SEIU Local 1

Chicago, IL

SEIU Local 1 has been on the cutting edge of building power for working people in service industries and fighting for economic, immigrant, racial and environmental justice.

We are looking to hire a Communications Director in Chicago to work on exciting campaigns and oversee communications efforts across six states.

The Communications Director will ensure that the Local develops and implements a robust communications program, internally with members and staff and externally (e.g., earned, and social media) to effectively convey Local 1’s key messages and help win for workers throughout the Midwest.

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Manage, coach, and develop members of the communications staff.
• Develop long- and short-term traditional and digital strategies for effectively distributing the union’s message and winning contract, issue, and political campaigns.
• Knowledge of federal, state and local policy and campaign communications plans.
• Act as chief spokesperson for SEIU Local 1, its members and officers.
• Frame messages for unique audiences and promote a favorable image of the union with members, the general public, media, elected, working people and allies.
• Establish and maintain relationships with local and national media across the union’s territory to drive campaign wins.
• Produce and supervise the production of newsletters, website, social media content, news releases, op-eds, talking points, letters to the editor and other materials.
• Plan, organize and oversee media events.
• Develop and implement proactive earned media, social media, and digital outreach to help win campaigns and move decision makers.
• Prepare spokespeople for media interviews.
• Use digital tools to connect members virtually and consistently with Local 1.
• Other duties as assigned.

Job Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Communications, English, or related field.
• Five (5) to seven (7) years of communications experience in a progressive organization, politics, journalism, labor unions or other related field.
• Three (3) to five (5) years of experience leading the communications function and managing communications staff.
• Fluency in Spanish or Polish a plus.
• Ability to present ideas that are clear, creative and reach intended audiences.
• Ability to cultivate relationships with members of print, broadcast, and online media.
• Understanding of Adobe programs such as InDesign, Photoshop and other digital tools like Squarespace, peer-to-peer texting, and online ads.
• Project management skill and the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and meet established deadlines, and
• Travel required and willingness to work long and irregular hours.

SALARY & BENEFITS:

• Salary is competitive and negotiable.
• Full benefits package including employer-paid health insurance, dental, vision & prescription insurance.
• Additional benefits include a traditional defined benefit pension plan, paid vacation, as well as tuition reimbursement and other benefits.

To Apply: Interested candidates should submit a resume and cover letter with salary requirements to: https://seiu1.applicantstack.com/x/apply/a2kqigcog51g

Digital Communications Specialist

Service Employees International Union, Local 1

Chicago, IL

SUMMARY & JOB DESCRIPTION

SEIU Local 1 is seeking a creative and versatile individual to add to its dynamic and energetic communications team. This individual will develop and manage Local 1’s online presence through its website, social media channels, and online branding efforts. The digital communications specialist will guide campaign work with a digital focus.

The preferred candidate should be well versed in digital and social media strategies, able to create and execute digital content campaigns through social media platforms, email campaigns, mobile texting and Local 1’s website. In addition to excellent writing, creative graphics, video, and storytelling skills, the individual is a critical thinker with the ability to promote campaigns, anticipate new opportunities and develop new digital communication methods and platforms.

KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Plan, create a calendar, write, and edit social media and web content.
• Develop and manage paid advertising on Facebook, Google, and Twitter through effective targeting
• Generate website and social media traffic through effective digital techniques, while generating regular reports on engagement and growth activities in Local 1’s online platforms and communities.
• Write and edit digital and traditional member communication materials (i.e., event fliers, email and text message updates, newsletters, phone call scripts, postcards, videos, etc.).
• Help develop and deliver consistent messages with a digital focus for various audiences, including current members, workers uniting to form a union, the general public, media, politicians, etc.
• Draft press releases, media alerts and speaking points as needed.
• Perform other duties as required to support the department.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• B.A. or B.S. in Communications, Public Relations, English, Journalism, or related field.
• Three (3) to five (5) years of digital campaign work experience or a combination of education and experience.
• Exceptional writing skills as well as excellent verbal and interpersonal skills.
• Two or more years in campaign communications, labor communications, community organizing, or other related experience.
• Familiarity with digital platforms, including EveryAction, WordPress, mobile texting or similar.
• Ability to learn online content management systems and online communications tools to deliver blast emails, text messages, etc.
• Experience with effective paid advertising on Facebook, Google, Twitter, and Instagram.
• Ability to understand and tailor messages to a specific audience.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign), as well as all social media platforms and video editing programs.
• Experience developing or helping to develop and implement creative communications strategies.
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and meet established deadlines.
• Demonstrated commitment to social and economic justice.
• Fluency in Spanish or Polish a plus.
• Some travel required and willingness to work long and irregular hours.

