Jobs
Current Openings:
The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) is seeking a Digital Media Specialist to be responsible for managing our website and blog, enhancing our social media capacity, and monitoring and growing web traffic. In addition, the Digital Media Specialist will be responsible for producing original digital media, including video recordings, live streams, photographs, and podcasts from all ITIF events. The Digital Media Specialist will also work with research analysts to produce creative infographics, graphs, and illustrations to accompany reports and presentations. Finally, the Digital Media Specialist will be responsible for the design, layout, and production of original, high-quality publications for occasional special projects. This job requires both exceptional communications and multimedia skills.
Responsibilities:
Website
- Update and maintain website and blog to ensure it meets all ITIF standards and promotes our communications goals
- Produce summaries and teasers to accompany publications, working in cooperation with research analysts and communications director
- Manage website development team, including suggesting new designs, approving concepts, identifying bugs, and ensuring overall quality
Visual Communications and Design
- Create original graphics, artwork, and multimedia to enhance ITIF publications, websites, and presentations
- Collaborate with research analysts to re-package content in various digital formats (e.g., interactive graphics, short interviews, videos, etc.)
- Produce high-quality publications for both print and web
Online Engagement
- Manage social media accounts (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc.) and find new opportunities for engaging users and driving traffic
- Explore, assess, and advise on appropriate and effective new media technology and tools
- Draft, edit, and distribute weekly email newsletter
- Assist communications director with identifying and managing press contacts
- Assist communications director with tracking press coverage
Event Production
- Produce video recordings, live streams, photographs, and podcasts of all ITIF events at both onsite and offsite locations
Qualifications:
- A bachelor's degree (preferred) or technical degree, with at least two years of experience (including internships or project-based coursework) in graphic design, digital design, or similar activities
- Thorough understanding of all types of content (e.g., web, email, mobile, audio, print, video, etc.) and best practices associated with each
- Experience with photography and videography, as well as audio/video editing software (e.g., Adobe Creative Suite)
- Experience with graphic design and the creating visual content such as infographics, graphs, and presentation slides
- Knowledge of HTML, CSS, Drupal, and blogging software (e.g., Wordpress)
- Knowledge of web basic hosting (e.g., FTP, Amazon S3, cPanel, DNS zone managers, etc.) and web analytics
- Willingness to occasionally work irregular hours, such as early mornings and weekends, to meet deadlines
- Strong writing and editing skills
To Apply:
ITIF offers competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits. To apply, send the following to jobs@itif.org to the attention of the Director of Personnel:
- Cover letter
- Resume
- Portfolio
- One suggestion for how you would improve the ITIF website
Applications without all materials will not be considered.
About ITIF:
ITIF is a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit, non-partisan think tank at the cutting edge of designing innovation policies and documenting how advances in technology are creating new opportunities to boost economic growth. Our mission is to help policymakers around the world better understand the nature of the new innovation economy and the types of public policies needed to drive innovation, productivity and broad-based prosperity.
