Live Local Coordinator

Greenbelt Alliance, the San Francisco Bay Area’s advocate for open spaces and vibrant places, seeks an experienced candidate to coordinate a Marin County affordable housing communications campaign. Live Local is a campaign of the Marin Community Housing Action Initiative, a partnership between Greenbelt Alliance, the Nonprofit Housing Association of Northern California, and the Marin Community Foundation. Live Local seeks to translate Marin County’s environmental values into active support for new homes affordable to Marin’s working families and aging senior population.

Position Summary
The Live Local Coordinator will support Greenbelt Alliance’s Marin Field Representative in implementing a communications campaign to build community support for affordable housing in Marin County. The primary duties will be maintaining the Live Local website (www.livelocalmarin.org), writing and editing a monthly e-newsletter, and updating the database of members/supporters. The ideal candidate has experience using WordPress and new media, combined with strong writing skills. This is a temporary part-time contract position.

The Live Local Coordinator will report to the Marin Field Representative and will work closely with the Communications Director. The Coordinator will primarily work remotely, with regular meetings in Greenbelt Alliance’s San Rafael office. See www.livelocalmarin.org and www.greenbelt.org to learn more about our work.
Temporary Part-Time Contract Position


Key Responsibilities

Web and Online Communications: The Live Local Coordinator will be responsible for updating the website and blogging. She/he will track and add media hits as well as links to articles on affordable housing, smart growth, and transit-oriented development. The Coordinator will add endorsements to the website, update the database of e-newsletter recipients, and maintain the online calendar of events and meetings. She/he will also post daily to the Live Local Marin Facebook page.

Writing and Editing: Using Convio Online Marketing, the Live Local Coordinator will edit and manage a Live Local monthly e-newsletter, including soliciting newsletter contributions from local allies/partners, writing short articles, and compiling news items about infill development, smart growth, and affordable housing. In addition to the monthly e-newsletter, the coordinator will create and manage Take Action emails for letter writing campaigns and petitions as needed.

Qualifications
The Live Local Coordinator will be enthusiastic and self-motivated with some combination of the following qualifications:

Required
• Experience with WordPress or another web content management system
• Familiarity with Convio or another email marketing program
• Strong writing skills
• Aptitude with social media

Preferred/ Desired Qualifications
• HTML
• Graphic design
• Interest in affordable housing, smart growth, or infill development

The Live Local Coordinator will have a bachelor’s degree and at least 1 year of experience with website maintenance, online communications, and good, clear writing for advocacy purposes. Graphic design experience (especially with InDesign and Photoshop) is a strong plus.

The Live Local Coordinator should have a valid California Driver’s License and be located near San Rafael; access to a car is helpful but not required. The Coordinator will generally work during regular office hours, with some flexibility.

The Live Local Coordinator will be committed to promoting affordable housing, livable communities, and protecting the Bay Area’s greenbelt for this and future generations.

Compensation
Compensation is commensurate with experience.

To Apply
Send a resume, a link to a website you’ve worked on, three writing samples, and a cover letter to jobs@greenbelt.org. The writing samples (150 to 300 words) can be from a newspaper, blog post, action email, or news item.

Applications can also be sent via postal mail to:

Greenbelt Alliance
Attn: Live Local Coordinator
631 Howard Street, Suite 510
San Francisco, CA 94105

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

About Greenbelt Alliance
Greenbelt Alliance is the San Francisco Bay Area’s advocate for vibrant places and open spaces. Founded in 1958, we work to make the Bay Area a better place to live by protecting the region’s greenbelt and improving the region’s cities and towns. We have helped protect over 1.1 million acres of farmlands, parks, watersheds, and other open space. Greenbelt Alliance is also a leading advocate for creating livable communities: walkable neighborhoods near transit, shops, and jobs, with homes people can afford.

With a committed staff of 23, Greenbelt Alliance has a strong team spirit and sense of fun. We are headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in San Jose, Santa Rosa, Walnut Creek, and San Rafael.

Greenbelt Alliance values a diverse workplace and is an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to engaging the skills and leadership of people of color, LGBT persons, and other people from diverse backgrounds. People from these and other traditionally marginalized backgrounds and communities are strongly encouraged to apply.

10/25/10