Marketing and Public Relations Coordinator

Ten Lives Club is a 501c3 cat shelter in Western New York with 18 additional adoption locations. We have two full-time vets. Our location cares for strays and surrenders as well as offering a community clinic for reasonable cost spays, neuters, and other veterinary care.

Ten Lives Club has an opening for an Public Relations and Marketing Coordinator to work with the existing marketing team, our Executive Director and Founder, President of the Board, and our Director of Operations to promote events, cat adoptions, and raise money for our organization. This candidate would also be responsible for website administration and social media updates.

Job Specifics:

• Full Time Position 37 hours
• Pay Range: $18 - $20/hour commensurate with experience..
• Schedule:
• Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 10:00am to 6:00pm
• Friday, 10:00am to 5:00pm
• Saturday, 10:00am to 4:00pm
• If you are asked to assist on a weekend day, and can do so, you will be given a additional day off during the week.

Success Factors for the Ideal Candidate:

• Extremely comfortable in a fast-paced environment while meeting tight deadlines
• Adaptable to miscellaneous duties
• Being a self-starter
• Professional Appearance
• A strong multi-tasker who can handle working with a variable environment
• Team player who can jump in and assist with other duties as needed during busy days.
• Good phone/communication skills are a must.
• Must like cats and be comfortable around them

We are looking for:

• A high work ethic and positive attitude team member
• Ability to arrive on-time and ready to work
• Be courteous and professional with customers and co-workers, even during stressful situations.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, communications, or related field preferred
• Experience with social media including but not limited to Facebook, Instagram, Tik-Tok, and Twitter
• Strong verbal and written communications skill
• Strong presentation and public speaking skills
• Ability to work independently and with limited supervision
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft products including word, publisher, excel
• Strong knowledge of Google Drive
• Multitasking a must
• A minimum of 1 year experience preferred
• Exceptional customer service skills and ability to communicate precisely
• Compassionate, Calm, Team Player, Multi-Tasker and Strong Communicator
• A self-starter with the desire to continue to advance one’s knowledge and skillset through classes and online learning
• Ability to receive constructive feedback in a professional manner

Responsibilities

• Primary coordination of social media
• Make sure there is multiple posts each day on Facebook
• Take photos and keep track of all the cats that come into the program and take photo of all adoptions to do a weekly recap post on Saturdays
• Administration of several private groups
• Maintain and update website
• Write press releases weekly to send to news, radio, and TV stations
• TV interview- as needed
• Do weekly email Blasts
• Assisting with greeting customers that come into the shelter in a friendly manner, taking donations, thanking the customers, taking pictures, and sharing those pictures
• Writing personalized thank you cards
• Creating content for printed newsletters sent out 8 times a year
• Recruiting sponsors for events and asking for donation requests
• In charge of smaller raffles such as online theme basket raffles, online silent auctions, cat tree raffles, football pool squares and much more
• Assisting with content development for emails, outreach and collateral materials
• Coordinate and execute national day of giving, “Giving Tuesday”

Skills and Experience:

• Prior experience working in a non-profit environment a plus, but not required.
• Demonstrates personal accountability to ensure that all responsibilities are completed effectively and in a timely manner.
• Demonstrates approachability when dealing with the general public. Experience in interacting with the general public (customer service) preferred.
• Demonstrates ability to create and encourage a positive work environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills, i.e., ability to develop positive relationships with others and demonstrate sensitivity to the thoughts, feelings and perspectives of others.
• Accurate, appropriate, clear and concise written and verbal communication skills. Strong listening skills.
• Experience with or ability to learn basic Microsoft products including e-mail and timekeeping.
• Knowledge of Shelterluv a plus, but not required.
• Must want to work to further your own learning by asking questions and doing personal research.

We offer our staff:

• Benefits (paid vacation/holidays,)
• 5 paid sick days per year
• 7 paid holidays per year
• 1 week paid vacation after 1st year, with increasing weeks based on time in service.
• Personal pet adoption and veterinary care discounts
• Competitive Compensation
• We are a nonsmoking facility, therefore, no smoking allowed on property, have a valid driver’s license, reliable transportation.
• We are an EOE

Ten Lives Club, Inc.,
3741 Lake Short Road, Blasdell, NY 14219

WE ARE A DRUG-FREE, SMOKE-FREE, EQUAL Opportunity Employer
Company Policy & Federal & State Laws Forbid Discrimination
Because of Age, Color, Race, Religion, Sex, Disability, Sexual Orientation or National Origin

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $18.00 - $20.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to Commute:

• Blasdell, NY 14219 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Blasdell, NY 14219: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $18 - $20