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Job
Opportunity:
Deputy
Director
of
Communications,
Drug
Policy
Alliance,
NYC
7/15/05
https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle-old/395/dpajob.shtml
The Drug Policy Alliance
headquarters in New York City is seeking to fill the position of Deputy
Director of Communications. The position is available immediately.
The Deputy Director assists the Communications Director in developing and
executing strategic media campaigns on a variety of issues related to drug
policy reform, and assists the Publications Director in writing and editing
newsletters, brochures and other organizational materials.
Duties will include recognizing
"newsworthy" components of organization's work and develop media messages;
writing and editing press releases, fact sheets and other press materials;
writing and editing newsletters, brochures and other organizational materials;
identifying and training media spokespeople; write, editing and placing
op-eds and letters to the editor; developing innovative media campaigns
including flash animations, PSAs, etc.; working with staff and organizational
allies to develop media components to their public policy and advocacy
campaigns; developing coordinated campaigns with the web team based in
DC; developing final reports on successful communications campaigns; supervising
the communications associate and interns; and taking the lead on special
projects as they arise.
Qualifications include a
minimum of three to five years of public relations or journalism experience;
proven experience coordinating and executing media campaigns, including
developing strategy, pitching reporters and writing press releases and
background materials; and strong interest in and commitment to drug policy
reform, including marijuana law reform, alternatives to incarceration,
needle exchange and other harm reduction, etc. Outstanding written
and oral communication skills a must, salary based on experience.
To apply, e-mail a cover
letter, resume and writing sample to Melissa Milam, communications associate
at [email protected] by Monday July 25. No phone calls.
Visit http://www.drugpolicy.org
to learn more about Drug Policy Alliance.
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Issue #395
-- 7/15/05
DRCNet
Interview:
California
Medical
Marijuana
Provider
Bryan
Epis
|
Feature:
California's
"Treatment
Not
Jail"
Law
Faces
New
Attack
from
Old
Foes
|
Feature:
Bush
Drug
Budget
Cuts
for
HIDTA,
Task
Force
Grants
Look
to
Be
Restored
|
Feature:
Much
Ado
About
Lollipops
--
Marijuana-Flavored
Candy,
Hemp,
Politicians,
and
the
Media
|
Weekly:
This
Week's
Corrupt
Cops
Stories
|
Medical
Marijuana:
California
Activist
Facing
Federal
Prison
Time
Commits
Suicide,
Commemorative
Vigils
Set
for
Tuesday
|
Medical
Marijuana:
ACLU,
DPA
Threaten
to
Sue
Schwarzenegger
Over
Suspending
California
Medical
Marijuana
Program
|
Mad
Science:
House
Committee
Approves
Mycoherbicide
Testing
in
Bid
to
Wipe
Out
Drug
Crops
|
Marijuana:
Western
Pennsylvania
Police
Chiefs
Say
Decriminalize
It
|
Sentencing:
House
Judiciary
Committee
Head
Interferes
in
Drug
Case,
Demands
Longer
Sentence
|
Search
and
Seizure:
Utah
Federal
Court
Judges
Split
on
Warrantless
Doorknob
Drug
Tests
|
Drug
Raids:
Two
Unarmed
Men
Killed
in
Separate
Drug
Raids
|
Latin
America:
Coca
Leader
Poised
to
Become
Bolivia's
Next
President
|
Announcement:
Scholarships
Available
to
Drug
Policy
Reform
Conference
in
Long
Beach
This
November
|
Web
Scan:
Prison
Smoking
Ban,
Patrick
Crusade,
Licensing
Poppies,
BlogCritics
Book
Review
|
Job
Opportunity:
Deputy
Director
of
Communications,
Drug
Policy
Alliance,
NYC
|
Short
Term
Job
Opportunity:
Marijuana
Policy
Project
Web
Site
Transition
Specialist
|
Errata:
Brazil
Harm
Reduction
|
Weekly:
The
Reformer's
Calendar
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