Archdiocese of New York – Communications Office
Position: Assistant Communications Director
Primary Responsibility: Assists the Director of Communications with the day-to-day management of the Communications Department, including but not limited to managing media at events and liturgies, helping respond to interview requests, managing the Assistant Director for Digital Media and coordinating with other offices to identify communications needs and opportunities. Some evening and weekend work required.
Professional level: At least 4-6 years in communications/PR experience, excellent writer;
well-versed in the Church and Her teachings.
Reports to: Director of Communications
Responsibilities:
- Write and transmit press releases and media advisories; maintain press list
- Assist Director with letters and statements; serve as spokesperson when needed
- Develop digital media content with digital media director
- Maintain archive of communications materials for events and cardinal’s writings
- Assist in the handling of interview requests for Director, Cardinal Timothy Dolan and other personnel as needed
- Identify media opportunities throughout the Archdiocese to share the story of the Church in New York City
- Liaise with St. Patrick’s Cathedral/Cathedral rector in the maintenance of its website, messaging, and media requests
- Coordinate with departments and parishes to identify communications needs, especially as related to digital and web communications
Position Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree required, strong knowledge of Catholic Church
- Articulate; ability to interact with media and serve as spokesperson
- Ability to interact with Cardinal Dolan, bishops, dignitaries and elected officials
- Familiarity with basic website editing and social media platforms
- Strong knowledge of Office Suite
- Intelligent, articulate, highly motivated self-starter
- Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills
- Ability to relate effectively with upper management, peers and others
- Ability to independently carry out multiple and diverse tasks concurrently
- Fluency in Spanish a plus
Interested candidates should send a cover letter and resume to:
joseph.zwilling@archny.org
To apply, please click here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1dEjWkxFCwOVxWH4qTHDqYQCXi7U2Ut2Gxs6QqnGrca0/viewform?c=0&w=1
OVERVIEW:
Appleseed Communications is seeking a part-time Client Media Maven with a “can-do” attitude to manage client accounts. In this role, you will help develop public relations strategy, drive media features, manage campaigns, liaise with the client’s internal team, and perform client consultations. This position is a great opportunity to take on a leadership role in a quickly growing company that embraces and encourages female entrepreneurs.
WHO ARE WE?
Appleseed Communications is a Public Relations firm founded by Ashley Crouch to serve and empower rising female entrepreneurs.
WHAT DO WE DO?
Our clients are innovative, goal-oriented, world-changing leaders in the “live your best life” space (i.e. health & wellness, relationships, and business & career). We offer our clients public relations training (branding, media/press release pitching, comprehensive target audience reach), communications strategy and execution, article editing and pitching, power hour consultations, and diverse customized launch campaigns.
We work with visionary women entrepreneurs increase their visibility, reach more people, and impact the globe.
ABOUT YOU: JOB REQUIREMENTS
Are you craving meaningful work and wanting to make a difference in the world? Welcome to Appleseed.
QUALITIES THAT MAKE US LOVE YOU:
Attitude
- You are growth minded, resourceful, and coachable. You want to expand as a person and a professional and are seeking a growth-oriented environment.
- You have a blend of tenacity and follow-through with lots of heart to be empathetic to clients.
- Personal responsibility is one of your core values, and you are committed to being drama-free.
- You take pride and ownership on doing your job well and making others feel happy, taken care of, and organized.
Creativity
- You bring a proven ability to concept creative ideas and strategize how to best amplify said ideas through media (candidate should have no problem offering up examples of times they thought outside of the box to build measurable buzz for their own business or clients).
- You are a self-starter and get a thrill from bringing ideas to the table.
Professionalism
- You have a knack for juggling multiple projects simultaneously and staying cool as a cucumber.
- Detail is your middle name and you have superb professionalism, while keeping it creative and fun. Our VIP clients love to laugh while changing the world!
- You understand how to craft a warm email that leaves the recipient feeling amazing.
Efficiency
- You are able to multitask and meet deadlines efficiently. In fact, you are one of those people who always seeks to be on time with tasks, and doesn’t understand how some people can be regularly so disorganized and tardy.
- You know how to prioritize the most important tasks (at times with minimal guidance), and how to think on your feet.
- You go above and beyond to do a job well done.
Experience
- You have 3 – 5 years of experience in Public Relations or Journalism. Or if you do not, you are dying to learn and hustle.
- You love networking and have established trusted media relationships who have relied on you in the past to bring them great, thoughtful stories – particularly TV, online journals, and magazines.
