Free Press, the national media reform advocacy group, is now hiring an Online Campaign Coordinator to implement groundbreaking and innovative online campaigns and collaborations for our FreePress.net, SavetheInternet.com and StopBigMedia.com sites, their ongoing public education and grassroots organizing efforts – plus lots of online, grassroots and community organizing and fundraising ideas we haven’t dreamed up yet.

They are looking for a creative and meticulous person who can devise and implement outreach strategies for their activist community through email messaging campaigns, social networking, and blogs to increase public involvement in media reform and media policy issues. Free Press is a fast-paced, campaign-style organization that has been an innovator in the online-organizing space, and the online campaign coordinator must be able to think and act on her/his feet while maintaining attention to detail. It is strongly preferred that the Online Campaign Coordinator works out of our Florence, MA office.

The Online Campaign Coordinator develops and implements strategies to get people involved in media policymaking. In particular, the Online Campaign Coordinator ensures that FP’s Internet-based activist organizing meets our movement-building goals and supports our policy advocacy, fundraising and public education initiatives. She/he will work in a team approach to support Free Press’ vision, values, and strategic plan.

Experience/Education: Demonstrated experience with e-activism and online community organizing in a public policy advocacy setting and/or political campaigns required. Experience using Convio, Get Active or similar content management system desired. Demonstrated skills in grassroots and netroots field organizing and coalition building work required. Knowledge of media, media systems, and media reform organizations preferred. College graduate with an interest in social change activism, movement building, and public policy desired.

Skills/knowledge: Ability to think creatively and quickly to respond to political developments, to take advantage of breaking news, and the ability to present complex and technical topics to a general audience is required. Excellent written and oral communication skills; strong interpersonal, strategic planning and training skills; excellent research, analytic and organizational skills; proficiency in HTML, Web research, database development, word processing, and other computer systems required. Must be organized, able to juggle multiple priorities and work well under pressure with critical deadlines. Image-editing software (e.g.: Photoshop) skills and capacity for more advanced technical skills is a plus.

Spanish-language skills desired. A capacity and desire to work with diverse constituencies, a commitment to the public interest, a great sense of humor and a can-do attitude are musts.