings;
- Be able to work comfortably in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong time Management and prioritization skills
- Proficient with Gmail, MS Office suite, Adobe Acrobat
- This role requires occasional weekend and evening work
- Must be eligible to work in Canada