The Society for Freshwater Science (SFS) is seeking a Communications and Media Specialist to assume primary responsibility for managing internal Society-wide and external public communications through the Society’s media channels. These include the Society website and membership portal, email distribution lists, and social media accounts. This person will support and advance the Society’s objectives through initiatives designed to maintain and increase its membership, advertise its publications and programmatic activities, promote member engagement, and highlight member participation and accomplishments in freshwater science, policy, conservation, and management. 

Duties of the Communications and Media Specialist are to:

• Create/update, edit, and feature relevant content on the externally facing Society website and internally focused membership portal
• Solicit content for, create, and distribute a monthly e-Newsletter as well as stand-alone email campaigns promoting Society activities, including elections for office, annual meeting advertising, membership renewal, and Society awards
• Amplify website and email content through the Society’s social media accounts and press releases
• Support planning and implementation of key Society programming and events at the SFS Annual Meeting

This specialist will work remotely, 8-10 hours per week on a regular schedule, with possible additional time budgeted for orientation and onboarding activities and for attending SFS Annual Meeting. The position is funded as a contractor and reviewed for renewal in June of each year for the following Society ‘year’ (roughly July 1 to June 30). The Specialist is supervised by the Executive Director and provides—at a minimum—an annual report of communications activity to the Board of Directors.  

Much of the work of the Communications and Media Specialist is performed through their own initiative, independently, and with minimal supervision, following the Scope of Work and the Society communications calendar of programmatic activities. Additional requests occur at the behest of and in collaboration with the Executive Director, Society Leadership Team (President and Vice President), Board of Directors, Executive Committee, Communications Committee, and Committee Chairs of the other Standing and Special Committees of the Society.

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SFS is committed to the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion, and works actively toward incorporating them to advance freshwater science. Individuals from underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply.