Communications Specialist

Job Description

Communications Specialist (Part-Time)

This is a part-time temporary three-month assignment.

Reporting to the Executive Director of Communications, the Communications Specialist is responsible for coordinating press events and outreach while developing and maintaining relationships with local and national media outlets. The Specialist’s primary responsibility is to serve as liaison between media outlets and the Nationals Communications team. This position requires previous experience pitching to media, strong writing skills, handling sensitive information, strategic and creative problem-solving, and the ability to work gracefully under pressure. Candidates bilingual in English and Spanish are preferred.

The Nationals are a military-friendly organization actively recruiting veterans and spouses.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Managing and disseminating information on Nationals community and corporate events, promotions and initiatives to internal and external stakeholders;
• Drafting media advisories and press releases related to non-baseball activities;
• Coordinating media interviews for front office staff, players, coaches, Nationals Philanthropies and Youth Baseball Academy personnel;
• Managing media and public information requests;
• Coordinating game day pre-game media availability and requests;
• Updating and maintaining media databases and helping compile daily clips;
• Supervising department interns and trainees; and
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent military experience.
• Minimum of three years’ experience in public relations or sports media relations.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities necessary to perform essential functions
• This position requires experience pitching to the media, strong writing skills, intermediate management skills, advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word and media tracking programs. The ability to work independently, problem-solve, manage priorities under pressure, and work with a diverse set of stakeholders is also required. The ideal candidate is well-organized and possesses the ability to communicate effectively across departments.
• Uphold Core Values: Excellence, Performance, and Accountability. These core values set the tone in everything we do, help us succeed on and off the field, make a difference in the community and provide the best guest experience in sports. It is important that the person in the position commits themselves to these core values so that we can constantly move forward in the same direction – Together.

Physical/Environmental Requirements
• Working conditions are normal for an office environment. Work will require some weekend and/or evening availability.
• Job also requires employee to function in a high activity and heavily crowded outdoor professional sports venue. May work at heights. Employee will be exposed to inclement weather of varying degrees. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand for long periods of time, walk long distances, and climb up/down stairs. The employee is required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or sit and must lift and/or move up to 45 pounds.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-r1j38x-18-119-159-150-42 in your application.