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Sunset for JOTW
It’s coming!
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JOTW 01-2025
January 6, 2025
Happy New Year!
The Free Job of the Week Newsletter
This is JOTW newsletter number 2,068
“Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering, ‘It will be happier.’
– Alfred Lord Tennyson
I know I announced that this edition of the JOTW newsletter would be my last. I had hoped for a way to transition this network and service to someone else who could carry the torch forward. I believe we are on that track, but I will continue to publish until we are ready to pass the baton. So…stand by.
This edition of JOTW comes to you from Springfield, Virginia.
*** Welcome to the JOTW network!
You are one of more than 5,700+ members in the JOTW subscriber network.
This is the award-winning free Job of the Week e-mail networking newsletter for professional communicators, dedicated to the positive unanticipated consequences of networking, or as we call it, “nedworking.” JOTW is a cooperative service. That means JOTW relies on the contributions of its members, like you. We share job opportunities, news and information about the job market, as well as swapping stories about life’s peculiarities. We connect you with others who are like you, and together we help each other. What a concept. Did I mention it’s free?
*** To submit a job for sharing on JOTW, please provide the job title, organization or company, and location and send it to Ned at lundquist989@cs.com. Provide a link or contact info so people can check out your listing or follow up if interested.
*** Posting a job is free. Recruiters can submit up to three jobs for free. Each job listing may be posted once in the newsletter for free
I request that you do not send pdf files that I have to copy and reformat. I prefer you provide your very brief job description in an email rather than an enclosure. Please limit the size of your position descriptions (generally to 500 words or less). “Can’t Wait” blast email priority listings are $300, and “Top Job” placement is $100. Just send to me at lundquist989@cs.com.
*** This is a cooperative service. It relies on your participation and contribution. As you receive the benefit of this free newsletter, you should also send in jobs you learn about. This is especially the case when there are job listings in the companies that you work for.
*** To sign up for JOTW’s new Google Groups list, send an email to Ned at lundquist989@cs.com and request to join the JOTW listserv. If you received this as an email from neds-job-of-the-week@googlegroups.com, then you are on this list.
*** A special message to my JOTW subscribers
For all of you wonderful people who sent a thoughtful note to show gratitude for being a part of this network over the years, I thank you, and will respond personally. And for those who have offered to help, I also thank you for the gesture and willingness to serve.
When I announced the ceasing of publication, and offering to pass the management on to someone who was interested, I hadn’t thought the process through. To be sure, there are plenty of you who raised their hand to help. And we all thank you. Once I realized I had a number of volunteers, I also realized I had no plan to decide how to move forward with a transition. So, I will tell you that I do have several people who will lead this effort, but all who volunteered will be given a chance to help. Just be patient. In the meantime, I will keep JOTW on its weekly schedule until such time as I can confidently pass the baton.
Thank you.
Ned
*** Here are some more comments about the Job of the Week Newsletter and its impending shutdown:
*** From Susan Baker:
Dear Ned,
Tardy Santa is finally getting in gear. I want to wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
I am one who has enjoyed JOTW very much over the years, shared with fellow position seekers, and personally applied to those applicable.
My gratitude is immense.
I have also enjoyed your adventures on FaceBook and your posts on LinkedIn.
Your Nedworking is a Font of Wisdom.
I am subscribed through the [neds-job-of-the-week@googlegroups.com] so understand I am safely on the JOTW’s new Google Groups list — I look forward to what’s next!
Thank you so much,
Susan &
her KittyMENZ
*** From Karen Vahouny:
Under the red and green JOTW logo, I see “sunset is coming.”
I am VERY glad that sunset is now coming after all. Grateful for the volunteers who will be stepping in.
Best,
Karen
*** From Mark Brender:
Well Ned…finally going to step back and relax! Well done and Bravo Zulu to you. While I never looked for a position, I always scanned the JOTW just to see the types of positions out there and how much things have changed since I was a PAO. Your job site actually tracks the cultural and work history of America as the jobs in PR and other realms changed with technology and needs. I know you must take satisfaction in that….and I hope someone grabs this passion from you and continues it.
Best to you
Mark Brender
*** From Bridget Serchak:
So proud of you and all you have done for the PR community around the world. We are all in your debt. What a legacy! Thank you for JOTW. I will miss it but you deserve to pass the torch and enjoy your next chapter! Kudos to you. I retire 1/31/25. It would be great to see you again and buy you lunch and celebrate! Bridget
Bridget Ann Serchak
*** From Anastasia Khoo:
Thanks, Ned, for all you have done! I’m sure it has been a labor of love, and at many times, just labor. I have appreciated the newsletter over the years as I’m sure so many others have done. Wishing you all the best as you make this transition and again, thank you.
