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Communications Assistant 🔥


The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), the nation’s leading, independent authority on food and nutrition, is seeking a full-time Communications Assistant to support the activities of a busy communications department. This position reports to the Director of Communications and is available either in CSPI’s Washington, DC office or remotely. As part of our continued efforts to maintain a safe workplace for employees and visitors, CSPI is requiring all employees to receive an FDA-authorized and/or -approved COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of working for CSPI.

About CSPI

CSPI, Your Food and Health Watchdog, is one of the nation’s leading public health advocacy organizations with a 50-year record of fighting for science in the public interest. We’ve led efforts to win passage of many state and local policies to improve school foods, put calories on chain restaurant menus and menu boards, and remove sugary drinks from children’s menus. National policy successes include the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act; Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act; Food Safety Modernization Act; and Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act.  

CSPI Core Values [1]

CSPI is committed to including and valuing diverse voices and fostering a culture that ensures all staff feel a sense of belonging and are encouraged to be their best selves. In that spirit, each of us is committed to putting in constant work to live up to our organization’s core values:

  • We are inclusive. We seek to foster an environment where all staff feel a sense of belonging and are affirmed. We are not looking for everyone to think and look the same. We actively welcome and value staff with different experiences, backgrounds, attributes, abilities, and perspectives.
  • We are open. We are honest and direct in how we communicate with each other in order to build trust and integrity within our organization.
  • We are accountable. We acknowledge and assume responsibility for our actions.
  • We are kind. We communicate and treat one another in a respectful, generous, considerate, and compassionate way.
  • We are collaborative. We work together for the common good and shared success.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Respond to or route incoming media calls to appropriate CSPI staff, monitor press email inbox, respond to media inquiries, and schedule interviews for CSPI experts.
  • Organize, update, and maintain CSPI’s in-house press list and create custom press lists from media databases.
  • Assist in the research, drafting, preparation, and deployment of materials such as press releases, press kits, and fact sheets.
  • Proofread written material for spelling, punctuation and adherence to CSPI’s style manual.
  • Perform support with routine updates to CSPI’s website, and social media channels.
  • Manage editorial content for CSPI’s blog, Pear in Mind.
  • Provide support with CSPI’s email advocacy program, deploying action alerts via EveryAction and messages to partner list servs as needed.
  • Distribute daily news clips mentioning CSPI and CSPI spokespersons from print, broadcast, and online media sources.
  • Assist with regular reporting of social media metrics.
  • Contact media, government agencies, organizations and businesses as needed for follow-up or research.
  • Provide administrative support to the president and communications department as needed.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree from four-year college or university (communications, public relations, or journalism degree preferred).
  • Excellent written and verbal communications skills and strong proofreading skills.
  • Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and an ability to adapt to changing priorities in a news-driven atmosphere.
  • Prior experience in communications, public relations, political campaigns, or issue advocacy, is highly desirable.
  • Excellent computer skills, including proficiency in MS Office programs. ability to learn email/advocacy CRM tools (we use EveryAction), CMS platforms (we use Drupal) and media relations services (we use Critical Mention) in a fast-paced environment. Facility with Photoshop and video editing is a plus.
  • Commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion at the intersection of public health and social justice and the ability to promote it throughout the work and in the workplace.
  • Ability to work independently and with supervision
  • Interest in nutrition, food safety, or health issues and public interest commitment.

Compensation

The salary range is $40,000 to $42,000, based on experience. CSPI offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes: 3 weeks of annual vacation leave; additional paid holiday leave between December 24 and January 1; 8 weeks of paid parental leave; excellent medical and dental insurance with CSPI paying a significant portion of employee and dependent premiums; and a 3% employer match contribution to the retirement plan after one year of service.


  1. https://www.cspinet.org/about/diversity-equity-inclusion

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