SALARY & BENEFITS

• Salary is competitive and negotiable (based on the Staff Union Contract).
• Full benefits package includes employer paid health insurance, a pension plan and paid vacation.
• Car and phone allowances, tuition reimbursement and other benefits.

To Apply: Interested candidates should submit a resume and cover letter with salary requirements to: https://seiu1.applicantstack.com/x/apply/a2kqigc9n26b

RIPESS is a global network of continental networks committed to the promotion of Social Solidarity Economy since 1997. The member networks themselves bring together national and sectorial networks, thus ensuring strong territorial anchoring. The combined global and local scope gives RIPESS legitimacy to promote SSE, foster intercontinental cooperation, and advocate at different levels. SSE seeks systemic transformation that goes beyond superficial change in which the root oppressive structures and fundamental issues remain intact. RIPESS members believe in the importance of the globalization of solidarity, and the ability to build and strengthen an economy that places people and planet at the center of its activities.

Context of the offer

The key to promoting exchange between the continental members, as well as to giving visibility to the work done by the network members from different continents lies on a good communication flow in the different languages. In addition, the positioning of RIPESS as a network rooted at the local level and at the same time present at the intercontinental level in spaces of international advocacy, must be reflected through the different communication channels, as a support to strengthen our actions.

Main tasks

Under the direction of the Board of Directors and the Executive Secretary, the role of the Communication Coordinator will mainly be to:

• Develop and implement the RIPESS communication strategy ensuring an advocacy perspective
• Develop and ensure regular communication with the continental networks and socioeco.org.
• Foster culturally sensitive internal communication through different adapted digital tools, meetings, webinars, etc.
• Strengthen RIPESS’s external visibility by sharing its works (LinkedIn, newsletter, website, social media, etc.) and update the ripess.org website.
• Collaborate with communication counterparts within UN organizations, and others actors.
• Coordinate the elaboration of materials (videos, campaigns, infographics, guides, etc.). – Ensure trilingual translations (EN, FR, ES) of relevant communications, articles, emails, meeting notes, reports
• Participate in multi-continent virtual meetings of the working groups and Board meetings.

Skills, knowledge and abilities

• Educational preference: communication / journalism / political sciences / international cooperation.
• Professional experience of at least 5 years in a similar function.
• Experience in developing and implementing communication strategies in similar contexts.
• Familiarity with the SSE and social movement networks and advocacy work.
• Master the 3 languages of RIPESS (spoken and written) – English, French, Spanish
• Experience in the use and administration of online tools (webinars, virtual platforms, etc.) and social media.
• Ability to write, summarize and translate in different working languages.
• Autonomy, flexibility, proactivity, and versatility, work mainly at home.
• Open, communicative, creative, reactive and at the same time patient person.

RIPESS OFFERS:

• Full-time position (with the option of part-time)
• 1-year renewable contract
• Teleworking
• Start beginning of April 2022
• Network of contacts from the local to the global SSE actors

To apply, send your CV and letter of motivation to info@ripess.org

Deadline for submitting: 14/03/2022 (deadline extended)

Success Academy Crown Heights (SACR) is looking for new  Associate Teachers (AT) for the  upcoming academic year! As an Associate Teacher, not only do you get to work with amazing  students in K-4th grades, but you work closely with experienced teachers and professionals in  the education field who want to see the students and YOU grow!

SACR specifically is a great place to gain experience as a teacher and have a real impact on  students. The atmosphere is vibrant and warm. The classrooms are modern and inspiring and  you are  guaranteed to make lifelong friends with some of your coworkers! Success Academy Charter Schools is known for their commitment  to  excellence for everyone that walks through their doors and a  great place to start if you are interested in teaching! The  basic  requirement to be an Associate Teacher is a bachelor’s degree, it   doesn’t have to be in  education. If you’ve had some teaching or  tutoring experience, even better! Starting salary: 50k! If you would like to learn more about Success Academy Charter Schools in  general, visit: https://jobs.successacademies.org/us/en/teaching

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The Consortium for Worker Education (www.cwe.org), a New York City based non-profit committed to workforce training and economic development, is looking for a Project Director to coordinate a new community-based project in Astoria, Queens, New York.