Anastasia
*** From Jay Radner:
Hi Ned –
As a dedicated reader of your weekly newsletter since (apparently) just shortly after its inception, I would like to extend my heart-felt thanks for all of the effort you’ve put into producing something great that has quietly and positively impacted so very many people.
I can’t recall where I first heard of JOTW, but I have shared it with friends and colleagues, mentioned it in interviews, and talked about it with clients, It truly will be missed.
Please take good care of yourself and enjoy the extra time that your schedule so clearly deserves back after all these years.
Warmest Regards,
Jay Radner
*** From Doug Church:
Thank you, Ned, for the valuable service you have provided to myself and thousands of others in the communications business. Your efforts are appreciated! Wishing you all the best. And Happy Thanksgiving.
-Doug Church
*** From Jim Bernfield:
Ned —
Just a quick note of thanks for your commitment to putting together and getting out JOTW every week. I understand your need to sunset it, but I hope you’ll still put out an occasional issue, perhaps around March 32nd of next year.
— Jim
*** This week’s Can’t Wait postings:
None this week
*** Can’t Wait jobs: These jobs are forwarded to the entire list as soon as they are received, and do not wait for the Monday newsletter, and are posted prominently on the JOTW website. Then they are posted first in the weekly JOTW newsletter. Can’t Wait postings cost $300. Contact Ned at lundquist989@cs.com.
*** This week’s Top Job:
None this week.
Top Jobs: Stand above the rest. Your job can be right here, at the top of the weekly JOTW newsletter. Top job placement costs $100 per job per week. To be on top, contact Ned at lundquist989@cs.com.
*** If you find out about a job opportunity in communications, send it to me (lundquist989@cs.com), and I’ll share it with the JOTW network.
*** Here’s the link for the JOTW newsletter on the website:
http://www.nedsjotw.com/2024/01/06/jotw-01-2025/
*** One Paragraph Pitch:
None this week.
*** Send your One Paragraph Pitch submissions to lundquist989@cs.com. You can pitch yourself or your business any way you want, as long as it’s short and to the point. You can include a photo, too! There is no waiting list. Or, if there is, the queue is pretty short. And it’s free! Submit yours today!
*** Source of Sources
Do you remember Help a Reporter Out? Peter Shankman has restarted it under a new name, and it has over 30,000 members already. Each day he sends out two emails, with about 15-20 queries from the media in each one. If you can answer the reporter’s questions, you do it and get free publicity in outlets like The Wall Street Journal, the NY Times, the Associated Press, and many other top publications. It’s totally free, and you can sign up at https://www.sourceofsources.com.
*** Register for the IABC World Conference 2025!
Register now for the IABC World Conference 2025. Connect with communicators from across the globe. Save the date for World Conference 2025 — 8-11 June in Vancouver, BC!
https://www.iabc.com/events-and-education/world-conference/save-the-date
*** Showcase Your Expertise with Professional Certification
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*** Free Defense Jobs newsletter.
DEFCON 1 – the Defense Career Opportunities Newsletter – is a weekly listing of all types of jobs in the defense-related industries. Subscribe for free. To sign up, send Ned an email to lundquist989@cs.com and tell him you want to get on the DEFCON 1 listserv. (Note: JOTW is a list of communication jobs in all industries. DEFCON 1 is a list of all types of jobs in one industry.)
*** Ned’s upcoming travel, maybe, perhaps:
2-6 June 2025 Chania, Crete, Greece
12 Sept – 26 Sept 2025 Paris/Lyon/Avignon/Arles/Aix-en-Provence/Marseille, France
*** Your Very Next Step!
The latest issue of Your Very Next Step newsletter is available online NOW!
Your Very Next Step newsletter for November December 2024
By Ned Lundquist
www.yourverynextstep.com
This edition of YVNS comes to you from Danville, Virginia.
31 travel and adventure news items, vacation ideas, tips and features.
5 cool volunteer and internship opportunities
22 awesome travel/conservation/adventure jobs
“Your Very Next Step” adventure/outdoors/conservation newsletter, published by Ned Lundquist, is a cooperative community, and everyone is invited, no…encouraged, no…urged to participate. Share your adventures with the network today! Send to lundquist989@cs.com.
To subscribe to YVNS for free: Join our Google Groups Listserv. If you are already a Google Groups member, just sign up for the “Your Very Next Step” group. Otherwise, send Ned an email and he’ll get you on the list. Contact Ned at lundquist989@cs.com.
Do you have any interesting travel and adventure stories, tips, suggestions, adventures or destinations to share? Send to Ned at lundquist989@cs.com for the next issue of YVNS.
