The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) is a non-profit legal and educational organization dedicated to advancing and protecting the rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. For nearly 40 years, CCR has fought human rights abuse, segregation and racial profiling, made important contributions to the battle for abortion rights and the rights of victims of domestic violence, challenged the conduct of oil companies and other corporations, and led key challenges to the Bush Administration’s policies on Guantánamo, domestic spying, arbitrary detention, torture, the Patriot Act and the unconstitutional expansion of Executive authority.
CCR is recruiting a fulltime e-communications manager to start immediately -- an exciting opportunity to work for a leading human rights organization in its dynamic, demanding and fast-paced communications department.
Job Responsibilities:
• Develop and implement online campaigns to advance and promote CCR litigation, campaigns and education work, including email action alerts, website content, blog outreach, Internet advertising, petition campaigns and new outreach ideas.
• Translate legal and policy information into appropriate presentation for the Internet.
• Supervise a redesign of CCR’s website.
• Manage online supporters databases and provide input on strategy and tactics to engage and enlarge supporter list.
• Handle technical issues for all aspects of CCR’s online work including web design and posting, maintenance of web based extranets, and technical assistance for supporters.
Additional Qualifications:
• A minimum of five years related experience in “e-organizing” or online journalism/politics. (Previous experience with a legal organization, progressive non-profit or electoral campaign is preferred.)
• Excellent skills in web design.
• Excellent communications skills working with a wide variety of people.
• Commitment to CCR’s mission, familiarity with its legal and policy work, and integrity regarding confidential information and attorney-client discretion.
• Knowledge of HTML.
• Ability to work well under tight deadlines.
• Knowledge of open source software applications for web design and maintenance a plus.
How to Apply:
Qualified candidates should e-mail the following documentation to ecommsearch@ccr-ny.org with “E-communications Manager” in the subject line:
• Current resume;
• Cover letter detailing qualifications for position and personal interest and most recent salary;
• One non-fiction writing sample under 500 words (should demonstrate clarity of thought and persuasive skills regarding a topical issue, such as a letter to the editor or opinion essay);
• One short example or description of internet-related work project (this could be a website page, original text for a web campaign, description of a project you worked on and its results, etc).
Email preferred, but standard mail submissions also accepted at: E-Communications Manager Search, Center for Constitutional Rights, 666 Broadway, New York, NY, 10012.
Deadline for applications is July 31, 2006. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis and strong consideration will be given to early applications.
NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.
CCR IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER AND ACTIVELY RECRUITS WOMEN, PEOPLE OF COLOR, PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND PERSONS WITH DIVERSE GENDER AND SEXUAL IDENTITIES.
Start Date: Immediate
Location: New York City
Reports to: Executive Director
Address:
Center for Constitutional Rights
666 Broadway, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10012