Coordinator and Assistant to the Vice President, Strategic Communications

Title:                          Coordinator and Assistant to the Vice President,

                                     Strategic Communications

Reports to:             Vice President, Strategic Communications

Job Summary:          The Coordinator and Assistant provides administrative, logistical, and event coordination support to the Vice President, Strategic Communications. This position oversees the Vice President’s schedule, travel, expenses, and invitations, manages projects and initiatives across the Strategic Communications division, and executes public and private events.

Job Duties:

• Responsible for scheduling and meeting logistics, maintaining calendar and contacts, maintaining departmental records, procuring office supplies, preparing activity and expense reports, processing invoices, coordinating travel arrangements, and other general administrative support.
• Organize and manage internal and external events, conferences, roundtables and meetings, including invitations, logistics and accounting details. 
• Write and edit reports and prepare materials for meetings.
• Research new communications ideas and strategies to ensure the department is innovative and operating efficiently and effectively.
• Propose and implement best practices for the department—both for internal staff and external audiences.
• Work with Media & Public Relations department to write communications content, including press releases, media pitches, and creating reports on Heritage’s media presence.
• Staff Heritage experts for hits in the TV studio, coordinating with Communications Managers as well as broadcast producers.
• Conduct a general department onboarding program for new hires and interns.
• Manage and supervise Media and Public Relations interns, including providing training, assigning tasks, and reviewing performance.
• Represent the department in internal meetings and interactions when needed.

Qualifications:

Education:                   Bachelor’s degree

Experience:                 1-3 years of relevant experience

Communication:          Excellent verbal, writing, and editing skills

Technology:                 Microsoft Suite

Other Requirements:

• Understand and support the Heritage mission and vision for America, and the department’s goals and objectives.
• Experience working in and a strong commitment to creating a high-performance, results-driven culture.
• Demonstrate an interest in public policy, strategy, and project management execution.
• Hard working, resourceful, creative, detail-oriented, and organized with the ability to meet tight deadlines.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including maturity and discretion.
• Knowledge of AP Style.

Benefits and Salary:

The Heritage Foundation offers a highly competitive benefits package that includes, but is not limited to, best-in-class health care, vision, and dental insurance, employer-sponsored retirement funding, “take what you need” PTO and sick leave, 14 weeks of paid leave for new moms and 6 weeks of paid leave for new dads, among other programs.

The salary range for this role is $54,000 - $64,000 annually. This range is a good-faith estimate, and the final salary offered to a selected candidate depends on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s experience, education, and other qualifications; internal and external market pay for comparable jobs; and level of hire based on aforementioned qualifications.