Principal Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions):

Together with and in support of the Communications Manager:

Cultivate consistent, powerful messaging across online and print media channels

=   Uphold, monitor and honor the General Society’s brand across our 53 Member Societies: the Society’s autonomous chapters in all 50 states, District of Columbia, Canada and Europe.

Work with colleagues to ensure all Society communications are consistent with mission

Manage social media presence (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Linkedin and Youtube) including creating written and visual content for three social media pages: GSMD, the Mayflower Society House and the Meetinghouse.

Update and maintain www.theMayflowerSociety.org, via Joomla

Create and organize content for magazine advertisements, outreach, development and sponsorship materials and other marketing

Draft and edit copy including but not limited to website content, blog entries, and press materials

Compile and schedule monthly email newsletters to our growing lists of subscribers and maintain email newsletter email list in Mailchimp for both the Society and the Meetinghouse

Assist in styling and photographing products, write descriptions for our webshop

Other duties as needed in a faced-paced, rapidly-changing environment  

Qualifications & Skills:

The ideal candidate should have an undergraduate degree in English, Communications, Journalism or related discipline and at least one year of prior experience working in public relations, media design, editing, publishing or related area for a non-profit. An educational or professional background in genealogy or Early American studies and a strong knowledge of the Mayflower passengers and Plymouth would be a plus.

=  BA Required

Strong written, interpersonal and visual design communication skills

Excellent organization and time management skills and strong attention to detail

Excellent ability to multi-task multiple projects

Proficient computers kills including knowledge of Microsoft Office, Gmail/Google Drive and databases.

Experience managing social media and social media marketing and scheduling tools, such as Hootsuite

Experience with Adobe InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop required

Experience with video editing software (such as Adobe After Effects or Final Cut) preferred

Experience with HTML preferred

Experience with DSLR cameras preferred

Founded in 1897, The Mayflower Society, or General Society of Mayflower Descendants (GSMD), is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Our national headquarters is on the campus of the historic Mayflower Society House in downtown Plymouth, Massachusetts. Membership requires proof of lineage from one of the passengers who traveled to America on the Mayflower in 1620. Our educational mission includes telling the story of the Pilgrims as well as maintaining the highest standards possible for genealogy research into the lineage of the Pilgrims. We operate a genealogy research library at our Plymouth headquarters and publish the GSMD Silver Books, a series of genealogy books that follow the descendants of the Mayflower passengers.

Connect with us: theMayflowerSociety.org, Facebook: facebook.com/themayflowersociety
Twitter: twitter.com/GSMD, Instagram: Instagram.com/theMayflowerSociety

To apply, please send your letter of interest, one writing sample and resume to jobs@themayflowersociety.org by November 30^th, 2018.