Passion
- Your jam is working with women who are world-changers, disrupters, and innovators in the “live your best life” space (i.e. relationships, business, authors, coaches, designers, tech and consumer brands)
Equipment
- You have access to high speed Internet, and the availability in your schedule to respond to emails with urgency and timeliness.
OPTIONAL:
- You have a degree in Communications, Mass Communications, Public Relations, or Journalism.
- Event coordination experience a plus.
- Copywriting experience a plus.
- Experience providing or being media trained.
Feel like we just wrote your biography? Here are the JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
Media Relations
- Seek and find potential clients, navigate pitch meetings, and close deals.
- Conceptualize media campaigns, launch strategy, and movement building techniques for emerging brands over a 6 – 12 month period.
- Set and lead media strategy with the counsel and direction of the Director
- Delivery of in-depth coverage in top tier outlets (ex. J, NEW YORK TIMES, WIRED, AP, CNN, Bloomberg, Forbes, Entrepreneur, Inc, Mashable, tc.) on a regular basis.
- Have fun building and maintaining own relationships with reporters via regular coffee/soul-cycle/cocktail parties/office meet-ups.
- Demonstrate ability to think creatively, critically, and strategically about a client and routinely generate new and interesting story lines *proactively*.
Client Management
- Advise clients on short and long term strategy, managing expectations and appropriately setting goals, timelines and deliverables.
- Pitch client to journalists, schedule media interviews, follow up, and ensure story runs.
- Offer weekly strategy calls and EOW reports to keep projects on track
- Track progress in notes for final report later.
- Manage email inbox and respond to requests in a timely manner
- Go above and beyond to make clients and VIP contacts feel attended to and heard.
- Take ownership of your accounts and be ready to report.
PERKS & BENEFITS
- Work From Home Flexibility
- The NICEST teammates, bar none
- Life coaching opportunities
- Our Pretty Okay Reputation (But really, see our testimonials.)
- Impressive Client Roster
- A finger on the pulse of women entrepreneur landscape
- A voice to contribute toward the clients you work on
Estimated Hours Per Week: 20+ hours
Compensation: Please include your salary requirements with your application.
HOW TO APPLY
Please link at the top of the page to complete our brief application and upload your resume. If we feel that you are a good fit, we will reach out to you directly. Deadline to apply is EOD 4/17.
Thank you for your interest in Appleseed Communications!
Interested candidates should send a cover letter and resume to:
Job Purpose: Reporting directly to the Director of Pastoral Planning, the Senior Business/Planning Analyst provides a wide range of professional support and analysis to the Director of Pastoral Planning. The Senior Business Analyst manages special projects, provides in-depth analysis of parish and regional demographics, coordinates the activities of the Director of Parish Planning with other key departments and outside agencies and where necessary represents the Director of Parish Planning at meetings or functions. Assignments are received from, carried out for, and reported to the Director of Parish Planning.
Duties/Responsibilities Include:
- Conduct research and special projects and assure implementation of programs developed and initiated by the Director of Parish Planning. Direct research and analysis in response to parish needs/requests.
- Respond to pastor inquiries and complaints with sensitivity and tact. Make recommendations to Director of Parish Planning for responding to/resolving these inquiries/complaints, and implement solutions, as directed.
- Interact with various public and governmental agencies including the Office of City Planning in concert with completion of research or project responsibilities.
- Create and analyze archdiocesan demographics in concert with the Office of City Planning.
- Assist in the process of redrawing parish/deanery boundaries.
- Collaborate and interact with various archdiocesan departments: parish finance, chancery finance, real estate, insurance, communications, religious education, education, development, legal, etc.
- Maintain related parish databases.
- Manage the calendar and coordinate events of the parish planning office.
- Exercise considerable sensitivity, confidentiality, discretion, judgment, and negotiation skills in replying to outside inquiries.
- Complete other related and ad hoc duties/projects, as assigned.
