Volunteer Committee: Marketing Support

HighEdWeb Volunteer Committee members are responsible for assisting other association and conference committees in recruiting, developing and managing volunteers.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with Volunteer Committee chair and members to determine the best marketing and communication activities to promote volunteering as well as volunteer events and news.
• Attend all committee meetings and provide insight into how best the committee can collaborate to promote opportunities and initiatives for the Association.
• Implements email and social media campaigns, provides content for the volunteer website and Link Journal, and develops printed publications — with support from designers, video editors and writers.
• Contributes to the editorial content calendar as a way to coordinate with other committees.
• Submits volunteer related content for the monthly Association newsletter.
• Monitors / posts, announcements in the #heweb-volunteer Slack channel as needed.
• Serves as a liaison to the Marketing and Communications Committee and actively attends their meetings.

Qualifications

Required

• Membership in the association, which can be fulfilled at application. (Free general membership for higher education professionals would meet this requirement.)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience as a marketing, social media, or communications coordinator for an organization or business.
• Understanding of organizational branding and how best to communicate ideas and initiatives.
• Strong organization, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Ability to satisfactorily complete tasks in a timely manner.

Preferred

• Experience with volunteer recruitment and development.
• Work experience in a marketing, communications, or public relations environment.
• Ability to produce content, strategies and social media posts.
• Ability to work with project management/team communication platforms such as Slack, Clickup, etc.
• Google Drive proficiency.
• Proficiency with email marketing software or CRM systems.

Estimated time commitment

• Committee members are expected to virtually attend monthly meetings.
• Additionally, committee members could be expected to complete 1-1.5 hours monthly of committee work on their own to work on committee projects.

Time commitment

2 years, with option to renew for up to 3 consecutive terms

Growth opportunities

By serving as a committee, you will gain:

• Experience with volunteer recruitment and development
• Experience working on the organization’s newsletter.
• Building up the HighEdWeb Brand and Strategic Initiatives
• Experience building relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• A broader network of contacts that can help positively influence your career.
• Experience serving on a committee for the association.
• Access to HighEdWeb volunteer rewards

Committee members who reliably serve on this committee would be eligible to serve as a committee chair.

Conference Attendance

Annual and/or regional conference attendance is not required, and conference registration is not waived for this position.