Astoria is a community that is experiencing many changes and challenges and serves as a bell-weather for NYC’s working-class neighborhoods.  A shifting political environment with new progressive leaders, a changing workforce navigating the gig-economy and small business community challenged by e-commerce, and an increasing need for training and education to meet these challenges have been exacerbated by the pandemic and an uncertain recovery.

To address these issues and pilot programs to serve the broader City, the CWE founded the Astoria Workers Project, a broad partnership of elected officials, community-based organizations, Labor Unions, academia, religious and business leaders, along with advocates for immigrant’s rights and Co-op developers to create new collaborations and aggregate services that assist working families in confronting current realities.

The goal of the program is to establish a physical center housing a wide array of these services under one roof, sustaining partner provided programs and actively promoting these services in the Astoria and surrounding communities.  The Director will need to coordinate and supervise the development of this effort.  Experience working with CBO’s, Labor, and community organizations as well as an understanding of the political structure of New York is strongly desired.

With the partnership firmly established and the support of elected officials secured, the next phases of the AWP will be shepherding the acquisition of suitable space, the founding of the AWP and the housing, launching and maintenance of worker service programs.

The Director of the project will interface with and be supported by the Advisory Board and will report to the Executive Director of the Consortium for Worker Education.  The Director will be responsible for:

• Oversight of project staff, budget, and programming
• Lead fundraising efforts and grant applications
• Liaise with AWP partnering organizations, elected officials, and community leaders
• Management of digital and community communications efforts
• Coordination and oversight of program delivery and facilitation of public events
• Administration and oversight of participant data and program-based reporting and contract compliance for funding sources

Process

Compensation is commensurate with experience.  The CWE provides full family health care, pharmaceutical, dental, optical and pension benefits.  The CWE is an equal opportunity employer, in compliance with all Federal EEOC regulations.

For consideration, all applicants must submit resumes, references and two writing samples to Katelynn Burke at kburke@cwe.org by May 15^th, 2022.  A panel interview process will follow, schedule TBD.

The Consortium for Worker Education (www.cwe.org), a New York City based non-profit committed to workforce training and economic development, is looking for a Community Organizer to assist the Director in operating a new community based project in Astoria, Queens, New York.

Astoria is a community that is experiencing many changes and challenges and serves as a bell-weather for NYC’s working class neighborhoods.  A shifting political environment with new progressive leaders, a changing workforce navigating the gig-economy and small business community challenged by e-commerce, and an increasing need for training and education to meet these challenges have been exacerbated by the pandemic and an uncertain recovery.

To address these issues and pilot programs to serve the broader City, the CWE founded the Astoria Workers Project, a broad partnership of elected officials, community based organizations, Labor Unions, academia, religious and business leaders, along with advocates for immigrant’s rights and Co-op developers to create new collaborations and aggregate services that assist working families in confronting current realities.

The goal of the program is to establish a physical center housing a wide array of these services under one roof, sustaining partner provided programs and actively promoting these services in the Astoria and surrounding communities.

To assist the partners and AWP Program Director, the CWE is seeking a Community Organizer to do the following:

• Liaise with AWP partners, offices of local elected officials, and other community based organizations
• Spread awareness of the AWP purpose and programs to local community level
• Develop strategic partnerships and community based entities and businesses
• Convene and facilitate surveys, forums, and discussions on community needs to inform programming at the proposed AWP center
• Connect community members with services at the AWP and other public resources

The Community Organizer would ideally have pre-existing knowledge of Astoria and the surrounding area, experience in community, union and/or political organizing and strong communications and administrative skills.  The Community Organizer will report director to the AWP Director.

Process

Compensation is commensurate with experience.  The CWE provides full family health care, pharmaceutical, dental, optical and pension benefits.  The CWE is an equal opportunity employer, in compliance with all Federal EEOC regulations.

For consideration, all applicants must submit resumes, references and two writing samples to Katelynn Burke at kburke@cwe.org by May 15^th, 2022.  A panel interview process will follow, schedule TBD.