Job Openings At Clemmons Family Farm
Clemmons Family Farm is seeking a Media & Communications Officer to join our team of dynamic, innovative, fun-loving, hard-working, high-caliber people who are ready for heavy-lifting and multi-tasking in a rapidly-growing start-up organization that is building on a proud 60-year legacy of work in African-American/African diaspora arts, culture, farming and community-building.
Review the position description below and if you are interested, send an expression of interest and resume to:
Clemmons Family Farm, Inc.
[email protected]
This position is open until filled.
Review the position description below and if you are interested, send an expression of interest and resume to:
Clemmons Family Farm, Inc.
[email protected]
This position is open until filled.
Job Opening: Media and Communications Officer
Introduction:
Clemmons Family Farm, Inc. (CFF) is an African-American led 501c3 nonprofit organization based in Vermont. We are seeking exceptional candidates for a Director of Media and Communications to support our mission-driven programs in community wellness, artist empowerment, arts and culture, K12 education, agriculture and conservation, and historic preservation.
This full-time position reports directly to the Executive Director and is part of a team of dynamic, innovative, high-caliber professionals in a rapidly-growing start-up organization that is building on a proud 60-year legacy of work in African-American/African diaspora arts, culture, farming and community-building.ust 1.3% of Vermont’s population).
Position summary:
The Media and Communications Officer designs and supports the content for Clemmons Family Farm’s communications platforms, including our social media (FB, Instagram), newsletter, donor reports, annual reports, webpages, Eventbrite, and other public-facing communications. This position also engages with the members of the Vermont African-American/African Diaspora Artists Network (VAAADAN) to facilitate positive and empowering relationships between CFF and the members, and to foster a strong network with mutually supportive collaborations among members. The selected candidate must be eager to learn and share knowledge and appreciation of the cultures represented in the African diaspora with Vermont’s communities.
This is a hybrid position, with some duties carried out remotely, and other duties carried out on location at the Clemmons farm in Charlotte, Vermont or in other places in Vermont where CFF implements its community programs. The position reports directly to the Executive Director and requires significant collaboration, communication and coordination with the other team members of arts and culture programs, scheduled tours and site visits by visitors, and student field trips.
Duties:
Humanities in Place: This position dedicates 20% of billable time for work specifically on the Humanities in Place project to document project activities (e.g. document site visits, planning meetings with project stakeholders, project partners, and community members; and construction work at the Big Barn and Authentica buildings on the Clemmons Farm). This position will also produce public-facing communications about the project through CFF’s social media, blogs, and newsletters.
General Duties (for all CFF projects and programs):
Community-Building Communications (40%)
VAAADAN Communications and Outreach (20%):
Community Relations/Outreach (20%) Receiving/Responding to General Mail: Open/sort and respond to electronic inquiries from the public on CFF’s general contact emails and social media.
Event Management and Documentation (20%)
Terms:
Required Skills and Experience:
To apply:
• This position is open immediately and will remain open until filled.
• Please email your letter expressing interest and your resume to: Clemmons Family Farm, Inc. at: [email protected]
• Please be sure to write: Media & Communications Officer position in the subject line.
• Short-listed candidates will be asked to share work samples, contact information for three professional references, and to participate in one or more interviews with CFF team members.
Introduction:
Clemmons Family Farm, Inc. (CFF) is an African-American led 501c3 nonprofit organization based in Vermont. We are seeking exceptional candidates for a Director of Media and Communications to support our mission-driven programs in community wellness, artist empowerment, arts and culture, K12 education, agriculture and conservation, and historic preservation.
This full-time position reports directly to the Executive Director and is part of a team of dynamic, innovative, high-caliber professionals in a rapidly-growing start-up organization that is building on a proud 60-year legacy of work in African-American/African diaspora arts, culture, farming and community-building.ust 1.3% of Vermont’s population).
Position summary:
The Media and Communications Officer designs and supports the content for Clemmons Family Farm’s communications platforms, including our social media (FB, Instagram), newsletter, donor reports, annual reports, webpages, Eventbrite, and other public-facing communications. This position also engages with the members of the Vermont African-American/African Diaspora Artists Network (VAAADAN) to facilitate positive and empowering relationships between CFF and the members, and to foster a strong network with mutually supportive collaborations among members. The selected candidate must be eager to learn and share knowledge and appreciation of the cultures represented in the African diaspora with Vermont’s communities.
This is a hybrid position, with some duties carried out remotely, and other duties carried out on location at the Clemmons farm in Charlotte, Vermont or in other places in Vermont where CFF implements its community programs. The position reports directly to the Executive Director and requires significant collaboration, communication and coordination with the other team members of arts and culture programs, scheduled tours and site visits by visitors, and student field trips.
Duties:
Humanities in Place: This position dedicates 20% of billable time for work specifically on the Humanities in Place project to document project activities (e.g. document site visits, planning meetings with project stakeholders, project partners, and community members; and construction work at the Big Barn and Authentica buildings on the Clemmons Farm). This position will also produce public-facing communications about the project through CFF’s social media, blogs, and newsletters.
