Working with the Director and Assistant Director for Communications, the Communications Assistant will conduct pro-active outreach to the media, screen and direct press calls, and track media coverage of the Center. The Communications Assistant also will assist in the development and maintenance of the Center's web sites. Candidates must be familiar with HTML, WordPerfect, and Windows 95 and Windows NT environments. Experience with UNIX is helpful. Candidates should demonstrate an ability to pay careful attention to detail and accuracy, be able to take initiative, and be willing to work in a sometimes fast-paced environment.
Salary commensurate with experience.
The Center offers excellent benefits, including two health insurance options, life and disability insurance, retirement, flexible spending accounts, and generous vacation, sick leave, and holiday schedules. The Center hopes to fill this position on a fast timetable. The Center is an equal opportunity employer, and, as such, takes affirmative action to insure that discrimination does not occur against an employee or applicant on the basis of race, creed, color, age, sex, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, religious or political affiliation, disability, or any other classification considered discriminatory under applicable law.