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Join our incredible team at The Yass Prize as we transform education across America!
Washington, DC
Organization: The Center for Education Reform (CER) on behalf of the Yass Prize.
Internship Goals & Objectives:
The 2023 Summer Interns will partner with CER and Yass Prize staff to help advance their missions by supporting various aspects of the work related to the Yass Prize application, education policy, and public outreach.
Responsibilities:
- Research issues, collect data, analyze reports, and support the creation of editorial content for the work being done by CER and The Yass Prize initiative.
- Provide social media support..
- Assist Yass Prize leadership with the application process.
- Assist with mailings, press releases, and database entries.
- Support in-person or virtual events and meetings as needed.
Key Attributes:
- Detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple administrative duties with accuracy and excellence.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to analyze and synthesize information concisely.
- Highly proficient with technology and various programs, including but not limited to, Gmail/Google Drive platform and Slack.
- Excellent time management skills, with an ability to take the initiative, work independently, and meet multiple deadlines in a fast-paced work environment.
Qualifications:
- Applicants should be in their sophomore, junior, or senior year of college.
- An interest in education and public policy issues, a passion for education transformation, and a commitment to education freedom.
Timeline & Compensation:
- Summer 2023 Interns will work 25-40 hours per week from June 1 – July 31, 2023 and will be provided with a stipend of $200/week, prorated for fewer days.
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Interested? Submit your resume, a cover letter, and a 2-page writing sample addressing the following question: In your view, what is the largest problem with K-12 education in the U.S. today? All application materials should be sent to apply@edreform.com with the subject line “Internship Application” by February 15, 2023. More information can be found at YassPrize.org and edreform.com.
Washington, DC with potential for remote
Organization: The Center for Education Reform (CER) on behalf of the Yass Prize.
About The Yass Prize:
The Yass Prize for Sustainable, Transformational, Outstanding, and Permissionless education celebrates the country’s education provider that best demonstrates the STOP principles. In addition to the $1 million Yass Prize, the STOP Awards Initiative provides more than $10 million in additional support to honor educators who achieve excellence. The Yass Prize is administered through the Center for Education Reform and works in tandem to ensure exceptional execution of all efforts that advance the STOP principles.
About the role:
The Digital Media Manager is responsible for managing all digital media content for the organization – including but not limited to social media platforms, e-newsletters, and all other online communication. This role will report to the Senior Communications Manager.
Responsibilities include:
- Manage digital communications content, including social media, e-newsletters, press releases, presentations and other communications as assigned. Collaborate with leadership and consultants, where indicated, on design and messaging.
- Develop and distribute social and web communications (text, podcast and video) and ad campaigns as well as track and optimize performance/engagement metrics.
- Track the success of campaigns and identify options for ongoing improvement and strengthening of engagement and optimization of target metrics.
- Establish relationships with key influencers on social media.
- Manage all social media properties, including overseeing social media campaign
schedules. - Inform teams as well as act on important, relevant news
- Assist CER with weekly newsletters.
- Other duties as assigned.
Key attributes of this position
- Exceptional oral and written communication and proofing skills.
- Able to write and direct the creation and distribution of compelling materials.
- Comfortable and confident in working with high-level media.
- Proactive in bringing PR plans to life and have excellent relationships with reports.
- Communicate and coordinate exceptionally with team members.
- Be highly proficient in all 21st-century technologies and office applications.
- Entrepreneurial, personable, and tenacious.
- Passionate about education transformation.
- Conscientious about deliverables and continually striving to excel.
- Adaptable, flexible, innovative, and creative.
- Able to work with urgency in a busy environment.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in social sciences, or English.
- 3 – 5 years of experience desired in a fast-paced environment, preferred media relations experience, and/or experience within a political/public policy setting.
- Strong background in writing, copy editing, and media relations.
- Experience developing communications using online marketing platforms including but not limited to Google Analytics, Google AdWords, Campaign Monitor, Facebook Business Manager, Twitter Ads, Buffer, YouTube, WordPress, HTML, PowerPoint, and Cision.
Compensation & Benefits
- Salary Range: $80,000-100,000 depending on years of experience, accomplishment and performance
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Generous Retirement
- Paid Holiday, Sick, and Vacation time
Washington, DC or Philadelphia with potential for remote
Organization: The Center for Education Reform (CER) on behalf of the Yass Prize.
