Fuse is Hiring a Communications Director!

Do you think Washington State should be leading the nation with smart, progressive policies to combat global warming, cover the uninsured, and ensure equal opportunity for all? Do you want a political climate that expects and supports bold progressive leadership?

So do we – and we want you to help us get there!

Fuse (www.fusewashington.org) is hiring a Communications Director to develop and manage innovative communications strategies for our issue and election campaigns. We are using the power of the Internet to add more people and stronger communications to progressive campaigns. Our goal is to create a political landscape that supports progressive breakthroughs.

Fuse is a member-driven progressive advocacy group founded in 2007. We help the people who want common sense solutions to our State’s problems work together to achieve their goals. With more than 67,000 members in every corner of the state, Fuse is one of Washington’s largest grassroots political organizations.

Attributes, Skills, & Experience
We are looking for someone who is on the high end of:
• Bold
• Creative
• Very ambitious about increasing the strength of the progressive community and making serious changes in the world
• Technology friendly
• Collaborative
• Innovative

And has:
• Strong new media experience (including online video, flash video, blogging, and other web-based advocacy resources)
• Strong media experience
• Strong experience planning and managing communications strategies
• Great writing skills
• Excellent judgment

Other handy qualifications include:
• Familiarity with the online progressive community, including local and national blogs
• Familiarity and preferably experience with social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace

Responsibilities
• Develop and manage communications strategies for our advocacy campaigns on priority issues and races, working with our partner organizations.
• Generate earned media; develop and implement effective and innovative earned media strategies
• Strengthen our relationships with reporters and editors across the state
• Build and expand the communications and information services we offer our members
• Help us figure out the best ways to add stronger communications to progressive causes.
• Work on the full range of progressive issues and elections
• Be a full partner in an ambitious, innovative, and entertaining undertaking

Salary and Benefits
• Good pay with excellent benefits. Salary DOE.

Application Process
If this sounds like the job for you, please email the following to jobs@fusewashington.org so that they are received as soon as possible. We will review applications as they arrive.

• Cover letter
• Resume
• Writing sample
• List of at least three references with their telephone numbers, mailing addresses, and e-mail addresses