General Duties (for all CFF projects and programs):
Community-Building Communications (40%)
- Communications guidance and strategy: Review, update, and ensure consistent use of CFF’s communications guidelines and strategy.
- CFF Newsletter: Once a month, solicit and incorporate staff contributions and feedback to generate a professionally formatted newsletter and distribute via CFF listservs, CFF website, and social media. Coordinate with Communications and Development Director and other CFF staff about any key events, upcoming deadlines, announcements etc.
- CFF Social Media: Generate 5-10 social media posts per week to each of CFF’s platforms. Prompt CFF staff as needed to share photos and information to feature in social media posts. Follow all VAAADAN members on social media, as well as CFF’s allied organizations. Engage with community and network posts and send gratitude messages for online fundraisers.
- CFF Public Calendar: Manage CFF’s public calendar and post major community events
- Graphic Design: Design CFF’s educational and promotional materials, working closely with other CFF team members who will provide the copy.
- Press release: In consultation with the President and Executive Director, issue press releases and serve as point of contact for press inquiries.
- Reporting:
- Work in close collaboration with the President to develop and issue end-of-year annual highlights letter and mailing to Clemmons Family Farm’s extended community including writing, editing and creating graphics.
- Support the compilation, writing, and design of CFF’s annual report and its distribution to funders and key partners.
- Communications Audit: Lead and implement an annual audit of all CFF communication platforms in collaboration with other CFF staff. Audit will include establishing an annual social media calendar, soliciting feedback annually from staff on social media, and establishing annual goals to track our progress in strengthening communications and engagement with CFF's various communities.
VAAADAN Communications and Outreach (20%):
- Maintain regular communications with VAAADAN through the listserve, WhatsApp, and CFF's new VAAADAN digital platform, including Calls to Artists, news, updates, information, and professional development opportunities, grants, and paid opportunities. Work closely with CFF team members to design and implement systems soliciting member feedback and networking.
Community Relations/Outreach (20%) Receiving/Responding to General Mail: Open/sort and respond to electronic inquiries from the public on CFF’s general contact emails and social media.
- Outreach: Work in close collaboration with other CFF team members to plan and lead community outreach through relationship building, setting up and managing information and display tables at large events organized by other organizations
Event Management and Documentation (20%)
- Working in close collaboration with CFF team members, plan, coordinate, and manage CFF’s special events (heritage celebrations, on-farm community events, conferences, partner and community meetings)
- Capture images and video of CFF’s projects, events and programs for use on social media, website, newsletter, Eventbrite page, and other public-facing platforms
- Ensure solid documentation of grant-funded project activities, especially major projects (e.g. National Park Service- Historic Preservation, other funding supporting capital investments in the improvement of the historic buildings on the Clemmons farm, and major arts and humanities programming).
- Manage and strengthen CFF's digital media archives and files.
Terms:
- $60,000 per year; Payments will be made every two weeks
- 35 hours per week with an agreed schedule that must include some time on Saturdays or Sundays that is contingent on scheduled on-farm seasonal events.
- Employer contribution of 80% of monthly health insurance premiums up to a maximum ceiling per year as determined in CFF's annual employee health insurance policy.
- Up to 26 days (208 hours) of accrued paid time off (“PTO”), which can be used for any purpose, including sick leave, vacation days, or personal days. PTO will be accrued monthly on your start date and each anniversary thereof. You will be entitled to use PTO only after a two-month waiting period commencing upon the start of your employment.
- Vacations and personal days must be scheduled in advance with the written authorization of the President
- Sick days used to provide care for others, or for routine medical or health appointments, should be scheduled in advance where reasonably practicable.
- A maximum of seven days (56 hours) of accrued, unused PTO may be carried over from year to year provided that you receive prior written authorization from the President and Executive Director to do so.
- 10 paid holiday leave days each year, when Clemmons Family Farm’s offices are officially closed and/or when US government offices are closed for a holiday.
- At-will employment.
Required Skills and Experience:
- Outstanding writing, editing, and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstrated proficiency in creative design using Adobe Illustrator, Canva, and other design software
- Demonstrated ability to create engaging content on social media platforms including Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.
- Experience in creating engaging newsletters using an email marketing platform (i.e. Mailchimp,
- Experience with, or demonstrated capacity to learn and use, Artificial Intelligence (Ai) to create communications content and materials.
- Must be able to take good-quality photographs and short videos, using a professional cell phone or digital camera equipment;
- Knack for storytelling, keen eye for design, and an ability to analyze what goes well with an audience and what doesn’t.
- High attention to detail.
- Able to work collaboratively with people from diverse backgrounds in terms of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, class, and religion.
- Life experience living or working in communities of color, including fluency in Black/African American and African Diaspora cultural reference points.
- Emotional maturity, treats others with kindness, respect, and compassion.
- Demonstrated experience in event management
To apply:
• This position is open immediately and will remain open until filled.
• Please email your letter expressing interest and your resume to: Clemmons Family Farm, Inc. at: [email protected]
• Please be sure to write: Media & Communications Officer position in the subject line.
• Short-listed candidates will be asked to share work samples, contact information for three professional references, and to participate in one or more interviews with CFF team members.