POSITION
TITLE:
Public
Relations & Communications Manager
COUNCIL
OVERVIEW: Richly
diverse and growing Girl Scout Council serving 18,000 inner city, urban and
suburban girls and young women in Santa Clara County. Forty-seven full-time,
20-150 seasonal staff and 6000 volunteers provide programs that empower girls
and young women to make life-enhancing decisions, develop self esteem, and be
active, contributing members of our community.
BASIC
FUNCTION: Assist
in the planning,
development, and implementation of a public relations, marketing and
communications plan to promote the contemporary image of Girl Scouts in Santa
Clara County.
MAJOR
RESPONSIBILITIES:
1.
Coordinate
media relations including planning publicity campaigns, writing and distributing
press and broadcast releases, responding to spontaneous public relations and
promotion opportunities and establishing media contacts. Act as an official
media spokesperson.
2.
Cultivate
and maintain community contacts to develop and expand public awareness and
support of Girl Scouting.
3.
Ensure
the effectiveness and high quality of communications materials and presentations
for diverse internal and external audiences. Design and/or develop and produce
all agency publications. Provide writing, editing, layout and quality control
services to employees and volunteers. Write and edit presentations.
4.
Serve
as a member of the Crisis Communications Team and as a key communicator during
crisis communications. Provide training and support to employee and volunteer
spokespersons.
5.
Provide
on-going marketing and public relations support to the agency Capital Campaign
and Board committees.
6.
Participate in the development, implementation, and monitoring of
yearly plans and budget; provide written
and oral progress reports.
QUALIFICATIONS:
·
Bachelors
Degree or equivalent experience. Special training in community relations,
marketing and/or journalism desirable.
·
Minimum
of two years hands-on experience in community relations, media, marketing,
journalism or closely related work.
·
Excellent
written and oral communications skills.
·
Experience
planning and organizing programs and events.
·
Ability
to cultivate, motivate and maintain effective working relationships with
vendors, media, community contacts, staff and volunteers from diverse
backgrounds.
·
Ability
to use a computer keyboard and communicate effectively by phone and email daily.
·
Ability
to handle several projects simultaneously, prioritize work and handle last
minute demands appropriately.
·
Experience
with Microsoft Office’s applications and
PageMaker.
·
Commitment
to the empowerment of girls and women.
·
Valid
drivers license; willingness to work flexible hours, evenings and weekends.
HOURS:
Full-time; occasional evenings/weekends; flexible schedule.
HIRING
RANGE:
$38-$43K
(depending on experience) plus benefits (including medical/dental/vision
insurance, health club membership, 9 holidays plus 1 floating holiday and winter
holiday break, 16 PTO days, 401K and Girl Scout retirement plans, flexible
spending plan)
AVAILABLE:
Immediately. Send cover letter, resume to: Dept. PRM, Girl Scouts of Santa Clara
County, 1310 S. Bascom Avenue, San Jose, CA 95128 or FAX (408) 287-8025 or [email protected]
Revised: January 06, 2001
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