About The Yass Prize:
The Yass Prize for Sustainable, Transformational, Outstanding, and Permissionless education celebrates the country’s education provider that best demonstrates the STOP principles. In addition to the $1 million Yass Prize, the STOP Awards Initiative provides more than $10 million in additional support to honor educators who achieve excellence. The Yass Prize is administered through the Center for Education Reform and works in tandem to ensure exceptional execution of all efforts that advance the STOP principles.
About the role:
We envision this role to be directly involved in developing messages and strategies that help communicate the work of The Yass Prize and the Center for Education Reform far and wide throughout the nation while amplifying the work of The Yass Prize alumni. The role will encompass working directly with senior leadership on developing a Yass Prize policy agenda that connects to various state efforts across the country.
Responsibilities include:
Policy & Promotion
- Execution of The Yass Prize related policy agenda
- Support CEO and EVP on policy efforts to connect The Yass Prize work to state efforts
- External outreach & promotion for The Yass Prize to education and policy groups, colleagues, and any other key stakeholders
- Take the lead on the road show effort, including being a point person on the planning for leadership
- Formal outreach efforts to secure national exposure on behalf of alumni
- Marketing to external groups and organizations to maximize exposure
Yass Prize Alumni Engagement & Communications
- Work to place alumni in speaking positions and manage/stage their activities when they travel on our behalf
- Manage the creation and execution of the cohort parent database
- Coordination of communications work and efforts among the team, including efforts around gathering collateral (including photos and videos) during Yass Prize events
- Working with the Digital team to ensure the effective use of materials on the website and social media platforms
- Writing and promoting Yass Prize stories following all events
- Manage daily news clips and coordinate promotional emails
Key attributes of this position
- Leadership acumen
- Driven, entrepreneurial, personable, and tenacious
- Experienced managing complex projects and people
- Comfortable and confident in working with and around policy and media
- Communicates and coordinates exceptionally with team members
- Highly proficient in all 21st-century technologies and office applications
- Passionate about education transformation
- Conscientious about deliverables and continually striving to excel
- Adaptable, flexible, innovative, and creative
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Qualifications
- 8-10 years of experience working in communications-related roles
- Incredibly well-organized
- Strong time management skills
- Bachelor’s degree /Master’s in a business-focussed area a plus
Compensation & Benefits
- Salary Range: $100,000 – $125,000 depending on years of experience, accomplishment, and performance
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Generous Retirement
- Paid Holiday, Sick, and Vacation time
Washington, DC
Organization: The Center for Education Reform (CER) on behalf of the Yass Prize.
About The Yass Prize:
The Yass Prize for Sustainable, Transformational, Outstanding, and Permissionless education celebrates the country’s education provider that best demonstrates the STOP principles. In addition to the $1 million Yass Prize, the STOP Awards Initiative provides more than $10 million in additional support to honor educators who achieve excellence. The Yass Prize is administered through the Center for Education Reform and works in tandem to ensure exceptional execution of all efforts that advance the STOP principles.
About the role:
The Research Associate for Operations plays a critical role in helping to support the organization’s overall, day-to-day activities, from events and technology to systems and grant-making. This individual will have experience and affinity for managing data and be strong in organizational and time management. The position reports report directly to the Vice President of Finance and Operations.
Responsibilities include:
- Assisting in event management from ideation to completion
- Developing and executing written communications
- Support grants management
- Editing and proofreading
- Synthesize and report on data, including summarizing for use by leadership
- Research a variety of needs and information that assist with overall programs and operations
- Operate databases
- Manage certain kinds of data collection and metrics
Key attributes of this position
- Detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple administrative duties with accuracy and excellence
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to analyze and synthesize information concisely
- Highly proficient with technology and various programs including but not limited to Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint) and social media platforms.
- Excellent time management skills, with an ability to take the initiative, work independently, and meet multiple deadlines in a fast-paced work environment.
- Ability to analyze and execute plans based on data
Qualifications
- Minimum Bachelor’s degree plus 1-3 years of experience in basic research duties
- An interest in education and public policy issues and passionate for education transformation
Compensation & Benefits
- Salary Range – $60,000-90,000, depending on experience
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Generous Retirement
- Paid Holiday, Sick, and Vacation time
Washington, DC, Hybrid, or Virtual
Organization: The Center for Education Reform (CER) on behalf of the Yass Prize.
About The Yass Prize:
The Yass Prize for Sustainable, Transformational, Outstanding, and Permissionless education celebrates the country’s education provider that best demonstrates the STOP principles. In addition to the $1 million Yass Prize, the STOP Awards Initiative provides more than $10 million in additional support to honor educators who achieve excellence. The Yass Prize is administered through the Center for Education Reform and works in tandem to ensure exceptional execution of all efforts that advance the STOP principles.
