Communications Director

CENTRO is seeking a full-time Communications Director to help develop, coordinate and execute a comprehensive communications strategy to engage our audiences, raise brand awareness, and increase support for CENTRO. The person in this role will be in charge of creating social media content, producing a bi-monthly digital newsletter, writing copy for the website and providing strategic vision for overall communications.

Interested candidates must show a demonstrated interest in CENTRO’s mission, as well as have a passion for collaborating with community members and organizations.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Developing consistent messaging for internal and external audiences that aligns with CENTRO’s mission, vision, and values
• Creating email and social media content, promotional materials, mailers, and website content to engage target audiences
• Collaborating with CENTRO’s team leaders to strategically advance organizational and programmatic goals
• Writing and editing press releases, developing talking points, collaborating on op-eds,  press kit materials
• Editing grant proposals, presentations, fact sheets, and other supporting material as needed
• Developing & maintaining effective working relationships with media outlets and ensuring maximum visibility for CENTRO in local, state and regional media outlets.
• Working closely with the director to position CENTRO researchers and staff to serve as thought leaders and community advocates

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, English, Journalism or related field preferred
• Experience creating content and managing print and media campaigns
• Excellent writing and editing skills with a strong command of storytelling
• Spanish/English fluency preferred
• Distilling complex ideas into simple, approachable language for a variety of audiences and channels
• Ability to create and sustain an engaging voice on social media
• Commitment to and knowledge of Puerto Rican history and culture in Puerto Rico and its diaspora
• Commitment to social justice, online advocacy, and digital strategic communications
• Sensitivity, understanding and the ability to effectively interact with individuals from diverse backgrounds

To Apply

About CENTRO

The Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College, CENTRO is the largest university-based research institute, library, and archive dedicated to the Puerto Rican experience in the United States.