Description: PR Director will manage all
communications with
the media through the development of key messages,
events and strategies focused on the Partnership,
government advocacy, economic development and
community initiatives. The Director will be
responsible for all media releases and any follow-up
releases concerning major chamber events or issues
as well as handling the promoting of major chamber
events through local television shows, local radio
show advertising, and local print advertising. The
Director must be an exceptional writer, a self
starter who can excel in a spectrum of disciplines
(news releases, media pitches, scripts, speeches,
by-line articles, program proposals, strategy
pieces, Chamber website, etc).
Director will be In charge of promotion,
advertising, and selling of advertising space on the
Chamber web site. Director’s position also requires
daily updating, adding of new events, photos and
features to the website as well as approving
calendar of events postings to the web calendar. A
working knowledge of Microsoft Front Page is
necessary for managing the website. Other
responsibilities include communicating with website
administrators on all ad placement work and any
other major updates to the Chamber website.
Director will be responsible for gathering articles,
photos and any material that will be placed on the
bi-monthly Chamber space in the Clarion Ledger and
sending the material to the ad agency for layout and
publishing.
The Director must have a strong knowledge of the
issues impacting the Greater Jackson business
community and must be a creative thinker who knows
how to translate the work of the Partnership to the
media and other key stakeholders. As the one of the
key spokespersons for the Chamber, the director
should possess the ability to think proactively and
react quickly to media.
Candidate should have experience in Microsoft Word,
Excel and Power Point as well as Microsoft Front
Page. Candidates should possess excellent writing
and communication skills.
Additional responsibilities:
The director will be responsible for creating and
distributing the Chamber’s weekly E-newsletter as
well as collecting print and other materials for the
Chamber archive. PR Director will also assist with
other special projects or assignments from the
President.
Educational Level:
Four-year degree
in Communications or related field and/or the
equivalent in work experience. Salary to be
determined.
Email resume to
tarmstrong@metrochamber.com
by April 30, 2008, or mail to:
Tyler Armstrong
Greater Jackson
Partnership
201 S. President
St.
Jackson, MS 39201
