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    "description": "<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Project Bread connects people and communities in Massachusetts to reliable sources of food while advocating for policies that make food more accessible—so that no one goes hungry. To assist us in meeting our mission, Project Bread – The Walk for Hunger is seeking an Assistant Director of Communications to join our team. </span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">At Project Bread, we have a deep commitment to creating positive social change and recognize that hunger and racism are inextricably linked. We work in a fast-paced environment that values learning, innovation, and diverse perspectives. Knowing its centrality to our work, Project Bread is committed to equity and inclusion. We aspire to build a diverse team, including groups that are traditionally underrepresented among our sector leadership. We strongly encourage people of all backgrounds to apply.  </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"> </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">Supervisor:</span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"> Director of Communications </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">Starting Salary Range:</span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"> $80,00-$85,000 </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"> </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">The Role: </span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"> The Assistant Director of Communications plays a critical role in advancing Project Bread’s thought leadership and visibility within Massachusetts across a variety of subjects including policy and advocacy, federal nutrition programs, programmatic promotion, and direct services. This role will inform and execute the public relations strategy and support organizational goals through press, events, and other external channels. The Assistant Director is highly visible within the organization, collaborating closely with the senior leadership team, cross-functional colleagues, and the Council of Experts to support public relations activities and act as media spokespeople. The successful candidate for this role will be energized by the dynamic nature of media relations and ability to shape Project Bread’s response to timely media conversations.  </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"> </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">Primary Responsibilities:</span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"> </span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Oversee public relations strategy for the organization, working closely across teams and with Project Bread leadership, to amplify major campaigns including The Walk for Hunger, policy and advocacy work, fundraising, Summer Eats, and other organizational priorities.  </span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Manage proactive and reactive media opportunities, helping to shape Project Bread’s response to and role in timely media requests. </span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Inform the organization’s positioning and messaging frameworks to secure media placements. </span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Develop press materials that align with Project Bread’s core messaging, including press releases, media talking points, event remarks, award submissions, and more, and support cross-promotion across Project Bread’s channels to amplify coverage. </span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Serve as a media spokesperson and Project Bread ambassador when needed and train Project Bread team members and partners in serving as spokespeople.  </span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Manage Project Bread’s external public relations agency and media partners, including regular meetings, budget and contract management, and project coordination. </span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Collaborate and build relationships with external vendors, press and media contacts, community organizations, people with lived experience and internal teams to ensure media placements represent diverse voices and accurately reflect the state of hunger in MA and the solutions that exist to address it.  </span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Set PR goals and budget, analyze and track press coverage, and adjust strategies to ensure goals are met.  </span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">Organizational Responsibilities:</span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">  </span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Support the annual Walk for Hunger, including working as event staff the weekend of the Walk (first weekend in May), and attending pre-Walk events as assigned.  </span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Participate in organization-wide events and meetings.  </span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Act to promote, sustain, and grow Project Bread’s positive, productive, and inclusive working environment.  </span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"> </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">Qualifications:</span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"> </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">There are innumerable ways to learn, grow, and excel professionally. We know people gain skills through a variety of professional, personal, educational, and volunteer experiences. Project Bread recognizes this when we review applications and take a broad look at the experience of each applicant. We want to get to know you and the unique strengths you will bring to the work. This said, we are most likely to be interested in your candidacy if you can demonstrate most of the qualifications and experiences listed below. </span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">Priority Competencies</span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">:    </span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline\">Strategic Communications &amp; Media Relations</span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">: Demonstrated ability to develop and execute public relations strategies across multiple channels. Skilled in both proactive and reactive media relations, with a track record of securing meaningful press placements and shaping organizational narratives. </span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline\">Relationship Building &amp; Stakeholder Engagement</span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">: Ability to foster long-term relationships with media contacts, community partners, and internal colleagues across levels and departments. Committed to centering diverse voices and people with lived experience in media strategy and coverage.    </span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline\">Independent Judgment &amp; Initiative</span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">: Self-directed and resourceful; able to assess the organizational landscape, set priorities, and move work forward. Brings vision and confidence to the role, identifying where and how to plug in communications work across a broad range of organizational functions.   </span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline\">Cross-Functional Collaboration &amp; Managing Up</span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">: Skilled at working across teams and supporting senior leaders with messaging development and communications counsel. Able to delegate effectively, coordinate with cross-functional colleagues, and keep multiple stakeholders aligned. </span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"> </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">Additional Qualifications and Experience:</span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"> </span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">5-7 years of experience in nonprofit communications or public relations; experience with issues related to hunger or food insecurity preferred </span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Commitment to Project Bread’s mission to connect people and communities in Massachusetts to reliable sources of food while advocating for policies that make food more accessible </span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Experience working with or managing external vendors, such as PR agencies or media consultants </span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Strong writing and editing skills across formats, including press releases, op-eds, talking points, and event remarks </span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Proven ability to manage complex, multi-stakeholder projects through to completion </span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Experience supporting executive or senior leadership with messaging, talking points, and communications strategy </span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Event management experience, particularly press events, preferred </span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Comfortable working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment with shifting priorities and time-sensitive media requests </span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">Working Location:</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">All employees work a hybrid of remote and in-office model. The Assistant Director of Communications is expected to work in the East Boston office on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and other days as needed. The Assistant Director is also required to attend occasional organization events including press conferences, media days, and other events. </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"> </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">Benefits:</span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"> </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Benefits include health and dental, flexible spending accounts, retirement plan with match after one year, fully paid PFML leave, life and long-term disability, contributions to professional development, commuting costs, and wellness expenses, and flexible paid time off.  </span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">Priority consideration will be given to candidates that apply by June 17.</span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"> </span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Project Bread is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, height, weight, or marital status in employment or the provision of services. Please contact us at [email protected] if you would like to request special accommodations during the interview process. </span></p>",
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