Responsibilities

• Drafting and scheduling social media posts resonate with Save the Harbor’s community and mission.
• Creating visually engaging and on-brand graphics and short-form videos for outreach, marketing, and community engagement.
• Designing and writing emails and collecting content for monthly newsletters.
• Compiling monthly analytics of the organization’s website, email database, and social media platforms to create quarterly analytics reports.
• Assisting with promoting Save the Harbor’s flagship events such as the Shamrock Splash, Destination Boston Harbor, and other minor events.
• Supporting content updates to Save the Harbor’s website.
• Attending and supporting Save the Harbor/Save the Bay events and projects, with occasional evening or weekend hours as required.
• Supporting the organization’s photography and visual content needs, including using office-owned photography equipment to capture high-quality content at events, programs, and other activities as directed by the Communications Manager.
• Participate in monthly anti-racism meetings to evaluate organizational best practices, rooted in our commitment to anti-racism within an intersectional framework that also addresses sexism, classism, ableism, and other forms of oppression.

Requirements

• Excellent interpersonal, writing and verbal skills. Ability to work collaboratively across multiple departments.
• Experience with content marketing, including social media and email, and event marketing.
• Proficient graphic design skills, either with Canva or Adobe Creative Suite.
• Experience with email marketing and platforms such as Constant Contact or MailChimp.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, and Google Suite.

Preferred

• In depth knowledge of Boston’s neighborhoods, familiarity with Boston Public Schools and local organizations, and interest in community engagement.
• Interest and/or connection to protecting green and blue spaces and ensuring public access to them, especially for people of color, Queer people, people with disabilities, and people who don’t primarily speak English.
• Attention to detail and accuracy in completing tasks.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced nonprofit environment, adapting to changing priorities and emerging needs.
• Strong organization and time management skills, with the ability to manage and support multiple projects/tasks and overlapping deadlines.
• Dependability and flexibility in a fast-paced environment.
• Must be able to get to and from community outreach obligations primarily in Boston, but also including Nahant, Lynn, Revere, Winthrop, Quincy, and Hull. Candidates with a vehicle and drivers license are preferred.
• Proficiency in Spanish, Haitian Creole, Mandarin and/or Cape Verdean Creole preferred, but not required.

Benefits

• 401(k) matching
• Professional development assistance