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The Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) is seeking a Manager of Media Relations and Press to help strengthen CAM’s public voice, expand our media presence, and ensure that our work, data, campaigns, events, and leadership are consistently positioned in the press.

The Manager of Media Relations and Press will report directly to the CAM Editor-in-Chief, with co-management by the CAM President of U.S. Affairs and the CAM CEO. The role is ideal for someone who is fast, organized, media-savvy, politically aware, and able to turn CAM’s work into compelling press opportunities.

The Manager of Media Relations and Press will help identify stories, pitch media, support rapid response, coordinate interviews, prepare press materials, and ensure that CAM’s message reaches journalists, policymakers, influencers, partners, and the broader public.

The position is remote, for a U.S.-based candidate, with a need for regular travel.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain relationships with journalists, editors, producers, columnists, and media outlets across national, local, Jewish, political, faith-based, and international press.
• Pitch CAM stories, reports, events, data findings, leadership commentary, and campaigns to relevant media outlets.
• Identify opportunities for CAM leadership and experts to be quoted, interviewed, published, or featured in the press.
• Build and maintain targeted media lists by topic, geography, audience, and priority issue.
• Track media engagement, follow up with reporters, and help secure placements.

Press Materials and Messaging

• Draft, edit, and coordinate press releases, media advisories, statements, op-eds, talking points, backgrounders, briefing documents, and interview preparation materials.
• Translate CAM’s data, research, events, advocacy work, and policy initiatives into clear and compelling media narratives.
• Work closely with the Editor-in-Chief to ensure all press materials are accurate, sharp, and aligned with CAM’s voice.
• Support rapid response communications around major antisemitic incidents, public controversies, legislative developments, and breaking news.

CAM Data and Storytelling

• Work with CAM’s Antisemitism Research Center (ARC) and editorial team to identify newsworthy trends, data points, and stories.
• Help turn weekly, monthly, and annual antisemitism data into media opportunities, story angles, headlines, and public messaging.
• Proactively flag “gold” within CAM’s research, fieldwork, events, partnerships, and advocacy that can be turned into press coverage.

Leadership and Event Support

• Support media planning for CAM events, conferences, summits, briefings, delegations, and public campaigns.
• Coordinate press attendance, media invitations, speaker interviews, press rooms, and on-site media needs when relevant.
• Prepare CAM leadership, spokespeople, partners, and selected participants for media interviews and public statements.
• Help elevate CAM’s U.S. affairs work, including state, municipal, federal, legal, and policy-related initiatives.
• Help elevate CAM team members by publicly highlighting their voices and expertise, through media opportunities including radio/TV/podcast and news interviews, op-eds, and social media.

Coordination and Internal Workflow

• Work closely with the CAM Editor-in-Chief, President of U.S. Affairs, CEO, ARC team, policy team, events team, and regional staff.
• Create clear press workflows, timelines, approval processes, and follow-up systems.
• Monitor media coverage of CAM, antisemitism, Israel-related issues, Jewish communities, hate crimes, extremism, and relevant policy debates.
• Prepare regular updates on press opportunities, media placements, pending pitches, and communications priorities.

Qualifications

• 3-6 years of experience in media relations, public relations, journalism, communications, political communications, advocacy, or a related field.
• Strong writing and editing skills, with the ability to write quickly, clearly, and persuasively.
• Experience pitching journalists and securing media coverage.
• Strong understanding of U.S. media, Jewish media, political media, and public affairs.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and respond quickly to breaking news.
• Strong judgment, discretion, and sensitivity when dealing with antisemitism, hate crimes, extremism, Jewish community issues, and Israel-related matters.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage multiple projects at once.
• Comfort working with senior leadership and across teams.
• Knowledge of antisemitism, Jewish affairs, U.S. politics, Israel, extremism, or civil rights issues is strongly preferred.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a press-minded storyteller who sees news angles before others do. They understand that CAM sits on a powerful combination of data, advocacy, leadership, events, and partnerships, and they know how to turn that work into media impact.

They are proactive, not passive. They do not wait for assignments. They identify opportunities, pitch ideas, move quickly, and help CAM shape the public conversation.

Reporting Structure

This position reports to the CAM Editor-in-Chief and will be co-managed by the CAM President of U.S. Affairs and the CAM CEO.

Application Process

Please apply with a cover letter and resume to: barney@combatantisemitism.org