Jobs

Administrative Director - New York City
Communications Team Senior Account Executive/Sr. Consultant - New York City or Washington, DC
Communications Team Account Executive - Washington, DC
eCampaigns Associate - Berkeley, New York City or Washington, DC
eCampaigns Consultant - Berkeley, New York City or Washington, DC
Graphic Designer - Berkeley, New York City, Seattle, or Washington, DC
Issue Campaign Organizer - New England
Online Technology Specialist - Berkeley, New York City, Seattle, or Washington, DC
Paid Internship - Policy Advocacy Support - Missoula, MT

Administrative Director

M+R Strategic Services is a full-service, national public affairs firm with offices across the country. We are looking for an Administrative Director to manage our New York City office. The Administrative Director will provide administrative support to staff in NYC and coordinate with accounting and operations staff in M+R’s Washington, D.C. headquarters, among other responsibilities.  

Job Responsibilities

• Management
  • Manage daily office needs;
  • Work with HQ to conduct orientation and training for new NYC staff;
  • Work with NYC staff to prepare relevant marketing and client materials;
  • Assist Senior VP’s with scheduling, travel and paperwork;
  • Help plan NYC marketing events; and
  • Make sure weekly and bi-weekly office meetings are taking place and work with NYC Office Director to prepare agenda and materials in advance.
• Support
  • Ensure that contracts are approved, signed and returned to client and HQ;
  • Prepare new client forms;
  • Process personal expense reimbursements when staff are on the road or on deadline;
  • Assist with processing vendor bills and payments, including credit card bills; and
  • Schedule meetings with clients and various officials. 
• Basic Office Responsibilities
  • Field calls to the front desk;
  • Sort mail and sign for deliveries;
  • Greet visitors
  • Be a liaison with landlord and tenants;
  • Maintain office supplies;
  • Coordinate with office vendors;
  • Schedule conference room for M+R and tenants; and
  • Call for equipment repair and maintenance and ensure that physical office is maintained by staff and landlord.  

Qualifications

• Interest in working for a progressive organization dedicated to public interest causes.
• Resourceful self-starter who can take initiative and follow through on projects.
• Experience working with Microsoft Works Programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Must have relevant work experience.
• Fluent in Spanish a definite plus.

To Apply

Please send a cover letter and resume via email to Rachel Eckert at jobs@mrss.com.

Communications Team Sr. Account Executive/Sr. Consultant

M+R Strategic Services is looking for a seasoned public relations professional to join our communications team. M+R's experienced, award-winning communications division includes former journalists, nonprofit insiders and PR pros with years of political and issue campaign, policy, and media relations experience.  We are looking to fill this full-time position in our Washington, D.C. or New York City office.

M+R's communications team works with some of today's leading nonprofits and other mission-focused organizations on some of the most critical social issues of today: helping to end breast cancer; saving endangered wildlife; promoting corporate responsibility, energy efficiency and renewable energy; stopping pollution; curbing tobacco use; increasing voter turnout; ending genocide and torture in Darfur; protecting women's rights; and fighting global poverty. M+R's communications team and clients will stretch your creativity in developing new strategies for causes that matter.

M+R offers an exciting, fast-paced environment and we are looking for an outstanding addition to our growing communications team. The successful candidate will support M+R's senior communications staff in a variety of responsibilities ranging from client management and developing media strategy, to campaign implementation and mentoring junior staff. The Senior Account Executive/Senior Consultant will possess client management and service acumen, strong media relations and writing skills, and a demonstrated ability to create high-impact outreach strategies that involve multiple communications tools and tactics.

Required Skills and Experience

• 5-7 Years of experience, including a significant time spent in a PR firm;
• Political, public policy or nonprofit experience also desirable;
• Proven media relations aptitude (including feature stories, expert positioning, op-eds) with both national and high-level regional media - experience with Spanish-language media a plus;
• Account/team management coupled with quality client relations;
• Experience in running/implementing integrated campaigns;
• Strong writing skills coupled with creative and strategic thinking; and
• Background in social media/web 2.0 tools and tactics.

