Date posted: March 6th, 2015
Closing date: April 8th, 2015
Salary: $40,000 per year plus benefits
Job type: Full-time, 12 month maternity leave contract
Start date: ASAP
Location: Victoria, B.C.
Wherever you go in the world, private interests are taking over public resources, such as air, land and water. In British Columbia, Dogwood Initiative is pioneering a model to put control back in the hands of the public by bringing together citizens and First Nations to reclaim decision-making power over their natural resources.
The Dogwood model combines large-scale citizen engagement and recognition of aboriginal land rights with a non-partisan political approach, both of which are underscored by a commitment to continual improvement through sophisticated testing and analytics.
Not only are we building a model for citizens to take back control of their air, land and water, but we are also developing a template for how citizen-based organizations can become financially self-sufficient.
We currently have an opportunity for a Communications Coordinator to join our talented team and play a key role in managing communications with our supporters.
The ideal candidate will be a communications generalist who enjoys doing a variety of communications work, has solid design skills and a strong ability to develop compelling narratives on a variety of media platforms.
As part of our team, you’ll get to:
Identify communications and content opportunities
Help develop content for campaigns, including writing e-mail alerts, social media and web content
Conduct audience analysis and develop story arcs
Monitor and assess content success
Assist with media monitoring and building our media list
Delve deep into the theory of how people make decisions and what we can do to help citizens take actions in line with their values
Help strengthen democracy in British Columbia
To be considered for this position, you need to:
Show a demonstrated passion for politics and citizen engagement
Have previous related experience in communications and mobilization
Have an entrepreneurial, proactive attitude with a focus on getting results
Be proficient in graphic design using Adobe Creative Suite including Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop a must – preferably for both print and web
Have experience with campaign/brand related social media
Have experience with content management systems, such as Drupal, Plone or WordPress
Have a demonstrated ability to generate creative, well-designed web, mobile and/or social media content to help tell stories through pictures, text, etc.
Have a track record of writing and editing clean, compelling copy for a variety of audiences
Be able to identify audience needs and develop compelling narratives on a variety of media platforms
Be able to develop plans with clear goals, roles, timelines and metrics
Be comfortable working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
Demonstrate strong web front end language skills (e.g., HTML, CSS) – Javascript a plus
Be willing to help out where you’re needed – with fundraising, special events and community outreach programs, for example
Google Analytics experience or experience with other analytics software a plus
Additionally, please highlight in your application which of the following you have experience with:
CP Style
Fundraising
Shooting and editing video
Communications planning
Writing e-mail broadcasts
Using Salesforce or another CRM
Using a mass e-mailing program
Managing a social media presence for an organization
Doing media monitoring and/or maintaining a media contact list
Using data to improve results
Working on a non-profit or political campaign
Using graphic design software
Dogwood Initiative offers a flexible and rewarding work environment, including four weeks paid vacation in your first year.
If you’re interested in this position and meet the requirements, please e-mail a résumé and a one-page cover letter detailing why you’d like to work for Dogwood Initiative and why you’re the right person for the job by April 8th to:
Matt Takach, Operations Director
careers@dogwoodinitiative.org