Application Deadline

Apply By Sep 8th, 2015

Wages

$15.00 to $28.00 per Hour   Calculate

Location

Bayfield, CO

Hours

40.00

MLS

Preferred

Minimum Education

Bachelor's Degree

Library Experience

Preferred

Supervisory Experience

Not Specified

Type of Library

Public

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Job Description

Description:
This individual works collaboratively to create and implement initiatives to meet the Library’s outreach, communications, and promotional needs via a variety of means including print and online publications, websites, digital signage, email, social media, displays, events, and person-to-person contact. Under the supervision of the Library Director, this employee is responsible for the promotion and marketing of the library’s materials, services and programs. This employee is also responsible for planning, implementing and evaluating all public programming and specifically developing all adult programming. Programming should focus on the needs of the community and, whenever possible, community members should be included in the planning and implementation.  The employee will participate in budget preparation, long- and short- range planning, and assist in preparing reports for the Board of Trustees, Friends of the Library, and various community partners and committees. The employee also serves the public during shifts at the public service desk. Occasional weekend hours are required.

Responsibilities:
Produce marketing collateral including web content, print brochures, mailers, newsletters, emails, online and print advertisements, print/digital signage, event calendars, multi-media, and other marketing materials that communicate, inform and persuade. Collaboratively develop and implement a marketing and communication plan to heighten awareness, understanding, and engagement with the library’s services, collections, activities, and initiatives. Craft consistent and effective messages, marketing collateral, materials for media, and brand standards to represent and promote the Library. Help design and promote library special events. Analyze and assess effectiveness of messages, collateral, and distribution channels. This employee will participate in the strategic planning process and assist the library director with other special projects.

Required Education:

  • You need 3+ years of marketing/communications/event planning or related experience
  • You have a bachelor’s degree, with preference given to an MLS
  • You have excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize effectively, and meet deadlines.
  • You have experience with multimedia software.
  • You have experience with HTML and/or Website Content Management Software.

Contact Information: jobs@prlibrary.org

Additional Info & Requirements

Please submit resume and general application form no later that Tuesday, September 8 at 5 p.m.

The Community

Pine River Public Library District was voted the “2014 Best Small Library” in the country by Library Journal. We have a beautiful 12,000 sq. ft. facility with an impressive 17,000 sq. ft. community garden that is a partnership with the Pine River Garden Club. In partnership with our community organizations, Pine River Library offers more than 600 programs/year, and we are truly the “living room” in our library district of almost 9,000 people. Bayfield itself is a quaint town of 2500 residents, about 15 miles east of the dynamic community of Durango in the heart of the exquisite Pine River Valley, east of the San Juan Mountains. We have five major rivers and all kinds of outdoor and cultural opportunities with nearby Fort Lewis College and the Community College of Durango. It’s a year-round vacation destination located between Purgatory Ski Resort and Wolf Creek Ski Area.

HR Info

jobs@prlibrary.org

Please send all application materials (resume, contact information, copy of MLS transcript, and 3 professional references) to jobs@prlibrary.org.

Posted Aug 11, 2015