SOCEM is looking for a volunteer Communications Assistant to help with Newsletters, website management and Mailchimp communications. Role descriptions are below. Please contact eslministries@gmail.com if you are interested.
Role Summary
The Communications Assistant supports the work of SOCEM leadership through formatting and designing the 5 times per year email newsletter (“The ESL link”) and maintaining the SOCEM website, eslministries.org. The Communications Assistant may suggest any innovations in communications to enable SOCEM to better support ESL ministries in Southern Ontario, such as redesigning the website.
Suitable candidates will be an effective computer user with experience in website design and updating, basic visual design, and communications software.
Responsibilities
- 5 times/year use Mailchimp and related software to create newsletter with written materials provided
- Research and prepare images to pair with newsletter articles
- Maintain WordPress website as necessary
- Consider new and innovative ways to communicate information to ESL ministry leaders across Southern Ontario
- Design simple graphics for events or other newsletter and website needs
Experience and skills
- Familiar with Mailchimp or other email marketing platform
- Comfortable with learning how to use WordPress website software (NB: it is possible to redesign and relocate the SOCEM website to other software, but this would need to be initiated and executed by the person in this role)
- Basic photo editing (ex. Canva)
- HTML knowledge very helpful
- Visual and user design knowledge and experience an important asset
Time commitment
Minimum 1-year commitment. 3-4 hours per newsletter, usually 5 times a year. 1-2 hours for website updates every quarter. More time would be needed if the website needs a major update.