Background: Archaeological Legacy Institute is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Eugene. Our nonprofit public mission is to tell the human story through the use of digital technology with an emphasis on media programming. Our streaming-media Web site, The Archaeology Channel (www.archaeologychannel.org; TAC), has become one of the world’s most popular Web sites relating to archaeology and the human cultural heritage, with annual traffic of a million page views. ALI also produces The Archaeology Channel International Film and Video Festival, an annual cultural event in downtown Eugene. We currently work out of a home office and are looking to move into commercial office space. ALI has numerous opportunities for unlimited growth as an Internet media and public outreach organization and needs to expand its volunteer work force in order to take advantage of these opportunities. Some of our volunteers may become our employees, depending upon their productivity and effectiveness.
Hourly Commitment: 5-10 hours per week or by negotiation
Compensation: This is a volunteer position.
Job Purpose: To maintain all our social media sites, post content regularly and execute a working calendar of postings.
Description: Our mission requires that we make the public aware of our programs and services and that we market our products and services for fund-raising purposes. Our Social Media Specialist will be responsible for maintaining and posting from a calendar, maintaining all ALI’s social media and other technical services. This is a chance to help accelerate the progress of a dynamic and growing nonprofit enterprise. You will be joining an innovative team on a mission to create a unique media organization with worldwide influence. Your help here will have a direct impact on ALI’s productivity and ability to pursue its public mission. And the experience you gain will be directly transferable to other technical positions you may seek in the future.
Key Responsibilities: Maintaining , updating and posting on social media sites.
Requirements: We prefer people who have interest and some experience with social media. The more experience in this area the better, of course. We will train you in the day-to-day tasks so that you can take them on yourself with confidence. Must be local.