Archive for the ‘Opportunity’ Category

The Chesapeake Bay Trust (a client of Water Words That Work) has two openings for communications folks: A senior, director-level position and a more junior, associate level position.

Development and Communications Director: The DDC will be responsible for keeping the organization focused on accomplishing an ambitious resource development plan, with a goal of doubling revenue by 2015. This person will also work with the Trust’s leadership team to design and implement a comprehensive communication’s plan, elements of which include outreach about grant opportunities, reporting about the accomplishments of the Trust and its grantees, and social marketing aimed at increasing Bay stewardship.

Click the link to download the environmental communications director position description.

Communications Associate. The Communications Associate will play an important role in communicating the Trust’s mission and activities to diverse and growing audiences. Focus areas include: web content creation and management, newsletter production, email outreach to constituents, media outreach, mailing and email list management, desktop publishing, graphic design, and coordination and staffing of outreach events.

Click the link to download the environmental communications associate position description.

Good luck!

Athens, Georgia is a lovely college town and there are some fine folks living and working there. And you can live there, too, if you are fortunate enough to land the job as the Stormwater Program Education Specialist for the city of Athens and Clarke County!

Here are a few of the duties this person will have:

• Prepares and distributes news releases; coordinates photo opportunities/feature stories.
• Supervises/creates logos, images, and signage for the program.
• Creates advertising for print media and PSA spots for radio TV, internet, and other media outlets.
• Coordinates school education programs.

They’re looking for a candidate with a background in public relations, journalism, marketing, telecommunications, or related discipline with one year of journalism, public relations, marketing, or education. The salary is just shy of $40k, which goes a long way in that part of Georgia.

Click the link below to learn more. Good luck!
Environmental Awareness Job Description.

Whenever my client projects call for working on slogans and taglines, I reach for my well worn copy of the Nonprofit Tagline Report by Nancy Schwartz. I have never come across a better resource on the subject.

So when Nancy lets me know that she has lined up some sponsors to run the 2010 Getting Attention Nonprofit Tagline Awards, I think you need to know about it. Do you have a clever, evocative, inspiring, heartwarming, and motivating tagline?

Click here to enter it 2010 Getting Attention Nonprofit Tagline Awards! Good luck to you.

The Cacapon Institute, in High View, WV, is looking for a full time outreach coordinator. They write:

“The successful applicant will focus on two activities: engaging educators and students in watershed learning; and engaging current and prospective members in the Potomac Watershed Partnership.”

The position is entry level and starting salaries in the mid 20s.

Click here for the full announcement.

Pass it along to the folks you know!