Marketing Communications Assistant (Bi-lingual Spanish)

Description

The Peconic Land Trust is celebrating our 40^th anniversary. 40 years of protecting Long Island’s working farms, natural lands, and heritage. We are excited to offer an entry-level Marketing Communications Assistant opportunity for someone who wants to be a part of conserving what makes Long Island unique: fresh locally grown food; healthy woodlands and meadows and our beautiful shorelines. Come grow with us. The Trust has a strong track record of promoting from within.

The function of the Marketing/Communications/Events Department is to provide the Peconic Land Trust with support for all public facing interactions on a consistent and timely basis; deepen the connection between the community and the land trust by focusing on “impact” of conservation through storytelling; engage the community in the Trust’s work through fundraising and friend-raising events; educational and recreational programs; provide consistent messaging – and information – across multiple communication channels (Internal: print, online, social; and External/Press: print, radio, online, social);

Reporting to the Vice President and in close coordination with the Marketing team and other departments, the Marketing Communications Assistant will provide support for preparing materials and coordinating activities – including event production, collateral development, website development, maintenance and updates, social and electronic media, and public relations.

Primary Responsibilities:

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Administrative

• Scheduling meetings, acting as a backup for phones and mail, and taking minutes for meetings.
• Maintain collateral files – archive, update, purge materials.
• Merchandise ordering and inventory tracking.

Events

• Update the database for Connections/Event registrations, as well as follow up post-events to update donor records.
• Provide support leading up to special events and attend several throughout the year - some occur during the weekend.
• Assist in outreach to volunteers and organizations to expand access to the Trust properties and programs.

PR/Website/Social:

• Conduct a periodic review of the local press contacts to update our press list.
• Manage placements of ads, monitor budget, assist with layout.
• Assist with Spanish translations for websites and social postings, and for other communications, as needed.

We Offer

• Competitive salary and benefits relative to nonprofits and local companies.
• 35 work hours a week Monday-Friday, with a hybrid work schedule.
• Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA, HRA and HSA.
• Employee contributed 403b plan.
• Profit-sharing pension plan.
• Annual Bonus and salary increase potential.
• Generous Paid Time Off.
• And Other Benefits.