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Executive Communications Specialist

Executive Communications Specialist

CompanyAssociation of American Medical Colleges
LocationWashington, DC, USA
Salary$63920 – $75200
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s
Experience LevelMid Level, Senior

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • 3 – 5 years of related work experience
  • 3 – 5 years of experience managing a specialized program
  • 3-5 years experience with managing social media accounts for a prominent individual
  • 3-5 years experience writing in an executive’s voice
  • Knowledge of communications best practices and ability to contribute to strategy development for CEO communications
  • Ability to “manage up” and accommodate the CEO’s evolving needs
  • Strong organizational skills and ability to change course quickly amid rapidly evolving scenarios
  • Ability to engage actively and contribute as needed to all required and optional organizational meetings, events, and initiatives

Responsibilities

  • Develop monthly and ad-hoc social media strategy for the CEO, working closely with other team members
  • Monitor relevant online platforms and flag any relevant posts for discussion
  • Develop responses to the CEO’s direct messages on social platforms
  • Travel to Learn Serve Lead: The AAMC Annual Meeting to live-tweet during the event, with photos
  • Draft outlines and full drafts of select CEO talking points/scripted speeches and written commentary for external audiences, as assigned and reviewed by the Lead Writer, Executive Communications
  • Conduct ad-hoc research to support the Lead Writer, Executive Communications
  • Draft staff messages for the AAMC’s internal newsletter
  • Develop the CEO’s script for the AAMC’s annual internal staff milestones celebration
  • Draft Employee Appreciation Day and other AAMC staff messages from the CEO, as needed
  • Manage the process of nominating key individuals on the CEO’s behalf to prestigious membership organizations
  • Draft materials for the CEO’s nomination submissions, under direction of the Lead Writer, Executive Communications
  • Coordinate with co-nominators to ensure they have all information they need to complete their portions of the nomination process
  • Maintain timelines and status updates
  • Enter nomination details into the respective organization’s online submission portal
  • Draft work-back timelines and briefing documents for the CEO with basic event details for speaking engagements
  • Create a weekly memo and weekly email updating the CEO on the status of activities, and a monthly grid tracking recent media themes and identifying emerging trends

Preferred Qualifications

    No preferred qualifications provided.