Responsibilities

• Develop and manage creative events from the first idea through the day of the event and follow up.
• Build genuine relationships with local businesses, schools, organizations, vendors, sponsors, donors, volunteers, and community groups to create partnerships and new opportunities for Simba’s Sanctuary.
• Actively seek out new opportunities for Simba’s to grow its community presence rather than waiting for opportunities to come to us.
• Represent Simba’s professionally and confidently when communicating with business owners, potential partners, community members, potential adopters, and supporters.
• Coordinate event promotion, logistics, volunteers, vendors, setup, execution, and follow up while tracking attendance, engagement, and results.
• Some outreach will be planned in advance, while other opportunities may come up unexpectedly. This position requires someone who can be flexible, adjust priorities, and occasionally attend a community event, meeting, presentation, or outreach opportunity when needed.
• Manage and create engaging content for Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok with a focus on growing Simba’s Sanctuary’s audience and showcasing our adoptable cats, events, programs, and mission.
• Use social media strategically to increase engagement, website visits, event attendance, community awareness, and interest in adoption.
• Develop creative campaigns and content that help promote adoptable cats and create new opportunities for them to be seen and adopted.
• Stay current on social media trends and be comfortable working in a fast paced environment where content and priorities may change quickly.

Requirements

• Experience in events, community outreach, public relations, marketing, social media, website management, volunteer coordination, nonprofits, animal rescue, or shelter work is strongly preferred.
• Proficiency with Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok is required.
• A genuine love of animals and commitment to rescue work are essential.
• Scheduling & Reliability: reliability, consistency, and communication are extremely important.
• We understand that everyone needs time off and has commitments outside of work. However, this position is best suited for someone who can reliably maintain their regular schedule and communicate well in advance when time off is needed.
• Someone who frequently travels or regularly requires significant time away may not be the right fit for this particular role.

Preferred

• Experience in events, community outreach, public relations, marketing, social media, website management, volunteer coordination, nonprofits, animal rescue, or shelter work is strongly preferred.
• Proficiency with Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok is required.