Do you want to work for a company that cares about you as a person, not just a number? For a company that provides outstanding leadership? For a company that offers exceptional benefits? RER Solutions, Inc., could be your new home.

RER Solutions, Inc., is accepting resumes for a Communications/Press Associate to join our superior workforce in the Washington, DC, area. The Communications/Press Associate will support the communications and media relations team in creating and executing a variety of media materials for the Department of Energy's Energy Dominance Finance program.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the communications team with a variety of written communications and visual media materials
• Draft content ideas and post for X and FB
• Support the media relations team in creating and executing communications strategies and building national, local, and trade press lists
• Support the media team with responding to media inquiries, preparing holding statements, preparing spokespeople for media appearances, researching to support media team strategy and decision-making
• Operationalize and organize media team systems and information, such as meeting agendas, newsletter media monitoring, holding statements and inquiry responses, and contact information for borrowers, in order to streamline and increase team efficiency 
• Monitor and track media
• Daily reading of market and industry news to monitor for news relevant to office, portfolio projects, S1, and WH messaging on energy and EDF, as well as flagging inaccuracies for pursuing story corrections
• Update media hits tracker
• Real-time tracking and sharing of relevant news in the press clips chat
• Compile and send a daily media report for FO leadership with EDF news and S1 media clips
• Compile and send daily press clips for the office staff with EDF news, DOE news, and market and industry news
• Track media hits from deals and other announcements, compiling clips and sending to deal teams, Front Office, and PA
• Build and maintain press lists
• Maintain national and priority technology sector press lists
• Build local and deal specific press lists for announcements
• Assist in the development of materials intended for the media, such as press releases, talking points, newsletters, pitches, and weekly reports
• Schedule media engagements for principals
• Review background materials to draft press release and talking points
• Draft tough Q&A documents when needed
• Distribute press releases to national, trade, and local media
• Draft quarterly digest newsletter
• Draft blogs and copy for website content

• Minimum of US Citizenship required to obtain client-issued Public Trust
• 5+ years of experience with developing communications strategy or communications plans
• Direct experience with identifying media opportunities, speaking engagements, and translating technical concepts to functional audiences, including senior leaders, high-profile clean energy government officials, or private sector entrepreneurs is required
• Experience interfacing with media, journalists, and media literacy
• Experience developing/drafting strategic media, communications plans, newsletters, articles, social media, and internal organization communications
• Experience with visual media and video editing/producing for web content and social communications
• Displays solid creative writing, editing, and proofreading skills, ability to adapt skills to different communication projects as well as demonstrated expertise or interest in energy and climate
• Experience providing written materials in preparation for those events is preferred
• Experience coordinating across organizations/ working collaboratively on complex projects
• General knowledge and passion for clean energy and climate change policy
• Excellent attention to detail and an understanding of fundamental business writing
• Displays sound professional judgment and a high degree of discretion, ability to remain calm under pressure, and self-starter skills to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment
• Expertise in Microsoft Office Products (i.e., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)

Candidates based in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area preferred

EDUCATION: Bachelor’s Degree or Master's degree in a related field preferred

COMPENSATION: Includes paid holidays, vacation, sick leave, 401k matching, life insurance, health, vision, and dental benefits.

This position is not available for Corp-to-Corp or 3rd party sourcing.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.