*** Here are your JOTW job opportunities for this week:
1.) Director, Baseball Communications, Detroit Tigers, Detroit, MI
2.) Communications Manager, Ubisoft, Taguig, Philippines
https://www.showbizjobs.com/jobs/ubisoft-communications-manager-in-taguig/jid-r130my
3.) Senior Associate Athletics Director, Marketing & Brand Engagement, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio
4.) Communications and Public Engagement Officer, Puerto Rico Green Energy Trust, San Juan, PR
5.) Communications Manager, The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME
https://simplify.jobs/p/efc935d5-85d6-4b44-885f-15353439468e/Communications-Manager
6.) Communications Manager, Warner Bros. Discovery, WBD APAC, Singapore
*** From Jeff Carrigan’s Big Shoes Network:
7.) Marketing & Communications Specialist, Schlitz Audubon Nature Center, Milwaukee, WI
8.) Head of Communications, S&P Dow Jones Indices, S&P Global, Chicago, IL
9.) Communications Manager, Conservation Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn.
https://www.bigshoesnetwork.com/job/communications-manager/conservation-minnesota/29531
10.) Public Affairs Program Manager, Black Hills Energy, Grimes, IA
https://careers.blackhillsenergy.com/jobs/15402609-public-affairs-program-manager
11.) Director of Marketing and Communications, Cantor Arts Center and Anderson Collection
Stanford University, Stanford, California
12.) Manager, Communications and PR, Kerzner International, One&Only Moonlight Basin, Big Sky, MT
13.) Multiskilled Officer, Public Diplomacy and Communication, Consulate General of Belgium in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
https://www.daybook.com/jobs/2zWhGgiMLnHHLxd9p
*** From Mac’s List:
14.) Dir. of Resource Development & Communications, Our Just Future, Portland, OR
https://jobs.macslist.org/job/zww5k4/dir-of-resource-development-communications/portland/or
15.) Communications and Outreach Assistant (CSA II), City of Portland, Portland, OR
16.) Communications Associate, Oregon Wild, Portland, OR
https://jobs.macslist.org/job/xsxrlz/communications-associate/portland/or
17.) Part-Time Communications Specialist, Town of Tyngsborough, Tyngsborough, MA
https://www.mma.org/listing/pt-communications-specialist-2/
18.) Associate Employee Communications Specialist, Electronic Arts, Redwood City, CA
19.) Manager, Marketing & Communications – Level G (EMAPS), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
https://campusconnect.poweredbymagnet.ca/public/jobinfo/626185667
*** From Andrew Hudson’s Jobs List:
20.) Marketing and Communications Coordinator, National Western Center Authority, Denver, Colorado
21.) Communications and Engagement Specialist, Town of Johnstown, Johnstown, Colorado
22.) Head, Communications & Branding, Newmont Mining, Denver, Colorado
https://andrewhudsonsjobslist.com/jobs/head-communications-branding-in-denver-colorado-us/
23.) Senior Communications & Media Manager, Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
https://www.tealhq.com/job/senior-communications-media-manager_ae34713a-3f6b-473b-8ce6-1721dbae6709
24.) Director, Marketing and Communications, Ambrose University, Calgary, Alberta
https://ambrose.edu/job/director-marketing-and-communications-0
25.) Chief Communications Officer, American Clean Power Association, Washington, DC
https://theorg.com/org/american-clean-power/jobs/chief-communications-offi-5be944b5
26.) Officer, Communications, Environment, The Pew Charitable Trusts (USA), Washington, DC
29.) Senior Associate, Internal Communications, The Pew Charitable Trusts (USA), Washington, DC
30.) Principal Associate, Creative (Photojournalist/Multimedia), The Pew Charitable Trusts (USA), Washington, DC
31.) Content Strategy & Social Media Manager, Kohler, Kohler, WI
https://kohler.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/16/home/requisition/64231?c=kohler&lang=en-US
32.) Communications Specialist Senior – Media and Public Relations, BAE Systems Inc., Broomfield, Colorado
33.) Communications Specialist, Activision, Santa Monica, CA
https://www.showbizjobs.com/jobs/activision-communications-specialist-in-santa-monica/jid-dy63km
34.) Corporate Communications Manager, NPR, Washington, DC
https://www.showbizjobs.com/jobs/npr-corporate-communications-manager-in-washington/jid-dy60zq
35.) Manager, Employee Engagement Communications (Hybrid), Raytheon Technologies Corporate Headquarters, Arlington, VA / Tucson, Arizona / McKinney, Texas / Cedar Rapids, Iowa / Charlotte, North Carolina
https://careers.rtx.com/global/en/job/01743325/Manager-Employee-Engagement-Communications-Hybrid
36.) Communications Director (Life Sciences Industry), Bravo Group, Wayne, PA / Harrisburg, PA
https://bravogroup.us/careers/director-life-sciences/
