Communications and Membership Associate

MASSCreative seeks a systems thinker and excellent written communicator to engage the organization’s network of 400 organizational members and our communications platforms including website, social media and emails. 

We seek someone who loves to organize their friend’s bookshelves, dependably sends  birthday cards each year to family and friends and can clearly communicate in under 250 characters. Those getting lots of likes and retweets a plus. 

Reporting to the Executive Director and the Director of Engagement and Organizing, this half-time, entry level position will manage the organization’s members database and execute the organization's communications to its membership and advocates. Candidates must demonstrate an aptitude for CRM software and spreadsheets. 

Black, Indigenous and other People of Color, women, LGBTQIA+-identified persons, and others from historically underrepresented communities are encouraged to apply.

Background

Since its founding in 2012, MASSCreative has worked to build a more vibrant, healthy, and equitable Massachusetts by advocating for resources and policies necessary for the arts, cultural, and creative sector to thrive. From retaining talent and contributing to the economic stability of Massachusetts to developing youth into leaders and bringing communities together, the creative sector is essential to the Commonwealth. We believe a strong, well-resourced creative sector results in a stronger Massachusetts.

In its first eight years, MASSCreative unified the arts and culture sector in its advocacy efforts. MASSCreative developed an impressive network of 400 member organizations, a 60-person Leadership Council that supports MASSCreative’s efforts in the field to build a strong statewide grassroots network, and galvanized more than 30,000 Commonwealth residents to take political action in support of the creative sector. 

After eight years of incremental wins and growth, MASSCreative is in a critical moment of inflection and transformation. The COVID-19 pandemic has required MASSCreative to leaninto many of the values adopted in its 2019 Strategic Plan, including better utilizing online platforms to interpret policy into action, advancing cross-sector and intersectional policies that benefit the creative sector, and better supporting local arts and cultural organizing efforts through partnership and skills building.

This is an exciting moment for the organization, as we develop our next phase of grassroots communications, community organizing, and policy advocacy towards a more inclusive and better supported creative sector. We are excited to add a new team member to join us in this work.

Responsibilities

Membership management and communications:

• Cultivate and steward MASSCreative’s network of dues paying organizational and individual members through annual membership renewal drives, membership support efforts and communications.
• Implement our communications strategy, set by the Director of Engagement and Organizing, that includes calls to action, field updates, and membership communications via website, email and social media.
• Maintain MASSCreative’s database of members, supporters, donors and prospects.
• Draft copy for and manage MASSCreative’s social media accounts. 
• Track social media metrics.
• Draft copy for website and email communications to members.

Qualifications and assets

• Excellent communications writing.
• Proficient in organizing information, setting up processes for managing data and project manage communications efforts. Familiar with spreadsheet programs, customer relationship management platforms and web publishing software.
• Detail and documentation oriented.
• Ability to work independently and proactively.
• Previous experience managing data systems and archiving information.
• Interest in arts advocacy and a commitment to social justice, a plus.

Compensation

Salary: This is a half-time position, the annual salary for 20 hrs per week is $17,500. 

We hope to expand this into a full-time position in the next year or so. 

Location & Start Date

MASSCreative’s offices are located in Boston, candidates can work remotely with occasional staff meetings in the office. Conditions will change as MASSCreative continues to follow safety guidelines set by the city. 

We are eager to get started and hope to have someone starting early or mid-February.

To Apply

•   Please submit a resume, cover letter and writing sample to [email protected]  

o   The writing sample can be  an email or social media post(s) encouraging your community to engage on a social issue or event, a social campaign or communications email for an organization, a newsletter article, or fundraising copy.  Please no academic writing or essays. 

•   All materials should be submitted as one PDF. 
•   Please use subject title: Membership and Communications Associate.

Questions

Please send any and all questions regarding this posting to [email protected]