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Breakthrough Marketing & Communications Coordinator
 
 
 
Breakthrough Greater Boston (BTGB) is a year-round, tuition-free program that offers six years of a academically intensive out-of-school time services to highly motivated, traditionally underserved middle and high school students in greater Boston. Unique to Breakthrough is the Students Teaching Students model which offers diverse, high achieving college and high school students the opportunity to teach classes, while benefiting from professional mentorship and research-based training. After operating in Cambridge for more than 20 years, BTGB has opened a new site in Dorchester. This expansion will double the number of students and teachers benefiting from BTGB's successful college access and teacher training programs. The Marketing and Communications Coordinator at Breakthrough Greater Boston (BTGB) will lead a capacity building initiative that will enable BTGB to design and implement a cohesive marketing and communications strategy. This capacity building project will enable BTGB to market and communicate effectively across the community and with the populations served as the organization grows and is a wonderful opportunity for a highly motivated, detail-oriented individual to have a significant impact on BTGB’s impact and reach for years to come. The selected VISTA candidate will be a member of the Boston Cares AmeriCorps VISTA program of approximately 20 VISTA members serving at more than 10 Greater Boston organizations. Pre-Service Orientation (PSO) for this position will be held August 1-4 in the Boston area. To complete your application, you will need to submit a resume and cover letter. You will receive an email from Laura.Keith@bostoncares.org with a link to a Google Drive folder where you may upload those documents. We recommend adding the address to your email Contacts to prevent messages from going to your junk/spam folder or Promotions tab.
 
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Member Duties : BTGB’s Board of Directors has identified enhanced marketing and communications as a priority in the upcoming strategic plan, ultimately supporting the organization’s mission to serve low-income students to get into – and succeed in – four year college. This capacity building project will enable BTGB to market and communicate effectively as the organization grows. Responsibilities include: • Conduct an assessment of marketing and communications activities and tools and assess opportunities for growth; • Develop a comprehensive communications calendar and corresponding tools that integrates organizational goals, support and oversee the roll out of the new brand; • Begin implementing new marketing and communications calendar, as well as design and implement tools to measure engagement; and • Build a following for and awareness of Breakthrough via social media and the crafting of messaging.
 
Program Benefits : Health Coverage* ,  MBTA LinkPass (subway/bus pass) ,  Relocation Allowance ,  Stipend ,  Training ,  Childcare assistance if eligible ,  Living Allowance ,  Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend ,  Education award upon successful completion of service . 
 
 
*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.
 
Terms :
Permits attendance at school during off hours ,  Permits working at another job during off hours . 
 
Service Areas :
Education ,  Children/Youth . 
 
Skills :
InDesign experience preferred ,  Public Speaking ,  Computers/Technology ,  Fund raising/Grant Writing ,  Education ,  Writing/Editing ,  Communications . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
Breakthrough Marketing & Communications Coordinator
Program Start/End Date
07/18/2016  -   07/21/2017
Work Schedule Full Time
Education level
College graduate
Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None
Program Locations MASSACHUSETTS   Boston  
Accepting Applications
From  06/06/2016  To  06/22/2016 
Contact Amy Kingman
c/o Cambridge Rindge and Latin School
Cambridge   MA   02138
617-349-6647
Laura.Keith@bostoncares.org
Listing ID 66953

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