The South Bay Chapter is looking for a volunteer Communications Coordinator to join the Executive Committee to help share the stories, events, and coastal advocacy efforts that power our local community. From promoting beach cleanups and chapter meetings to highlighting environmental issues impacting our coastline, this role plays a key part in connecting people to the movement and inspiring action to protect our ocean, waves, and beaches.
Responsibilities include:
- Creating and scheduling content for social media and email newsletters
- Promoting volunteer opportunities, events, campaigns, and chapter initiatives
- Collaborating with Executive Committee members and program leads to gather stories, updates, and photos
- Maintaining the chapter website (via HubSpot)
Qualities for the role:
- Strong Writing & Editing Skills: The ability to craft clear, concise, and engaging content.
- Technology Savvy: Ability to learn the HubSpot platform for website management and email marketing, and Canva for media asset curation.
- Interpersonal & Collaboration Skills: Collaborating effectively with committee members and volunteers is vital for ensuring consistent messaging.
- Organizational Skills & Time Management: Juggling multiple tasks, deadlines, and content creation requires strong organizational skills and effective time management.
- Volunteers must be at least 18 years old to apply.
Term Length: The term for the Communications Coordinator is 2 years.
Please note: This position is a voting member of the Executive Committee, the team of volunteers that organizes and leads chapter operations. The EC meets one evening a month.
Time Commitment: 5 hours per week. This considers content creation, website/social media management, basic outreach, and communication with volunteers.
Interested in joining the team? Please submit a response to this Google form, and a member of the team will be in touch shortly.