To apply send resumes and salary history to jobs@mrss.com. 

Communications Team Account Executive

M+R Strategic Services is looking for an experienced public relations professional to join our Communications Team.  M+R's experienced, award-winning communications division includes former journalists, nonprofit insiders and PR pros with years of political and issue campaign, policy and media relations experience.  We are looking to fill this full-time position in our Washington, D.C. office.

M+R's Communications Team works with some of today's leading nonprofits and other mission-focused organizations on some of the most critical social issues of today: helping to end breast cancer; saving endangered wildlife; promoting corporate responsibility, energy efficiency and renewable energy; stopping pollution; curbing tobacco use; increasing voter turnout; ending genocide and torture in Darfur; protecting women's rights; fighting global poverty; and more.

M+R offers an exciting, fast-paced environment and we are looking for a “rising star” to add to our growing communications team.  The successful candidate will support M+R's accounts and senior staff in a variety of areas.  The Account Executive will possess client service acumen, strong media relations and writing skills and demonstrated experience in implementing high-impact, integrated outreach strategies that involve multiple communications tools and tactics.

Additional Qualifications

• 2-3 years of experience, including a significant time spent in a PR firm;
• Proven media relations aptitude (including feature stories, expert positioning, op-eds) with both national and high-level regional media;
• Political, public policy or nonprofit experience also desirable;
• Account/team experience coupled with quality client relations;
• Experience implementing integrated campaigns;
• Strong writing skills coupled with creative thinking; and
• A background in social media/web 2.0 tools and tactics a plus.

To Apply

Send resumes and salary history to jobs@mrss.com.  

 
eCampaigns Associate

M+R Strategic Services is looking for an Associate to join our team of Internet experts to work on successful, cutting-edge online campaigns. You'll be an integral part of the eCampaigns Team at M+R, working with progressive, public-interest nonprofit organizations to recruit online activists, influence public policy, raise money online, and deepen relationships with online supporters.

You’ll work with some of the best nonprofit causes of the day – protecting the environment with The Wilderness Society, establishing equality with Human Rights Campaign, ending torture in U.S. facilities with Human Rights First, and fighting global poverty with Oxfam America and Habitat for Humanity International.

Every day you’ll stretch your creativity developing new strategies for new issues. You’ll always know you’re working for causes that matter. You’ll be organizing on the Internet, with real-world impact. And you’ll be at the forefront of new innovations in the field of online advocacy.

We offer a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package.

Job Responsibilities

• Participate in a Client Team to create and implement effective Internet campaigns for progressive non-profit clients;
• Manage technology needed to set up and manage online communications;
• Manage online and traditional media communications campaigns;
• Draft press releases, action alerts, fundraising appeals, and other creative materials;
• Run queries and create monthly client reports to track email messaging, advocacy campaigns, membership recruitment, and return on investment;
• Manipulate and manage data and help draft memos on campaign results;
• Assist in managing online paid marketing campaigns;
• Assist in implementation of marketing initiatives; and
• Other client management backup as necessary.

Additional Qualifications

• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills;
• Ability to manage multiple projects is essential. 
• A resourceful self-starter who can take initiative and follow through on projects;
• Understanding of web applications and HTML;
• Skills in Excel and/or Access;
• Excellent oral and written communications skills; and
• Demonstrated interest in and passion for important causes.

An ideal candidate will have 1-3 years of relevant work experience.

Location

The position will be based in our Berkeley, CA, New York City or Washington, DC offices. The Berkeley office is located in dowtown Berkeley near the downtown Berkeley BART stop. The NYC office is located in downtown Manhattan near many subway lines. The DC office is located near near the Foggy Bottom Metro Station.

To Apply

Please send your resume, cover letter, and a writing sample via email.  No calls please. Send to: jobs@mrss.com.

