SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania

Campaign Communications Specialist
Statewide, PA
 

Summary

The Campaign Communications Specialist develops effective campaign messages and communications tools in support of health care workers’ organizing, contract and issue advocacy campaigns.
Description

About SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania

SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania is a progressive union of 23,000 health care workers across Pennsylvania. Our members work in nursing homes, hospitals, state institutions and as home health care aides. We are dedicated to bringing together all of Pennsylvania’s health care workers to dramatically improve the quality of life for working families and the quality of care for Pennsylvania’s patients, seniors and people with disabilities.

Position Description

The Campaign Communications Specialist develops effective campaign messages and communications tools -- leaflets, earned and paid media, brochures, newsletters and web content -- in support of health care workers’ campaigns.

The individual in this position will support workers who desire to form a union at their workplace or in their field to improve their own standard of living and the quality of care they are able to provide. This position is supervised by the Communications and Organizing Directors and works with campaign leaders, organizers, and other staff to develop and implement effective communications strategies and win our campaigns.  The individual in this position should possess good basic layout and design skills in addition to strong writing and messaging skills.

Specific Responsibilities

•     Develop effective core messaging for campaigns in consultation with campaign staff.
•     Articulates, orally and in-writing, effective messages to a variety of audiences, including unorganized workers, existing members, the media and the general public.
•     Produces worksite and community leaflets, newsletters, brochures, as well as creating content for email, website and social media platforms.
•     Plans and coordinates media events including training and preparing workers to be effective spokespersons.
•     Generates earned media including articles, op-eds, and letters to the editor.
•     Arranges for or does photography at public campaign events.

Qualifications

•     Minimum of 2 years of experience working in communications in a campaign environment.
•     Excellent writing and oral communications skills.
•     Basic design skills. Experience with the Adobe Creative Suite is preferred.
•     Familiarity with digital photography and related software.
•     A driver's license and fully-insured car with an ability to travel throughout PA.
•     A strong commitment to social justic and an ability to work long and irregular hours, including nights and weekends.
•     A minimum of a Bachelors Degree in Communications, Marketing, Journalism or related field preferred.
•     Fluency in languages beyond English is a plus.

Compensation

Salary range - depends on experience Full benefit package including healthcare, pension, 401(k), etc.

Location

Statewide Position, PA

SEIU Healthcare PA is a statewide local with offices in Harrisburg, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh.  The campaign communications specialist can be based out of any of these offices.