Community Engagement & Marketing Intern

Palo Alto, CA (On-site)

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Posted 1 month ago

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Job Summary

Own the event operations for outdoor volunteer programs, coordinating signups, on-site execution, and data hygiene to keep volunteers and guests aligned.

  • Operations and ownership: staff 3–4 in-person events per month, manage materials, setup, and post-event wrap, using Eventbrite and on-site workflows.
  • Content and publicity: draft event pages in Wordpress, post pre/post emails, and promote via calendars and community channels.
  • Data and engagement: update Salesforce with event data, tag photos/videos, field questions from the community, and act as a POST representative.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Staff in-person events including some night and weekend events (3-4 per month) including assembly and return of materials before and after these events.
  • Draft and create Eventbrite sign-up pages, event webpages in Wordpress and pre-event and post event emails to attendees for finalization by senior team members
  • Promote events through a variety of online calendars and community channels
  • Provide post-event support by updating event data in the Salesforce database and uploading and tagging event photos and videos.
  • Improve and update event templates and descriptions
  • Provide support for volunteer scheduling, and other volunteer support including materials assembly, and distribution
  • Salesforce Data entry as needed
  • Support the development of content for our volunteer community
  • Field incoming general questions from the community and event guests
  • Act as a POST representative at a variety of public events

Requirements

  • An interest in and love of the outdoors and nature;
  • Good computer skills and a willingness to learn other cloud-based systems like database, project management, digital asset management, web content and others.
  • Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail;
  • Self-motivated, enthusiastic, and flexible;
  • Ability to take initiative and produce desired results;
  • Ability to prioritize and reprioritize as necessary and as things change
  • Great interpersonal skills and a love of team work and working with people;
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Regular and accurate communication with others, and the ability to complete tasks using a phone, email, web and video technology
  • The ability to interact effectively with digital and printed materials and operate required job-related equipment.
  • The ability to drive to remote locations, a valid California driver's license, access to a vehicle and an insurable driving record
  • Availability on nights and weekends to staff events
  • Ability to hike uneven terrain, and to tolerate exposure to varying weather conditions.
  • Ability to lift and carry up to 20 lbs. of equipment and supplies in the office or the field.

Benefits

  • State mandated sick leave
Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) logo

Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST)

Our Mission:POST protects open space on the Peninsula and in the South Bay for the benefit of all.Our Vision:POST is creating a network of protected lands where people and nature connect and thrive. These lands are preserved forever so present and future generations benefit from the careful balance of rural and urban landscapes that makes our region extraordinary.Our Impact:Since our founding in 1977, POST has protected more than 87,000 acres of permanent open space, farms and parkland in San Mateo, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties. These lands are now part of the National Park system, National Wildlife Refuge system, California State Parks, county and city parks, regional preserves and private farmland. POST takes a science-driven approach in our decisions about land acquisition and stewardship so that every property is appropriately cared for.

Founded in 1977
Palo Alto, California, USA
93 employees (10 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
29.3K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$6.2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
43.5%
Direct
45.8%
Referral
5.3%
Social
3%
Paid
2.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~93

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
8 (9% of company)

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