Potomac Riverkeeper Job Announcement

Job: Communications & Membership Coordinator

Potomac Riverkeeper

Communications & Membership Coordinator

Position Description

 

Potomac Riverkeeper seeks a talented writer and designer to serve as Communications & Membership Coordinator.  This new position will design and produce print and electronic content, assist with membership processes, and provide event support.

 

Responsibilities include:

• Coordinate the writing, editing, and production of membership, advocacy, and program materials, including print newsletters, web and social media content development, and contributions to e-newsletters and other communications.
• Manage social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.).
• Design and produce educational and promotional materials for outreach and membership activities. 
• Maintain and coordinate updates to website(s).
• Manage the photographing and videotaping of events and outreach activities. 
• Maintain central library of images, production materials, and membership resources. 
• Maintain media list and media mentions archive; manage distribution/promotion of press releases to media network. 
• Carry out effective messaging and branding techniques as determined by Communications Committee. 
• Work with Development Director to design and implement membership campaigns.
• Coordinate, promote, and staff outreach/fundraising events and activities. 
• Assist with volunteer and membership databasing (Salesforce).
• Respond to general questions from members and the public.
• Other duties as assigned.

 

Preferred Qualifications/Skills:

• Exceptional written and verbal communications skills.
• Excellent layout and design skills.  Experience with Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Photoshop and InDesign. 
• Proficient in Microsoft Office. 
• One to three years of marketing/communications experience.
• Demonstrated passion for Potomac Riverkeeper’s mission.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and tasks simultaneously. 
• Website management competency (HTML, JavaScript, Flash and open source website platforms, particularly Drupal, a plus).
• Desire and ability to work independently in a self-directed, small-office environment.
• Knowledge of social networking forums and strategies to promote causes. 
• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, environmental studies, marketing, or related field preferred.
• Occasional weekend and evening hours.

 

To Apply: Accepted until filled, with position to begin immediately. Email a cover letter and resume to Jobs@PotomacRiverkeeper.org, subject line "YOUR LAST NAME, Communications Coordinator". Only complete applications will be considered, and only those selected for interviews will be contacted – no phone inquiries please.

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I want to make sure you all know if this nice little aggregator web page:
http://www.career.vt.edu/websites/CareerFields/NaturalResources.html

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You are here:
Career Services > Job & internship search guide > Websites with jobs, internships & career info >Career field menu > Environment | Green Jobs | Natural Resources | Sustainable Biomaterials | Geography | Forestry | Fisheries | Wildlife

On this page: 
• General: .com, .org, .net, etc.
• U.S. federal government resources 
• Virginia state agencies
• Virginia Tech academic colleges and departments > career resources

Related topics: 
• Agriculture | Horticulture | Food Science | Biotech
• Sciences: Life & Physical 

Stuck at a repair shop

Hey folks, I'm stuck at a repair shop.  I do have my laptop and phone, both capable of a hangout.  I'd rather communicate with you individually if there are any concerns, but I will check in at 7pm to make sure all is well.

I really appreciate all the work you folks have posted this last week and will review it all shortly and get you all close to your final grade for the semester.  Mostly however, I want to help you get all your projects to a point where you are proud of them. I think we all agree philosophically that is what's most important, but I certainly respect and expect to facilitate EVERYONE getting the grade they want.

Google+ Hangout  - look for Jim.Egenrieder@gmail.com  )

WV R9 Stormwater 101 Worksheets and Links

From WV Region 9:

Please find the information provided at Stormwater 101 Workshop below.  If your organization is interested in scheduling a workshop please contact the Region 9 Chesapeake Bay Coordinator, Matthew Pennington at mpennington@region9wv.com.

LINK: SWM101 Hydrologic Soil Group and Impervious Surface Map

• Use the link above and the following steps to determine which soil class your property contains:
  

1. Type your home address in the space provided located in the upper right portion.
2. When the map zooms to your address click the colored portion to bring up hydrosoil group.  It will be on of the following letters (A, B, C, D, A/D, B/D).

