Communications Coordinator – TreeKeepers
Organization: Environmental Youth Alliance http://www.eya.ca
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia
Date posted: January 19, 2015
Closing date: January 28, 2015
Salary: $22/hr
Job type: Part time, 24 hours/week
, 32 weeks
Start Date: February 10, 2015
TreeKeepers is a nonprofit program helping Vancouver residents and
businesses grow the urban forest. We are looking for a savvy
Communications Coordinator to help spread the word. Reporting to the
co-directors, the Communications Coordinator will enhance the public
profile of TreeKeepers, increase the sale of trees and raise public
awareness of the value of the urban forest.
Responsibilities
• Develop and coordinate a communications and marketing plan to
promote tree sales;
• Contribute communications strategies in planning various
tree-related campaigns;
• Manage social media platforms and e-newsletters;
• Monitor and report on coverage of the program to improve reach and impact;
• Develop and distribute marketing and engagement materials (handouts,
public displays, merchandise);
• Produce and/or coordinate production of graphic and video content
for the website and social media;
• Assist with tree distributions and community events, as needed.
Qualifications/Assets
• professional experience in communications, marketing or non-profit
public outreach;
• environmental ethic with an appreciation for urban trees;
• experience communicating with diverse individuals, organizations and
businesses in Vancouver;
• experience writing/designing in various media (print, web, social
media, e-newsletters);
• enthusiastic about social media including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube;
• experience with news media including writing, editing, distributing
media releases;
• able to work some weekends and evenings, especially during spring
distribution;
• can supply your own cell phone and computer with high-speed internet;
• knows, or can quickly learn, software for web design (WordPress) and
graphic design (Adobe CS);
• enjoys working outside (even in crappy weather) and participating in
community events;
• independence, creativity, flexibility and the courage to take a good
idea and run with it;
More Info
The TreeKeepers program was launched in late 2012 as one of the key
goals of Vancouver’s Greenest City campaign. It is a partnership
managed by Tree City and the Environmental Youth Alliance working with
the City of Vancouver’s Park Board on the Greenest City 2020 Action
Plan. This ambitious roadmap to a healthy, inclusive, prosperous and
resilient future calls for the planting of 150,000 new trees. That’s a
big target for a developed city where land use is in perennial
contention, so public participation is vital. The TreeKeepers program
was created to encourage people and businesses to plant more trees on
private property while raising appreciation and knowledge of the value
of the urban forest. Visit the websites: http://www.treekeepers.ca
http://www.eya.ca, http://www.treecitycanada.ca.
To Apply
Please email your resume and cover letter to Hartley Rosen, Executive
Director of the Environmental Youth Alliance ( Hartley@eya.ca ) with
“Communications Coordinator” in the subject line. When submitting your
application please send documents together in one pdf
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interviews. No
phone calls please.