M+R Strategic Services is looking for a consultant to join our team of Internet experts to design and implement successful, cutting-edge online campaigns for some of the best progressive nonprofits out there. 

Spend your days doing work that makes a difference – help end breast cancer, protect a woman's right to choose, save endangered wildlife, end the genocide in Darfur, and fight global poverty and hunger.

Every day you’ll stretch your skills and creativity developing new strategies to win on new issues. M+R works exclusively with progressive/public interest organizations so you’ll always know you’re working on the side of causes that matter. You’ll be organizing, communicating, and raising money on the Internet, but with real-world impact. And you’ll get to be at the forefront of new innovations in a quickly-evolving Internet field.

• Recruit Online Supporters.  Help our clients recruit hundreds of thousands of new activists and donors to reach beyond their traditional constituency.  Use a wide range of low-cost, high-impact recruitment techniques, including viral marketing, search engine optimization, earned media outreach, and paid advertising campaigns to get a message in front of millions of responsive Americans. 
• Influence Public Policy. The Internet is revolutionizing how the public engages in policy and our democracy. Be a part of putting the ‘public’ back in ‘public policy.’ From emails, faxes, and phone calls to district meetings, lobby days, and protests, you'll use the Internet to develop effective online campaigns that help our clients win on their issues.
• Raise Money Online. M+R has helped nonprofit groups like Oxfam America and the Save Darfur Coalition raise hundreds of thousands of dollars online.  You’ll work with our clients to provide overall direction to their online fundraising efforts, craft a series of email appeals to their existing supporters, and develop and implement online fundraising campaigns that will reach entirely new audiences using traditional and Web 2.0 methods.
• Deepen Relationships with Online Supporters. From e-newsletters to action alerts to fundraising appeals, you will design a strategy to deepen our clients’ relationship with their supporters and maximize returns.  Identify and organize leaders and volunteers and take online supporters ‘beyond email’ to engage in real-world volunteer activities.

Job Responsibilities

The Consultant will work with a team of media relations professionals, grassroots organizers, public affairs specialists, technology vendors, and others to develop and implement integrated strategies for online campaigns.

• Client Management. Serve as a point of contact for 2-3 nonprofit clients, managing the day-to-day relationship with those clients. 
• Project Management. Manage a team of specialists and vendors through development and marketing projects from start to finish.
• Message & Content Development. Work with our online writers to develop messages that will be used to promote our clients online, reinforce the client’s core brand, and also synchronize with the offline campaigning efforts.
• Media Outreach. Reach out to online media outlets to promote our Internet campaigns.
• Online Marketing. Coordinate advertising campaigns and implement other marketing efforts such as search engine registration, DotCom partnerships, etc.
• Database Management. Manage databases of online activists to ensure that data is kept current and to maximize return rates from online activism and fundraising appeals.
• Reporting & Data Analysis. Produce regular reports on online program and campaign results, and work with our data analyst to produce Return on Investment analyses and more in depth additional reports and analyses, as needed.
• Technology Management. Work with our clients to manage their technology providers (ASPs) and offer advice on other technology solutions for our clients.

Qualifications

We’re looking for someone who wants to work in a team and enjoys the dynamic of a fast-paced organization where we juggle multiple projects on tight deadlines simultaneously without dropping the ball. We need a smart, talented, ambitious, geeky individual who can do it all and is committed to making a difference.

Successful applicants must be detail-oriented, possess strong analytical skills, have experience managing multiple projects at once and dealing with clients, communicate effectively both on paper and in person, and be comfortable adapting to new technologies.  3+ years of technology, nonprofit or political experience and a demonstrated interest in political and social change are required.

Salary + Benefits

• Salary based upon experience
• Professional development opportunities
• 3 weeks paid vacation
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• 401K plan

Location

The eCampaigns Consultant can be located in any one of the following M+R offices:

80 Broad St., New York, NY
2120 L St., NW, Washington, DC
2140 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, CA

To Apply

Please send your resume, cover letter, and a writing sample via email, referencing the job title in the subject line. No calls, please. Send to: jobs@mrss.com

Graphic Designer

M+R Strategic Services is looking for a graphic designer to join our team of Internet experts to design fresh and creative graphics to complement our cutting-edge online campaigns for some of the best progressive nonprofits out there. 