• Use the link above and the following steps to determine your how much impervious surface area your proper:

1. Type your home address in the space provided located in the upper right portion. 
2. When the map zooms to your address use the MEASURE tool to trace a polygon around your desired area. 

LINK:  TR-55 Worksheets

• Use the link above to download worksheets used at the SWM101 workshop.

LINK: One-Inch Capture Calculator

• Use this spread sheet to input your property's measurments to determine how much storage is needed to meet the one inch capture. 

Protocol Selection and the Watershed Assessment

I wanted to help you all appreciate the relationship between the Protocol Selection and the Watershed Assessment (or any alternative you might propose).

The Protocol Selection is really only a narrative form of your reason (rationale) for choosing a particular methodology, and a brief discussion of that methodology, that you plan to use for your watershed assessment project.  

This can be accomplished in the form of a medium-length blog post - maybe a paragraph for each of the following (a suggestion, not a prescription): 

• what you're planning;
• how you plan to do it; 
• where you plan to do it;
• why it's relevant for this (these) location(s); and maybe 
• any prediction or hypothesis.

You'll want to include this later in the write-up of your watershed assessment, so you can choose to add as much detail as you wish in this "pre-assessment" description.  

More about this tomorrow in the G+ Hangout:

Google+ Hangout  - look for Jim.Egenrieder@gmail.com  (G+ users should add me to their circles)

FreeConferenceCall.com - (661) 673-8600  access code: 766199#  (If you use voice over IP, you might get errors.  The FreeConferenceCall.com backup number for those using Voice-over-IP is  805-360-1075.

More on the Watershed Group presentation

For those still working on or refining their watershed group/organization, simply put together a blog post or short slide presentation highlighting the history, scope, leadership, activities, etc. (whatever is relevant) of a watershed group that interests you.  Use any format you wish, but if you want to make quick work of it, there is a template on my Blog.  

Keep things flattering and upbeat, unless of course the group is defunct or the leadership has been arrested, etc.  

Tutorial for using Jing (free) to record on-screen presentations

Jing, SnagIt, Camtasia and others are available from TechSmith.com

Capture a video using Jing

Jing can capture and share videos (up to five minutes long) from your computer screen. Narrating a quick video is a great way to show someone exactly what you mean. 

Once you select your entire desktop, window, or custom area, click the Capture Videobutton. If it's the first time you're making a video, Jing will ask you which audio device you'd like to use. For example, many laptops have a built-in internal microphone, but you may also have a webcam, USB microphone, etc.

 

There is a 3-second countdown before you're on! The yellow filmstrip-like vertical bands start scrolling to indicate a recording is in progress.

• Click the Pause button to gather your thoughts or bring a new window or application into the recording area.
• Click the Restart button if you made a blunder and just want to start the recording over.
• Click Stop to conclude recording.

Your video is displayed in the Jing Preview window. Check to make sure the audio sounds right and you recorded everything you meant to. Sometimes listening and analyzing yourself causes one to be overly critical. Hey, it's Jing. It's supposed to be fast. Unless the audio is really poor or you accidentally captured something confidential on your screen, why not just send it off? Now it's time to save or share the video.

Here are a few more video specifics:

• Jing records audio (you can mute it though) from the selected device. If the list of devices ever changes, Jing prompts you to select one the next time you record a video. You can also manually change the device at any time in the Preferences. If you're having trouble recording audio, please view this help topic.
• If you're sending your videos to a site that will resize or re-encode your video (like YouTube), you may want to learn more about dimensions that will work best.
• Jing has a 5-minute time limit--it's for short, fast communication; not so much for long tutorials or presentations.
• Jing's videos are best viewed in a Web browser.
• You can't annotate Jing videos--just images.

Tip: Saving a video and then attaching it to an email for others can be problematic. A lot of computers don't know how to open the (SWF) videos created with the free version of Jing. Often you need to drag the video into a web browser to play it. A better solution might be to use the Screencast.com button then share the link with others. This way they can click the link to see your video and you don't clog their email with large file attachments.