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NAMHSA Seeks Public Relations Officer

PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER

NAMHSA seeks a new Public Relations Officer

The PR officer focuses on NAMHSA's communication with the hobby public.
Responsibilities of the position include the following:

  1. 1. Prepare posts or 'press releases' as needed, for example, announcement of new programs or officers, ballot results, etc. These must be presented to the Board for review and then posted by the PR person to all Yahoo Groups and private mailings lists using Mail Chimp.
  2. 2. Convert Board Minutes into the NAMHSA News in a timely manner. The News is created, presented to the Board for review, then posted by the PR person to all Yahoo Groups and private mailings lists using Mail Chimp.
  3. 3. Act as moderator of the NAMHSA-Discussion Yahoo group. This job includes approving (or rejecting) membership applications and posts in a timely manner.
  4. 4. Answer general NAMHSA questions as needed.
  5. 5. Maintain the NAMHSA Facebook page and help with NAMSHA BOD forum maintenance. Maintenance of the Facebook page includes posting NAMHSA News and other announcements, answering questions and other miscellaneous tasks.
The PR officer is an appointed, non-voting position with a term of three years with reappointment possible. The PR officer is nominated by the NAMHSA President and must be confirmed by the Board of Directors. The PR person may show at NAN and participate in all other NAMHSA activities.

Required qualifications for this position include: Willingness to keep up with all NAMHSA Board discussions, reliable Internet/email access, and the ability to check email/forum every day. Good writing skills are critical. Experience with Facebook, Model Horse Blab or other Internet boards, and public relations are also highly desirable. The time commitment varies, but generally, the PR person must keep up with board discussions so some time is required to read and respond to email daily.

To apply for this position, fill out the form below by noon, Mountain Standard Time on January 31, 2015.

Additionally, every candidate will be asked to prepare a writing sample, topic to be provided after application has been submitted and due within a specific time period.

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Last updated on November 24, 2014