Spend your days working with organizations that make a difference – help end breast cancer, protect a woman's right to choose, save endangered wildlife, end the genocide in Darfur, fight global poverty and hunger, and more. 

Job Responsibilities

The graphic designer will work with a team of online advocacy, fundraising and marketing professionals as well as nonprofit clients and technology vendors.  Primary design responsibilities include concepting and creating graphics for use in our clients' online fundraising, advocacy and marketing campaigns.  Tasks may include designing email and web site wrappers, web site looks, banner advertisements, custom layouts and graphics for Myspace pages and Facebook applications, social networking badges and icons, etc.  Designer may also be called on to create print graphics, such as flyers or postcards.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have a degree in graphic design or a related field with at least two years of work experience.  They should possess excellent design skills for the web; have advanced knowledge of HTML, XHTML, and CSS, and be proficient in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat, Flash (CS3) and FTP software.  Knowledge of Javascript is preferred.  Previous experience working with Convio, Expression Engine, GetActive, and other CMSs, as well as Myspace and Facebook, is a plus.

Successful applicants will be creative, skilled at turning a written or verbal concept into a compelling visual, detail-oriented, effective communicators, collaborative workers, and  experienced in managing multiple projects at once.  Familiarity with the e-campaigning field or past experience with nonprofits is a plus.

Salary & Benefits

• Salary based on experiences
• Professional development opportunities
• 3 weeks paid vacation
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• 401K plan

Location

This position can be located in any one of the following M+R offices:

• 80 Broad St., New York, NY
• 2120 L St., NW, Washington, DC
• 2140 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, CA
• 615 Second Avenue, Seattle, WA

To Apply

Please email cover letter, resume, portfolio samples, and salary requirements to jobs@mrss.com, with "Graphic Designer" and your preferred location in the subject line. No calls, please. 

Issue Campaign Organizer

M+R Strategic Services is looking for an Issue Campaign Organizer to join our New England team. The Issue Campaign Organizer will provide support to senior members of our team and will work on some of the most pressing issues of the day with the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, Habitat for Humanity International, the Boston Public Health Commission, the College Board, and others.  We offer a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package.

Job Responsibilities

• Develop and implement outreach strategies to mobilize communities for various projects;
• Draft and develop outreach and/or recruitment materials as necessary;
• Build strong relationships with civic leaders, advocacy organizations, labor unions, and businesses;
• Distribute outreach materials and information throughout communities and/or in specific target areas;
• Attend meetings of and/or conduct presentations for civic organizations, communities of faith, students, other associations or groups;
• Assist in drafting marketing material and proposals;
• Provide logistical and administrative support to team (not to exceed 20%);
• Represent the New England office on M+R work groups;
• Advise clients on online strategies; and
• Draft and distribute detailed campaign updates and reports.

Required Skills and Experience

• Demonstrated experience in developing and managing large outreach/mobilization campaigns in New England and/or the surrounding region;
• Demonstrated experience in organizing individuals to take action on issues;
• Ability to communicate well and work effectively with a diverse variety of constituencies;
• Strong writing and editing skills;
• Excellent skills in preparing and delivering public presentations; and
• Willingness to travel and access to a car.

Additional Qualifications

• A resourceful self-starter who can take initiative and follow through on projects;
• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills;
• Demonstrated interest in and passion for important causes;
• Skills in Excel and Power Point;
• Willingness to work long hours and weekends when necessary;
• Successful candidate will be flexible and have a professional and friendly demeanor, excellent interpersonal skills, and a good sense of humor.

An ideal candidate will have a B.A. or M.A. in political science, public policy or a related field.  One to two years of public policy/advocacy experience is desirable, as well as one year of administrative experience.  A passion for advancing public policy and public interest issues is a must.

Salary + Benefits

• Salary based upon experience
• Professional development opportunities
• Up to 3 weeks of paid vacation, 10 sick days and 3 personal days
• Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits
• 401K Plan

To Apply

This position is full time, available immediately. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Please send a cover letter, writing samples and resume via email to Lori Fresina at lfresina@mrss.com.  No phone calls please.

Online Technology Specialist

Do you like tech?  Want to change the world?

M+R Strategic Services is looking for an Online Technology Specialist to join our team of Internet experts in implementing cutting-edge online campaigns for some of the best progressive nonprofits out there. 

Spend your days working with organizations that make a difference – help end breast cancer, protect a woman's right to choose, save endangered wildlife, end the genocide in Darfur, fight global poverty and hunger, and more.  

Please note: this is NOT an IT position.

Job Responsibilities

The Online Technology Specialist will work with a team of online advocacy and fundraising professionals as well as clients and technology vendors. We’re looking for someone who enjoys the dynamic of a fast-paced organization where we juggle multiple projects on tight deadlines simultaneously without dropping the ball.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Implementing sophisticated online campaigns using various electronic customer relationship management (eCRM) tools including Convio, GetActive, Kintera, and Blue State Digital.
• Researching and exploring ways to maximize the effectiveness of eCRM tools.
• Evaluating new technologies in the online campaign field.
• Serving as the team specialist on the technical ins and outs of various social networking platforms and other Web 2.0 technologies.
• Developing and troubleshooting MySpace and Facebook applications from wireframes to coding to roll out and testing.
• Creating HTML and CSS web and email wrappers and pages.
• Creating campaign microsites, which are small (2-5 pages), issue-specific web sites that are independently promoted and designed to maximize recruitment, advocacy or fundraising.
• Coding and troubleshooting HTML email messages and custom email wrappers and call- out boxes.
• Manipulating large databases for analysis and client strategy purposes.
• Training staff in various technologies (HTML, CSS, Excel, Access, etc.) as needed.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field with 1-3 years of work experience.

Required

• Advanced knowledge of HTML and CSS.
• Working knowledge of scripting languages such as Javascript and PHP.
• Experience with relational database design, Microsoft Access and preferably writing SQL queries.
• Experience with Web 2.0 technologies such as Wiki, blogging platforms, and online social networks.

Preferred

• Experience with eCRM platforms such as Convio, GetActive, Kintera, Blue State Digital, or Democracy in Action.
• Experience working with email metrics and/or web analytics.
• Familiarity with the online campaign field or past experience in politics or the nonprofit sector.
• A demonstrated interest in political and social change.

Successful applicants must be detail-oriented, possess strong analytical skills and have experience managing multiple projects at once.

Salary & Benefits

• Salary based upon experience
• Professional development opportunities
• 3 weeks paid vacation
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• 401K plan

Location

This position can be located in any one of the following M+R offices:

• 80 Broad St., New York, NY
• 2120 L St., NW, Washington, DC
• 2140 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, CA
• 615 Second Avenue, Seattle, WA 

To Apply

Please email cover letter, resume, portfolio samples, and salary requirements to jobs@mrss.com, with “Online Technology Specialist” and your preferred location in the subject line. No calls, please. 

Paid Internship - Policy Advocacy Support

M+R Strategic Services is seeking an intern in our Missoula, MT office to support our work with a variety of nonprofit clients who are dedicated to public health, conservation and other progressive public policy issues.

The intern would also conduct research and assist with administrative support. Compensation DOE.

The intern must be able to work approximately 20-30 hours per week and for at least 2-hour blocks of time.

Preferred Qualifications

• Organized and dependable;
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; and
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

To Apply

For more information or to apply, contact Derek Goldman at dgoldman@mrss.com or (406) 549- 2848, ext. 13. If applying, please include a resume and a 1-2-page writing sample.