[tor-commits] [webwml/staging] Add the Director of Communications posting

[sebastian at torproject.org]

commit bc5577ed2718fc9295cc4cd17ca58d993c54bb73
Author: Nick Mathewson <nickm at torproject.org>
Date:   Tue Jan 6 21:04:34 2015 -0500

    Add the Director of Communications posting
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 about/en/jobs-dircomms.wml |  108 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 about/en/jobs.wml          |    1 +
 2 files changed, 109 insertions(+)

diff --git a/about/en/jobs-dircomms.wml b/about/en/jobs-dircomms.wml
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+## translation metadata
+# Revision: $Revision$
+# Translation-Priority: 3-low
+
+#include "head.wmi" TITLE="Tor Project: Jobs (director of communications)" CHARSET="UTF-8"
+<div id="content" class="clearfix">
+	<div id="breadcrumbs">
+    <a href="<page index>">Home » </a>
+    <a href="<page about/overview>">About » </a>
+    <a href="<page about/jobs>">Jobs</a>
+  </div>
+	<div id="maincol">
+<h1>Director of Communications</h1>
+
+<p>The Tor Project is seeking an accomplished Director of
+Communications who has at least 10 years of communications experience,
+ideally in an “in-house” leadership role within a complex (number and
+variety of constituents) nonprofit entity. The ability to take
+knowledge and transform it into powerful messages, and disseminate it
+to the right audiences through the best distribution channels is
+critical. The Director of Communications will work closely with a
+senior peer group within the organization as the communications
+partner on a variety of strategic initiatives.</p>
+
+<h2>Respnsibilities:</h2>
+
+<ul>
+<li>Work with senior management to develop a communications strategy that will support Tor's organizational goals and will address Tor's diverse audiences: funders, hackers, human rights activists, companies, etc.
+</li><li> Implement and evaluate the annual communications plan across the network's discrete audiences in collaboration with the Tor Project team and constituents.
+</li><li> Identify challenges and emerging issues faced by the organization. Work with leadership team and staff to recognize communications opportunities and solutions, and define and execute appropriate strategies to support them.
+</li><li> Train staff and community members on media and coach/prep/debrief them for specific contacts.
+</li><li> Serve as communications counselor to Tor Project leadership.
+</li><li> Lead the generation of print and online content that engages audience segments and leads to
+measurable action.
+</li><li> Put communications vehicles in place to create momentum and awareness and to track
+progress toward longer term goals.
+</li><li> Track and measure the level of engagement within the Tor Project’s network over time.
+</li><li> Manage media contacts.
+</li></ul>
+
+<h2>Qualifications:</h2>
+
+<ul>
+<li>Commitment to Tor’s mission to be “the global resource for technology, advocacy, research and education in the ongoing pursuit of freedom of speech, privacy rights, and censorship circumvention.”
+</li><li> Extensive experience as a media strategist or political strategist.
+</li><li> Highly collaborative style; experience developing and implementing communications strategies.
+</li><li> A strong track record as an implementer who thrives on managing a variety of key initiatives
+concurrently.
+</li><li> Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications, or related field.
+</li><li> Minimum 10 years experience in a senior management role.
+</li><li> Demonstrated skill and comfort in proactively building relationships with top tier reporters and
+editors, and in positioning subject matter with the media to achieve high-impact placements.
+</li><li> Demonstrated experience with crisis management, including media crises, and driving more advantageous coverage of the organization, its projects, and its people.
+</li><li> Demonstrated ability to take initiative to work on one’s own, as well as in teams.
+</li><li> Demonstrated high-level ability to proactively pitch stories to the mainstream press and tech
+press. Experience placing and being part of high profile, high pressure media coverage.
+</li><li> Experience writing and placing op-eds and editorials in major newspapers.
+</li><li> Experience working with and as part of remote teams. Working with these teams requires
+empathy, special communications strategies and adept use of special technologies.
+</li><li> Excellent social skills and a sense of humor.
+</li><li> Comfortable with highly technical topics and ability to explain them clearly and accurately to a
+broader and non-technical audience.
+</li><li> Experience with collectives or other alternative organizational structures.
+</li><li> Demonstrated experience with complex and high profile social media engagement.
+</li><li> Deep understanding and ability to support organizational diversity and to maximize the
+strengths and advantages of this diversity.
+</li><li> Excellent spoken and written English; fluency in other languages within the Tor Project
+community is a plus.
+</li><li> Outstanding writer/editor.
+</li><li> Understanding and support for Tor’s fundraising efforts, working closely with the development
+staff. Fundraising and fundraising communications experience is a plus.
+</li></ul>
+
+<h2>How to apply:</h2>
+<ul>
+<li>Provide a CV and cover letter explaining your background, experience, skills, and other relevant qualifications. Please include links to writing samples.
+</li><li> List some people who can tell us more about you.
+</li><li>Email the above to jobs at torproject.org, specifying the "Director of Communications" position.
+</li></ul>
+
+<h2>About the company:</h2>
+
+<p>The Tor Project is a US 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to
+research, development, and education about online anonymity and
+privacy. The Tor network's 6000 volunteer relays carry 48 Gbps for
+several million daily users, including ordinary citizens who want
+protection from identity theft and prying corporations, corporations
+who want to look at a competitor's website in private, people around
+the world whose Internet connections are censored, and even
+governments and law enforcement. Tor has a staff of 30 paid
+developers, researchers, and advocates, plus many dozen volunteers who
+help out on a daily basis. Tor is funded in part by government
+research and development grants, and in part by individual and
+corporate donations.  </p>
+
+<p>(Posted 6 January 2015.)</p>
+
+  </div>
+  <!-- END MAINCOL -->
+  <div id = "sidecol">
+#include "side.wmi"
+#include "info.wmi"
+  </div>
+  <!-- END SIDECOL -->
+</div>
+<!-- END CONTENT -->
+#include <foot.wmi>
+
diff --git a/about/en/jobs.wml b/about/en/jobs.wml
index b3046d6..f6a0c3a 100644
--- a/about/en/jobs.wml
+++ b/about/en/jobs.wml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 <ul>
 <li><a href="<page about/jobs-projectmanager>">Project Manager</a></li>
+<li><a href="<page about/jobs-dircomms>">Director of Communications</a></li>
 </ul>
 
 <p>In the past, we looked for the following people:</p>