About CER
For nearly three decades, the mission of the Center for Education Reform has been to expand educational opportunities that lead to improved economic outcomes for all Americans, particularly our youth, ensuring that conditions are ripe for innovation, freedom and flexibility throughout U.S. education. CER’s vision is a country and states that provide increased, quality educational options that secure our nation’s freedom and future prosperity.
About the role:
The Vice President of Communications is responsible for managing all public relations efforts for the Center for Education Reform and its work with The Yass Prize, coordinating everything from media relations to internal, external and online communications. This role will report to the CEO and supervise all communications team members, externally and internally. Currently, we are using consultants to fill our communications department. The Vice President of Communication will have the opportunity to make recommendations on whom to bring in-house to build out our Communications team.
The Vice President of Communications can work from CER’s Washington, DC office or operate in a hybrid fashion, virtually and in person. Ideally, the Vice President of Communications will live in the Washington, DC area and be in the office 1-2 times a week. CER will also consider virtual office scenarios for exceptional candidates residing elsewhere in the Eastern time zone. Expected travel: 25%.
Responsibilities include:
- Plan and execute the production of the organization’s print and digital collateral (newsletters, awardee stories, media releases, web copy, and e-communications)
- Manage website design and development
- Manage all story development of CER and Yass Prize work
- Manage and execute the email communications and conduct media outreach for The Yass Prize and CER
- Manage all writing and editing of content for print and digital collateral
- Develop and steward relationships with media, identify media opportunities, and conduct outreach
- Manage daily newsclips
- Support development of PR efforts around Yass Prize events, including script development and awardee engagement
- Support communication and promotion of national Yass Prize campaigns
- Provide content and graphic design support for all uses and outlets
- Manage issue advocacy work in tandem with other team members
Key attributes of this position
- Exceptional oral and written communication and proofing skills
- Able to write and direct the creation and distribution of compelling materials
- Comfortable and confident in working with high-level media
- Proactive in bringing PR plans to life and have excellent relationships with reports
- Communicate and coordinate exceptionally with team members
- Be highly proficient in all 21st-century technologies and office applications
- Entrepreneurial, personable, and tenacious
- Passionate about education transformation
- Conscientious about deliverables and continually striving to excel
- Adaptable, flexible, innovative, and creative
- Able to work with urgency in a busy environment
Qualifications
- At least seven years of public relations, media or comms experience
- Strong background in writing, copy editing, and media relations
- Experience with and mastery of digital media
- Strong background in project management, event organization and execution
- Team player – no task is too small or too big
- Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in social sciences, or English
Compensation & Benefits
- Salary Range: $160,000 – $175,000 depending on years of experience, accomplishment and performance
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Generous Retirement
- Paid Holiday, Sick, and Vacation time
How to Apply
Qualified candidates should submit the following application materials in one PDF document:
- Cover letter detailing your interest in this role, your passion for education innovation and transformation, your salary requirements, and your location/office preferences
- Resume
Applications should be submitted to Talent Market via this link: https://talentmarket.org/candidates/apply-for-your-dream-job/
Questions can be directed to Claire Kittle Dixon, Executive Director of Talent Market, who is assisting with the search: claire@talentmarket.org.
There is no application deadline for this position. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
This job will remain posted on our site until it is filled. Only direct applications will be considered. No phone calls, please.
Talent Market is a nonprofit entity dedicated to promoting liberty by helping free-market nonprofits identify talent for critical roles. We provide consulting and recruiting services at no cost to 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations that clearly and directly focus on advancing the principles of economic freedom, free enterprise, free trade, free speech, property rights, rule of law, and limited regulation.
CER is an equal opportunity employer, especially committed to equal opportunity for all in education and life and fostering diversity in our workplaces. All applicants are encouraged to apply!
Interested? Send interest statement and resume to apply@edreform.com
More information can be found at yassprize.org and edreform.com.
About CER: Working to advance education innovation and opportunity for nearly 3 decades, the Center for Education Reform also today administers the $1 Million Yass Prize for Sustainable, Transformational, Outstanding and Permissionless Education which celebrates the country’s education provider which best demonstrates the STOP principles. In conjunction with the Yass Prize, the STOP Awards Initiative provides over $16 million in support annually to honor educators who achieve excellence.
CER is an equal opportunity employer, especially committed to equal opportunity for all in education and life and fostering diversity in our workplaces. All applicants are encouraged to apply!
