Jobs with the Mississippi Free Press

The Mississippi Free Press, an award-winning nonprofit digital newsroom with national impact, run by the nonprofit Mississippi Journalism and Education Group, is seeking a part-time operations assistant to join our diverse, cohesive and mutually supportive team. The women-founded Mississippi Free Press, named the Institute for Nonprofit News’ Startup of the Year in 2021, launched at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 and immediately attracted widespread attention nationally and, at times, even internationally for our mission-driven coverage of vital issues and stories. 

The operations assistant will work in the MJEG/MFP office space in downtown Jackson under the supervision of the Executive Assistant Shaye Smith and will perform a variety of administrative support tasks for her, CEO Donna Ladd and Publisher Kimberly Griffin to help ensure the efficient operation of the organization. Responsibilities will include making, responding to and routing calls, emails and other correspondence to the appropriate recipients; managing staff calendar; collecting and filing documents; managing invoices and other paperwork. The assistant will also help organize events for staff, boards and the community, and will also create and maintain organization systems for the office.

In this position, the operations assistant will become part of a collaborative, inclusive and supportive team who will help you grow your skills and career. All staff members are invited to brainstorm ideas about how to strengthen our organization, our media coverage and our reach throughout diverse counties across Mississippi. We prefer candidates with Mississippi roots.