Job Opening Title:
Marketing/Donor Support Specialist
Name of Employer:
June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives
Job Site Location (City, State) :
West Hollywood, CA
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Salary Range:
$33/hour
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Mission Statement
To collect, preserve, and make accessible lesbian, feminist, and women’s history as a means of providing a link between multi-generational lesbians through the following:
1. Create social activities infused with a presence of Lesbian/Feminist history and future possibilities
2. Develop educational events, opportunities, and programs
3. Provide research and resource facilities to the community
About the Position
The Mellon Foundation has awarded the Mazer funding for an inaugural Executive Director (ED), an Archivist, and a Market/Donor Support Specialist (M/DSS).
Using materials from the Mazer, the M/DSS will create social media content across all social media platforms. They will also assist with the creation of donor solicitations in person and digitally. For example, at events, in event announcements, brochures, bookmarks, and other PR/Marketing materials. Further, the M/DSS will create themed online exhibits highlighting Mazer collections. In addition, the M/DSS will be proficient with Word, Pages, Excel, Drop Box and Google tools as well as Airtable. The M/DSS will help manage the software Little Green Light, used to track donations, send letters to donors, and other fundraising tracking activities.
About the Archive
The Archives began in Oakland in 1981 as a collective. It was eventually brought to Los Angeles under the auspices of Connexxus (a Lesbian social service non-profit.) The Archives received its 501-C-3 status in 1989 and the same year moved into a city building in the City of West Hollywood. The Mazer has been run by volunteers for its 43 years. During this period the Board obtained various grants which funded website development, equipment purchases, an emergency preparedness assessment and special programming. More recently three large grants have funded the archival processing of 26 collections (187 boxes), the digitization of 44 file drawers of historical subject files, a contract with UCLA to host these digitized materials online in their Digital Library, the creation of metadata and the creation of multiple online exhibits. All grant work to date has been done by part time contractors or temporary employees.
The Mazer has partnerships with UCLA, the City of West Hollywood, a strong board ready to support employee success, and deeply committed community members and archival users who are eager to have increased interaction with the Mazer’s content and programming.
Minimum Requirements
The ideal candidate is an exceptional and creative communicator who is passionate about Lesbian and Queer Women’s history and our community.
At least two years experience marketing for non-profits, or for-profit businesses.
Experience developing and implementing social media strategies.
Experience designing and placing social ad campaigns.
Experience working with all major social media platforms and extensive knowledge of the tools of each, including production tools, analytics, pre-posting and video tools.
Experience analyzing how content is performing and create reports with actionable recommendations for improvement.
Must have strong persuasive writing skills.
Demonstrative ability to work both collaboratively and independently, and to meet deadlines.
Job Specifics
This is a part time position of 20 hours per week that will require flexible scheduling, including some nights and weekend work. The work will be a combination of in-person and remote, with the schedule being decided by the Executive director.
The M/DSS will report to the Executive Director.
The Archives is located on the second floor of an accessible building in West Hollywood at 626 N. Robertson Blvd.
The hourly rate is $33 per hour.
Employees will accrue paid time off in accordance with City of West Hollywood requirements.
Hiring Process
Interested candidates should email mazerarchives@gmail.com with a CV and a cover letter outlining relevant experience.
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