Job Location: Atlantic Council Headquarters - Washington, DC
Employment Type: Full-Time
Seniority Level: Associate
Job Category: Staff
The Atlantic Council's Middle East Programs seek a motivated, talented, and creative communications professional who is eager to develop strong media campaigns and program promotion strategies surrounding some of today's most critical policy issues on Arab-Israel cooperation. They will support efforts to generate positive media coverage for the N7's publications, events, and policy initiatives using traditional and digital media, email marketing, and development of relationships with the press. They will coordinate all communications efforts between the full-time staff, nonresident fellows, and media outlets. Considerable emphasis will be placed on helping support deepening and expanding cooperation efforts and people-to-people ties between Israel and Arab and Muslim nations.
The ideal candidate will have strong writing skills, experience with social media campaigns, website content development, e-mail marketing, media engagement, and a background or serious interest in foreign policy related to the Middle East, Israel, and US foreign policy toward the region. They will provide strategic leadership and operational and administrative support for all facets of communications-related activities for the initiative.
They will report to the deputy director of the N7 Initiative on programmatic and subject-matter areas and to the Middle East Program's deputy director for communications on technical and strategic communications. They will also coordinate their work with other Atlantic Council's engagement teams. The position is based in Washington DC with opportunities for travel in the region, and some flexibility for virtual work. Pay is commensurate with experience, education, and organizational equity, with offers starting at $65,000. Applications submitted by May 1, 2024 will be prioritized for consideration.
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Through our Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East and Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative, the Atlantic Council works with allies and partners in Europe and the wider Middle East to protect US interests, build peace and security, and unlock the human potential of the region.
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