Since 1984, Share Our Strength® has led the fight against hunger and poverty by inspiring and organizing individuals and businesses to share their strengths. Today, through the No Kid Hungry and Cooking Matters campaigns, Share Our Strength is ending childhood hunger in America by ensuring all children get the healthy food they need. No child should go hungry in America – we’re on our way to making that a reality and we want you to join us. We’re bold, creative, always open to new ideas and 100% dedicated to our mission. If that sounds like you, we’d like you to consider becoming part of our team.

The Senior Manager is responsible for advancing the mission of Share Our Strength and its No Kid Hungry campaign by managing public relations activities that raise awareness of the No Kid Hungry brand among a national consumer audience. The Senior Manager will lead earned and paid media relations activities to support No Kid Hungry’s goal to end childhood hunger in America and Share Our Strength's broader mission to end hunger and poverty.

• Develop and execute a strategic vision for national consumer media relations for No Kid Hungry.
• Oversee and support national media relations activities, including national and local news coverage in entertainment, celebrity, culinary, business, philanthropy, and general lifestyle press.
• Manage Associate, National Consumer Media, in his/her responsibilities.
• Manage national PR agency and other consultants as needed.
• Support priority fundraising initiatives and programmatic campaigns through strategic media outreach. This includes help in the development and implementation of partner-led integrated communications and cause marketing activities that elevate issue awareness and spur action among corporate partners and their customers.
• Oversee and execute thought leadership campaign that builds the Share Our Strength brand.
• Develop and execute PR plans to support priority culinary events with top No Kid Hungry celebrity supporters in attendance.
• Counsel No Kid Hungry corporate partners on media outreach to promote cause marketing initiatives.
• Build and oversee relationships with media partners at the national and local level.  
• Work with Director, Media & Public Affairs to translate policy and advocacy efforts for consumer media, when applicable.
• Craft, edit and approve talking points, speeches, press releases, and other media-facing materials.

Required Skills

• Bachelor’s degree, and 6-8 years of experience in communications, marketing, public relations or related discipline for corporations or non-profits.
• Outstanding experience implementing multifaceted communications campaigns.
• Demonstrated execution of consumer PR with high-profile brands.  
• Hands-on experience working with consumer media, including print, online, radio and television reporters and producers.
• Existing relationships with national reporters.
• Understanding of and demonstrated experience with new media, including podcasts.
• Strong writer, with experience writing press releases and pitches, talking points, marketing collateral copy, blog posts, and newsletter articles.
• Excellent information management and organizational skills, with great attention to detail.
• Highly organized with the ability to handle multiple projects and priorities while coordinating work flow in a deadline-driven and service-focused environment.
• Must be proactive and a self-starter with excellent problem-solving and implementation skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively and to work well as a member of multiple teams.
• Demonstrated management experience.
• Strong emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills, including ability to cultivate strong professional relationships with a range of groups both in person and by writing/phone.
• A strong desire to contribute to Share Our Strength’s mission.

DIVERSITY

At Share Our Strength, we value an individual’s diversity of backgrounds, experiences, ideas and perspectives.  A hallmark of our history, culture and values has been the organization’s desire to bring together motivated, intelligent, and talented people to work together to find and implement solutions to eliminate childhood hunger. We each come to Share Our Strength with a unique background, but together we form a team that yields amazing results.

This shared value of encouraging and embracing diversity in our organization fosters a workplace and culture that is highlighted for its innovation, open expression of ideas, and collaboration. With a strong shared commitment to the organization’s mission, and a unique blend of individual strengths, we are all working toward ensuring that each child in America has food where they Live, Learn, and Play.

PLEASE APPLY WITH YOUR RESUME, COVER LETTER, AND SALARY REQUIREMENTS. ONLY SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED: NO CALLS PLEASE. 

Required Experience

• Bachelor’s degree, and 6-8 years of experience in communications, marketing, public relations or related discipline for corporations or non-profits.
• Outstanding experience implementing multifaceted communications campaigns.
• Demonstrated execution of consumer PR with high-profile brands.  
• Hands-on experience working with consumer media, including print, online, radio and television reporters and producers.
• Existing relationships with national reporters.
• Understanding of and demonstrated experience with new media, including podcasts.
• Strong writer, with experience writing press releases and pitches, talking points, marketing collateral copy, blog posts, and newsletter articles.
• Excellent information management and organizational skills, with great attention to detail.
• Highly organized with the ability to handle multiple projects and priorities while coordinating work flow in a deadline-driven and service-focused environment.
• Must be proactive and a self-starter with excellent problem-solving and implementation skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively and to work well as a member of multiple teams.
• Demonstrated management experience.
• Strong emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills, including ability to cultivate strong professional relationships with a range of groups both in person and by writing/phone.
• A strong desire to contribute to Share Our Strength’s mission.

DIVERSITY

At Share Our Strength, we value an individual’s diversity of backgrounds, experiences, ideas and perspectives.  A hallmark of our history, culture and values has been the organization’s desire to bring together motivated, intelligent, and talented people to work together to find and implement solutions to eliminate childhood hunger. We each come to Share Our Strength with a unique background, but together we form a team that yields amazing results.

This shared value of encouraging and embracing diversity in our organization fosters a workplace and culture that is highlighted for its innovation, open expression of ideas, and collaboration. With a strong shared commitment to the organization’s mission, and a unique blend of individual strengths, we are all working toward ensuring that each child in America has food where they Live, Learn, and Play.

PLEASE APPLY WITH YOUR RESUME, COVER LETTER, AND SALARY REQUIREMENTS. ONLY SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED: NO CALLS PLEASE.