Marketing Communications Assistant

Marketing Communications Assistant

The Peconic Land Trust is celebrating our 40th anniversary.  40 years of protecting Long Island’s working farms, natural lands, and heritage. We are excited to offer an entry-level Marketing Communications Assistant opportunity for someone who wants to be a part of conserving what makes Long Island unique and viable: our fresh locally grown food; healthy woodlands and meadows and our beautiful shorelines.  Come grow with us.  The Trust has a strong track record of promoting within.

The function of the Marketing/Communications/Events Department is to provide the Peconic Land Trust with support for all public facing interactions on a consistent and timely basis; deepen the connection between the community and the land trust by focusing on the “impact” of conservation through storytelling; engage the community in the Trust’s work through fundraising and friend-raising events; educational and recreational programs; provide consistent messaging – and information – across multiple communication channels (print, radio, online, social)

Reporting to the Vice President and in close coordination with the Marketing team and other departments, the Marketing Communications Assistant will provide support for preparing materials

and coordinating activities – including event production, collateral development, website development, maintenance and updates, social and electronic media, and public relations.

Primary Responsibilities:

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Administrative

• Scheduling meetings, acting as a backup for phones and mail, and taking minutes for meetings.
• Maintain collateral files – archive, update, purge materials.
• Merchandise ordering and inventory tracking.

Events

• Update the database for Connections/Event registrations, as well as follow up post-events to update donor records.
• Provide support leading up to special events and attend several throughout the year - some occur during the weekend.
• Assist in outreach to volunteers and organizations to expand access to the Trust properties and programs.

PR/Website/Social:

• Conduct a periodic review of the local press contacts to update our press list.
• Manage placements of ads, monitor budget, assist with layout.

Qualifications/Requirements:

Required

• Minimum HS Diploma or equivalent
• Prior administrative experience is required
• Computer skills, including MS Office Suite, social media platforms and email communications programs a must.
• Proven strong written and verbal communications skills.
• If no related marketing or communication experience, then related course study is necessary.
• Must be at least 18 years old and possess a valid driver’s license with the ability to reliability commute to Southampton weekly and attend several weekend events.

Desired

• Bi-lingual Spanish fluency a plus
• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, or related field preferred.
• Experience in graphic design, web design, video editing and database a plus.

We Offer 

• $23-$24 per hour  
• 35 work hours per week Monday-Friday, with a hybrid work schedule after 90 days.
• Health benefits, FSA and employer funded HRA.
• Employee contributed 403b plan.
• Employer funded Profit-sharing pension plan.
• Annual Bonus and salary increase potential.
• Generous Paid Time Off.
• And Other Benefits.

Email resume to: Eplitt@PeconicLandTrust.org