Communications Assistant

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To apply, please submit your resume, cover letter, and professional references to info@ms4jw.org.

Position Overview

The Communications Assistant will support the Director of Storytelling & Public Relations in executing MSJW’s communications, media, and digital engagement strategies. This role is ideal for a highly organized, creative, and detail-oriented communicator who is passionate about human rights and social justice. The assistant will help manage MSJW’s social media platforms, website content, press and media coordination, email campaigns, and storytelling projects that amplify the work of MSJW.

Job Details

• Job Title: Communications Assistant

• Location: Jackson, MS

• Employment Type: Full Time,  Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm 

• Salary: $45,000 

• Benefits: Healthcare + Benefits

• Reports To: Communications Director,Executive Director

About Mississippi for a Just World

Mississippi for a Just World (MSJW) is a humanitarian organization based in Mississippi that bridges the fight to build a more just world from the Deep South to the Global South. Our goal is to be a living, breathing movement for human rights, deeply rooted in the enduring legacy of Mississippi's human liberation struggle. Across borders and cultures, irrespective of our different political, cultural, and social backgrounds, we are fighting for a world where every individual is empowered, where justice prevails, and where human dignity is non-negotiable.

Our Mission:

Rooted in a rich history of resistance, our mission is to serve as champions of human rights from Mississippi to Palestine, to Sudan, to Congo, to Haiti, and to all oppressed people of the world by dismantling systems of harm and injustice through transformative education, collective power building, and political advocacy.

To apply, please submit your resume, cover letter, and professional references to info@ms4jw.org.