SMPA's Planet Forward seeks candidates for the position of Outreach Coordinator.

The Outreach Coordinator is in charge of managing relationships with external partners and organizations. This includes finding ideas, recruiting participants, instructing them on how to create videos or participate with us, and helping to plan competitions that will encourage them to work with us.

Candidates should have a strong background in energy and environmental issues, and feel comfortable talking to entrepreneurs, research teams, professors, business leaders, and students about their ideas.

In addition, the Outreach Coordinator also will be tasked, on occasion, with coordinating the marketing materials for the organization. This includes marketing packets, palm card, fliers, one-page documents, binders, and anything else that is needed for a variety of situations. Much of this material already exists, but needs to be constantly updated to reflect the organization's progress. Some Photoshop experience is required.

Desired Qualifications:
-Experience in marketing and outreach to a college audience, especially students, both through digital and in-person tools.
-Experience engaging faculty in promoting their work preferred.
-Production experience with HD cameras, Final Cut Pro preferred.
-Experience working with high-profile talent and guests preferred.
-Experience working in an environment with regular deadline pressure. Ability to work in such an environment with limited supervision.
-Bachelor’s degree from accredited university.

Job Description:
Hours are generally standard working hours, but a flexible schedule occasionally may be required to meet project deadlines or accommodate the schedules of key stakeholders or subjects. Benefits, including tuition reimbursement, included, as this position is a staff position at The George Washington University. The Outreach Coordinator will report to the Executive Producer, Fuzz Hogan.

Working Conditions:
The incumbent performs jobs duties in a normal business office environment. Tasks are often carried out in a sedentary format, but significant parts of this job requires incumbent to work in the field, despite weather conditions, carrying camera and production equipment. The incumbent will be required to attend meetings in other offices and deliver and/or retrieve information from other offices around campus and Washington, DC.

To apply, send your resume, cover letter and links to published videos to Fuzz Hogan at fuzz@planetforward.org.