Title: Editorial & Outreach Coordinator, Center for Northern Woodlands Education
Job Description: The Editorial & Outreach Coordinator has a supporting role in producing Northern Woodlands’ publications, carrying out the nonprofit’s activities related to development and fundraising, and completing general administrative tasks. They report to the Executive Director and Editor primarily and also coordinate with the Assistant Editor, Circulations & Communications Manager, and Circulation & Ad Sales Coordinator. Projects for this multi-tasking, generalist position vary week-to-week and over the course of the year.
Time: 15 hours a week, schedule flexible and subject to change in coordination with the Executive Director. On average, one work day per week will take place in the Northern Woodlands office in Lyme, New Hampshire.
Responsibilities
Editorial Support
- Attend weekly editorial meetings to identify tasks for each quarter’s magazine issue
- Provide support on photo and artwork acquisition, captions, writer check-ins, and other coordination activities
- Depending on time and interest, perform additional editorial work and short writing assignments
Outreach and Development Support
- Participate in weekly in-person staff meetings at the Northern Woodlands office in Lyme, NH
- Support the organization’s efforts to answer factual inquiries and other requests from the public, communicate with landowner associations, land trusts, and other frequent educational partners, and interact with the nonprofit’s community of readers and supporters
- Assist with gathering information for grant applications and reporting and researching opportunities for grant applications and foundational support
- Assist with event setup and cleanup
- As time allows, take on special projects related to outreach, for example, attending events on Northern Woodlands’ behalf
Administrative support
- Support the Circulation and Ad Sales Coordinator in preparation and mailing of merchandise and other orders
- Support material preparation for quarterly board meetings
- Support entry of donation information into the nonprofit’s database and preparation of acknowledgment letters and envelopes
- Process renewals and subscriptions and write out gift cards
Qualifications and Requirements
- Passion for forests, stewardship, and environmental education
- Organizational and time-management skills, including the ability to complete projects with minimal day-to-day supervision
- Willingness to pitch in where needed on varied tasks
- Enjoyment of a small office environment
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Experience with magazine editing and digital media production (preferred)
- Experience with nonprofit development and fundraising work (preferred)
- Readiness to interact with a diverse constituency of readers and contributors
Salary and Benefits
$25/hour, 15 hours/week.
To apply
Please send a cover letter and résumé to employment(at)northernwoodlands.org. We will begin reviewing applications on October 15.
The mission of the Center for Northern Woodlands Education is to advance a culture of forest stewardship in the Northeast and to increase understanding of and appreciation for the natural wonders, economic productivity, and ecological integrity of the region’s forests. We publish a quarterly magazine and a weekly series of natural history essays. We also organize an annual conference and share stories about forests through our website and social media accounts.