The project will focus on developing a 24-7 news hub for Wisconsinites.  The website-based initiative will deliver up-to-date news, including a dynamic blog and counter-stories to the opposition’s inaccurate reports. 

The Press Director will manage the development and growth of this project with the expectation of expanding responsibilities.  In addition to management responsibilities, the Director will spend a good deal of his/her time researching and writing stories, as well as blogging. In addition, the Director will develop good working relationships with the media on behalf of the organization. 

This position will be based in Milwaukee. 

The ideal Press Director will possess the following attributes: 

• 5+ years of experience as a journalist or press secretary
• Understanding of the news cycle
• Ability to develop solid working relationships with the press
• Solid writing skills
• High-energy, highly-motivated, entrepreneurial, and determined; a “get things done” mentality
• An understanding of and deep commitment to the principles of limited government, personal responsibility, and free enterprise
• Excellent research and analysis skills
• Ability to distill complex concepts and research into cogent, concise prose
• Ability to operate digital video equipment and produce video 
• A self-starter attitude, personal responsibility and accountability, and strong organizational skills
• A bachelor’s degree
• An understand of and commitment to the principles of limited government, personal responsibility, and free enterprise 

Interested candidates should submit a résumé, three writing samples (preferably links or PDFs), and a  cover letter explaining their philosophical interest in the organization/role and salary requirements to claire@talentmarket.org. 

About American Majority

At American Majority, we believe that real political change begins at the local level. 

It is going to take engaged citizens working together in their communities to effectively implement freedom on a national level. We believe that individual liberty will only be achieved through limited government and free markets and that by training candidates and activists to be effective towards those goals today, we will enhance tomorrow. 

American Majority is a national non-profit, non-partisan political training institute whose mission is to train and equip a national network of leaders committed to individual freedom through limited government and the free market. Headquartered in Purcellville, Virginia, we currently have state offices in Arkansas, Kansas, Minnesota, Oklahoma and Texas, with plans to open additional state offices in 2010. 

Our organizational philosophy remains centered around the grassroots. We work hard to ensure our premier training programs are accessible to activists and candidates around the country. Since our inception in 2008, we have held hundreds of trainings in dozens of states, providing resources and education to thousands of candidates and grassroots activists. 

We continue our work through generous gifts from private citizens and foundations who understand the value of our efforts. While we have come a long way in such a short period, we are confident the best is yet to come.