Marketing and Communications Assistant
Job Description: Marketing and Communications Assistant
(Part-Time Internship Position)
Reports to: Executive Director (CEO)
Leadership Rochester Organization
Leadership Rochester provides community leadership education to adult professionals and high school youth committed to strengthening Greater Rochester. Established in 1991, LR is small nonprofit with broad connection to the community.
Our mission is to provide established and emerging leaders with knowledge and access to resources, enabling them to understand and respond to the quality of life challenges facing the Greater Rochester region. Our vision is creation of a diverse community of principled leaders dedicated and motivated to shape Greater Rochester now and in the future.
Leadership Rochester Programs
Leadership Rochester offers it’s Signature Leadership Program annually September through May. Professional leaders are nominated, interviewed, and selected for our cohort program and form a close class of about 45 leaders. The group spends a year together learning about different issues in our community. They participate in monthly program day sessions focused on topics such as the K-12 education system, healthcare, human services, diversity, the justice system, economic development and more. Participants connect with and learn directly from local leaders at the forefront of these issues.
Classes are held at different sites around the Rochester area, helping to expose individuals to many areas of our city that they may not visit otherwise. In addition, individuals participate in site visits and excursions that add deeper experiential education opportunities. These include jail visits, police ride-alongs, court visits, and more. Our leaders develop much deeper relationships and understand our community much more deeply. This enables them to be more effective in their own efforts to strengthen our community in their own unique professional and personal leadership roles.
In addition to our adult program, Leadership Rochester offers a high school program modeled after the adult program. It is shorter in duration offered one evening a week for 8 weeks. The program draws 10-20 high school students from different school districts across our region and brings them together to learn about our community of Rochester. They meet with local leaders, visit key sites, and develop their own personal leadership skills.
Position Summary
In active partnership with the Executive Director, this individual will organize and design marketing and communication materials for the organization; design and draft monthly e-newsletter, and update website. Opportunities for skill development based on individual’ personal performance and learning goals.
Responsibilities:
- Attend Leadership Rochester events and programs to connect, learn, and subsequently feature materials about events. (Example: Adult program held one full Friday a month)
- Design, author, and publish e-newsletter, printed program and marketing materials.
- Create and publish content for social media platforms including LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
- Gather stories, articles, and relevant content for marketing and information materials.
- Design and write copy of program guides and materials.
- Update website as needed. Develop copy for new site.
- Other marketing and communications duties as assigned.
Skills:
· Strong written and verbal business communication skills.
· Skilled at Microsoft Office suite including Word, Excel, Publisher, etc
· Familiarity with MailChimp for e-newsletter communications.
· Experience with Canva or familiarity with graphic design software or willingness to learn.
· Comfort with Social Media platforms including LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.
· Comfort with light content updates to website (programming not required)
Wage $600 Semester Stipend (Paid $120 per month)
Hours: 8-12 hours per week.
Office hours are flexible to accommodate great candidate. Office open 8:30-4:00 pm
Attendance at monthly program days required (generally held one Friday a month Sept-May.)
2019-2020 Program Dates Are: Fridays Jan 10, Feb 7, March 12 & 13, April 17, May 8.
Attendance at occasional evening events including at the high school program in the spring.