37.) Director, Strategic Communications, Office of University Communications, Stanford University, Stanford, California
https://careers.insidehighered.com/job/3224392/director-strategic-communications/
38.) Writer-Editor, Development Services Group, Inc., Bethesda, MD
39.) Communication Specialist, US Tech Solutions, Juno Beach, FL
40.) Director, Marketing and Public Relations, Parkland College, Champaign, Illinois
https://jobs.odwyerpr.com/jobs/view/director-marketing-and-public-relations/76133324/
41.) Public Affairs Specialist, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce, Boulder, Colorado
https://www.usajobs.gov/job/825946700
42.) Communications Specialist, Empire State University (SUNY Empire), Saratoga Springs, NY
https://careers.insidehighered.com/job/3280236/communications-specialist/
43.) Marketing Communication Specialist, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
44.) Communications Director, Restoration, World Resources Institute, Washington, DC
https://jobs.jobvite.com/wri/job/oG1YufwT
45.) WFBF Marketing and Communications Director, Mountain West Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company, Laramie, WY 82070
46.) Marketing and Communications Coordinator, Alzheimer Society of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE, Canada
https://ca.trabajo.org/job-2891-c12af1251c4f0cfbdcff7f828c8f0e42
47.) Outreach Director, Downeast Coastal Conservancy, Machias, Maine
https://jobs.nonprofitmaine.org/job/outreach-director-machias-maine-3716
48.) Strategic Communications Associate/Manager, Orion Strategies, Columbus, OH
49.) Marketing & Communications Specialist, Shaw Construction, Denver, CO
https://shawconstruction.net/careers
50.) GRADCORPS – Policy and Communications Coordinator, Yukon Government, Whitehorse, YT, Canada
51.) Media Relations Manager, Quad, Sussex, WI
https://www.bequad.com/job/sussex/media-relations-manager/11056/74794356160
52.) Communications Coordinator, Maine Women’s Lobby & MWL Education Fund, Augusta, Maine
https://jobs.nonprofitmaine.org/job/communications-coordinator-augusta-maine-3717
*** Your JOTW alternative job selection for this week:
None this week. 53.) First Line Manager (Manufacturing Manager 3), Plutonium Product Quality Engineering & Inspection, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM
54.) Traffic Reporter, MoyCommunications, Inc., Hagåtña, GU
55.) Head Groundskeeper, Chicago Dogs Baseball, Rosemont, IL
https://www.teamworkonline.com/baseball-jobs/aapb/chicago-dogs-jobs/head-groundskeeper-2104211
*** Weekly Piracy Report:
116-24 29.12.2024: 0335 UTC: Posn: 03:55.95N – 098:44.38E, Belawan Anchorage, Indonesia.
Three unauthorised persons in a small wooden boat attempted to board an anchored tanker via the anchor chain. Alert crew noticed the persons and shouted at them causing the individuals to abort the boarding. The crew mustered and conducted a search. Incident reported to VTS.
115-24 28.12.2024: 1930 UTC: Posn: 21:49.8N – 091: 46.8E, Chattogram Anchorage, Bangladesh.
Three robbers armed with knives and iron bars boarded an anchored bulk carrier. Duty AB on routine rounds was threatened as he spotted the robbers trying to break into the forecastle store. The AB managed to escape. Alarm raised. The robbers threatened the local watchman who responded, before escaping with four accomplices waiting in their boat. A search was conducted and no items were reported missing. Port Control notified.
114-24 19.12.2024: 1530 UTC: Posn: 21:35.68N – 091:47.86E, Chattogram Anchorage, Bangladesh.
Around seven robbers armed with machetes boarded an anchored heavy load carrier ship. They threatened the duty crew with machetes, snatched his UHF radio and personal mobile phone and stole ship’s property before escaping in a wooden boat. No injuries were reported. The incident was reported to Port Control.
113-24 21.12.2024: 2130 UTC: Posn: 01:59.1N – 008:10.2E, Around 95nm West of Bata, Equatorial Guinea.
Six pirates in a speedboat boarded an offshore supply vessel underway and attempted to force their way into the citadel where the crew had taken refuge. After several failed attempts, the pirates damaged some of the bridge equipment and accommodation. Once the pirates disembarked, the crew emerged from the citadel and sailed to a safe port. All crew members reported safe.
*** Ball Cap of the week: ROKN Naval Academy
*** Coffee mug of the week: Bonatt’s Bakery – Harwichport, Mass. – Home of the Melt-A-Way
*** T-shirt of the Week: 617 Strong
*** Musical guest artist of the week: Music Explosion
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*** Ha’ina ‘ia mai ana ka’puana
(And So The Story Is Told)
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https://www.iabc.com/Career/Certification
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