media coordinator Louisville, KY
Job description
Media Manager
Play Cousins Collective, Inc. is a nonprofit agency that utilizes Ancestral Methods of Healing and Resilience and builds upon that knowledge by celebrating and utilizing the critical thinking skills and cultural genius of our collective villages. At Play Cousins Collective we are building villages around our children. We engage our community in four ways (1) Family Engagement (2) Children’s Programming (3) Community Outreach (4) and Resource sharing.
Our mission is achieved via the following principles
Advocacy for children and families
Gentle and Positive Child Rearing and Play
Family and Caregiver Empowerment
At Play Cousins we are building a cohort of parents who are setting playdates, suggesting community conversation themes, and recruiting members. We envision parents sharing their resources, parenting tips and childcare/skilled labor. When dealing with adversity, or simply everyday life, we see parents trading labor in ways that are subversive to our oppression, disenfranchisement and limited resources.
We see parents babysitting in return for the use of a member's washer and dryer, or cooking in exchange for a ride to class. We envision carpools to parent teacher meetings and to the voting polls. By modeling healthy and loving behaviors and by learning more about who we are and who we can be, we are healing generational wounds. The tighter we weave this quilt of interconnectedness the harder it will be to tear us apart, to lose someone, or to feel alone. It takes a village to raise a child and Play Cousins Collective is building that village.
Job Summary/Objective:
The Media Director serves as the voice of Play Cousins Collective, Inc across the majority of our social media platforms. This position tends to our presence online, acts to engage new and old contacts, and acts as the first line of communication to those looking to interface with the organization. The focus of this role is to digitally promote the work of Play Cousins Collective, Inc as a whole while maintaining Play Cousin’s core values and mission. This requires a high level of effective communication skills. The Media Director works closely with Play Cousins Program Managers, Executive Director, and department heads as well as other involved parties to ensure consistent and cohesive representation of the organization.This includes, but is not limited to the creation of eye catching and engaging flyers and online graphics to promote our events, ensuring the website remain up to date and all communication attempts are responded to in a timely manner, and working with staff to ensure deadlines are met and visions are developed accurately. As things do move quickly, the Media Director has stellar organizational and time management skills to ensure prompt turnover for requested assignments. They are able to deliver on deadlines and give adequate notification to involved parties if a task has the potential to run longer than originally quoted. The Media Director has excellent literary skills and is able to speak life into our online community through the use of grammatically correct, vibrant, and descriptive language. They are also responsible for the designing of Play Cousins’ monthly Newsletter, The PlayPen and the maintenance of the Play Cousins Website.
Requirements:
- Excellent organization skills
- Excellent self and time management
- Proficient in Google Docs, Sheets, Slide, etc
- Social Media proficient
- Skilled in Adobe, Canva and Photoshop
- Skilled in video editing
- Skilled in photography and photo editing
- Marketing experience
- Computer literate
- Skilled in telecommunications
- Well written, strong command of the English language.
- Strong communication skills
- Experience building and maintaining websites (must be familiar with Wix)
- Excellent people skills. Must be personable with the ability to engage effectively with anyone.
- If choosing to work remotely, must have reliable access to the internet and a computer.
Responsibilities
- Maintain the Play Cousins Collective website.
- Collaborate with relevant staff, media team, supervisor, and/or other project participants to understand project assignment, audience, and intended message.
- Create original visual media that communicates the desired feeling or message in an engaging and unified way.
- Provide graphics in required format and size relevant to intended use.
- Choose graphics, clip art, and stock photography, as appropriate; may enhance choices with simple drawings. Ensures no copyright infringement.
- Prepare drafts of design work and provide them to the Program Director and other appropriate staff or departments for review.
- Revise projects as necessary based on collaborative feedback processes.
- Consult with other team members as needed on complex or specialized projects.
- Work with the Program Director, HR, & Office Admin to maintain an updated directory on the website.
- Prepare print orders and assembly instructions on notification of final approval.
- Communicate effectively with all parties involved in response to questions and concerns.
- Provide projected completion times to the Program Director and/or relevant staff
- Clearly communicate to the Program Director and relevant parties any delays to agreed upon deadlines and provide reasons for the delays.
- Engage with the community via all Play Cousins online Platforms by promptly responding to those who message us or comment on our posts.
- Attend bi-monthly Egbe meeting
- Promote Upcoming Play Cousins events on all social media platforms and the Play Cousins website by utilizing original graphics, flyers, videos, and written words.
- Ensure that posts are made daily by 11am on all social media platforms.
- Review and update posting schedule with the Program Director regularly.
- Meet with the Program Director weekly to discuss ongoing projects and provide status updates.
- Create newsletter monthly by 1st Friday
- Edit website as needed
- Create flyers (3 day turnaround time)
- Make and schedule posts
- Attend 1 event a week (every other weekend you'd be required to work taking pictures and getting testimonials)
- Complete any additional reasonable tasks requested by upper management within the scope of this position.
Work site:
- Remotely
- May also utilize office space at the Play Cousins Office if so desired.
Hours and Pay:
- $17.00/Hr
- 20 hours a week
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $16.00 - $17.00 per hour
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Louisville, KY 40211: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
Experience:
- Marketing: 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Louisville, KY 40211
