Media Relations Manager

Want to make a difference? Join an organization committed to sharing the hope of true transformation with those impacted by incarceration for nearly 50 years.

Prison Fellowship ® is the nation’s largest Christian nonprofit equipping the Church to serve currently and formerly incarcerated people and their families, and to advocate for justice and human dignity. Prison Fellowship and its church partners encounter Jesus with those behind bars, breaking cycles of crime and prayerfully anticipating a revival of justice, mercy, and hope in our culture.

Prison Fellowship® is an organization committed to the highest standards of conduct, ethics and Christian values. Our conduct is guided by and grounded in the Bible, as reflected in our Statement of Faith below.

What we are looking for:

A driven and mission-focused Media Relations Manager   to develop and support strategic communications efforts that position Prison Fellowship as a thought leader in criminal justice reform and a recognized expert in providing solutions to issues related to incarceration and corrections.

Expectations of this role:

• Maintain an active relationship with Jesus Christ and support the ministry through prayer and actions
• Support day-to-day communications and media relations efforts, acting as a liaison for press inquiries, proactive outreach and media follow-up to enhance the ministry's visibility, reputation and brand among key audiences
• Maintain op-ed content calendar and develop narratives that support marketing campaigns, criminal justice trends and advocacy priorities
• Track, monitor, analyze and report media metrics to inform and guide communications strategy
• Oversee multiple projects, interviews and written pieces in a fast-paced, deadline-intensive environment
• Contribute to the strategic communications and thought leadership planning process

Qualifications:

• 5-7 years of professional experience in media relations, communications or public affairs
• Bachelor's degree required
• Excellent writing, editing and proofreading skills with a portfolio that demonstrates clarity and excellence
• Demonstrated proficiency in AP writing style and journalistic writing standards
• Proven ability to develop and pitch stories that secure positive media coverage
• Expert organizational, analytical and project management skills
• Skilled in media training and preparing spokespeople for print and broadcast interviews
• Proficiency in using media monitoring tools to track and report metrics (Meltwater is a plus)
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office and Excel
• Background in advocacy, criminal justice and nonprofit sectors a plus
• This is a remote/work from home position with a travel component up to 30%, and the driving aspect of this role is subject to certain driving record and insurance requirements

What we offer:

At Prison Fellowship, our goal is to support the total well-being of all our employees. Our benefit offerings for full-time employees include health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, retirement account funding, flexible spending accounts, paid maternity and parental leave benefits, and more. Our outstanding benefits package includes paid leave starting at 39 days (14 holidays, 15 vacation days, 10 sick days) after one year of employment. Part-time employees working at least 20 hours per week on a regular basis are eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits, on a pro-rated basis. In addition, we offer a team-oriented, mission-driven, supportive environment with cutting-edge technology solutions and tremendous opportunity for growth and development. Salary at Prison Fellowship is determined by a variety of factors. For this position, the salary range is projected to be between $75,000 and $88,000.

Visit the employment page on our website to learn more about Prison Fellowship, and check out our YouTube channel to see how Prison Fellowship is transforming lives!

OUR STATEMENT OF FAITH

The Foundation of What We Believe
As a Christian organization, Prison Fellowship believes in the full authority of the Bible as God’s inspired word and the complete tenets of the Apostles’ Creed and the Nicene Creed.

We believe in one God, Creator and Lord of the Universe, the co-eternal Trinity; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We believe that Jesus Christ, God’s Son, was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, lived a sinless life, died a substitutionary atoning death on the cross, rose bodily from the dead and ascended to heaven where, as truly God and truly man, He is the only mediator between God and man. We believe that the Bible is God’s authoritative and inspired Word, without error in all its teachings.

How We Are Compelled to Live and to Act
We believe that Christians, both individually and corporately, must submit to the Bible, as God’s authoritative, divine and inspired Word, in all matters of belief and conduct.

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