Qualifications Required Skills:
- BA/BS in Finance, Business Administration, or Statistics; MBA preferred
- 3+ Years of professional experience in a dynamic, project-driven corporate or not-for-profit environment
- Expertise with analytical research
- Proficient in Microsoft office suite and knowledge of basic website editing
- Strong written and oral communications skills
- Self starter, who has strong knowledge of and is respectful to Catholic doctrine, and is proven at exercising discretion and confidentiality in the completion of job functions
Interested candidates should send a cover letter and resume to:
Archdiocese of New York
Office of Parish Planning
Senior Business/Planning Analyst
Job Purpose: Reporting directly to the Director of Pastoral Planning, the Senior Business/Planning Analyst provides a wide range of professional support and analysis to the Director of Pastoral Planning. The Senior Business Analyst manages special projects, provides in-depth analysis of parish and regional demographics, coordinates the activities of the Director of Parish Planning with other key departments and outside agencies and where necessary represents the Director of Parish Planning at meetings or functions. Assignments are received from, carried out for, and reported to the Director of Parish Planning.
Duties/Responsibilities Include:
- Conduct research and special projects and assure implementation of programs developed and initiated by the Director of Parish Planning. Direct research and analysis in response to parish needs/requests.
- Respond to pastor inquiries and complaints with sensitivity and tact. Make recommendations to Director of Parish Planning for responding to/resolving these inquiries/complaints, and implement solutions, as directed.
- Interact with various public and governmental agencies including the Office of City Planning in concert with completion of research or project responsibilities.
- Create and analyze archdiocesan demographics in concert with the Office of City Planning.
- Assist in the process of redrawing parish/deanery boundaries.
- Collaborate and interact with various archdiocesan departments: parish finance, chancery finance, real estate, insurance, communications, religious education, education, development, legal, etc.
- Maintain related parish databases.
- Manage the calendar and coordinate events of the parish planning office.
- Exercise considerable sensitivity, confidentiality, discretion, judgment, and negotiation skills in replying to outside inquiries.
- Complete other related and ad hoc duties/projects, as assigned.
Qualifications Required Skills:
- BA/BS in Finance, Business Administration, or Statistics; MBA preferred
- 3+ Years of professional experience in a dynamic, project-driven corporate or not-for-profit environment
- Expertise with analytical research
- Proficient in Microsoft office suite and knowledge of basic website editing
- Strong written and oral communications skills
- Self starter, who has strong knowledge of and is respectful to Catholic doctrine, and is proven at exercising discretion and confidentiality in the completion of job functions
The Global Regional School System is looking for a Cash Manager.
Interested candidates should send a cover letter and resume to:
ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW YORK
GLOBAL REGIONAL SCHOOL SYSTEM
CASH MANAGER
OVERVIEW:
The Archdiocese of New York has reorganized 92 of its elementary schools into a Global Regional School System (GRSS), with nine geographic school districts. Each one has a local, centralized business office that supports 8-15 schools. The entire GRSS is supported by the Global Regional School System Treasury Operations, which is responsible for the collection, processing, recording, transfer, outflow and reporting of all funds within the regional school system. The GRSS Treasury Operations will be the conduit for all financial reporting. The GRSS Treasury Operations will collect, process, and record data in order to provide a clear financial picture of each region/school.
The GRSS Cash Manager will handle all aspects of the daily cash accounting transactions for the Global Regional Treasury Operations to support the nine regional business offices and the schools they serve. The GRSS Cash Manager reports to the Controller.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:
- Demonstrate expertise in electronic banking, SunGard, cash management, payments and direct debits.
- Assist the Director of Accounting and the Controller with daily cash flow projections and maintain daily cash projection files.
- Supervise and train staff accountants.
- Review coding of all deposit and wire information in a timely manner.
- Review other revenue and other income accounts to ensure items are coded correctly to the general ledger.
- Review account reconciliations and supporting schedules and provide analysis.
- Review scholarship, temporary restricted, mandated services and other required schedules on a monthly basis.
- Ensure all journal entries are properly entered and posted.
- Ensure proper cut off and timing of revenue/expense recognition.
- Perform wire transfers for payroll, and other internal wire transfers when needed.
- Perform ACH transfers for credit cards and commercial prepaid cards. Administrator for commercial prepaid cards.
- Signatory on all GRSS Treasury accounts.
- Maintain and reconcile intra-company accounts.
- Coordinate investigation of funds and unreconciled items which are not applied to a specific income account.
- Upload files into ParishSOFT Connect Now (when necessary).
- Save supporting files in the Common Drive for distribution.
- Perform financial analysis and prepare ad hoc reports.
- Other related duties as required by management.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- A bachelor’s degree in Accounting
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Attention to detail with strong time management and organizational skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications
- Exceptional analytical skills, pro-active and a good problem solver
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, results-oriented, web-based environment
- Quick learner, creative, self-starter with good judgment and high energy