COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST
Job opportunity at the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation
Program: Maritime Washington National Heritage Area
Location: Flexible. The Washington Trust for Historic Preservation maintains offices in Seattle, but candidates may live anywhere in/near the Maritime Washington National Heritage Area. If candidate lives within the Seattle area, they will be expected to spend at least one day per week in the office (although more in-person time is welcomed). If candidate lives outside the Seattle area, in-person meetings will be expected/coordinated quarterly.
Salary Range: $60,000-67,500
Position Type: Full-time exempt
Benefits: Medical, vision, and dental insurance; a retirement program; and paid time off including holidays, vacation, and sick time
Travel Required: Yes, estimated 10%
Reports to: Maritime Washington Program Director
POSITION OVERVIEW
We’re looking for an experienced communications specialist who can take charge of external messaging for the Maritime Washington National Heritage Area—crafting a strong voice across multiple platforms and cultivating an engaged audience for maritime stories, sites, and experiences in our state.
The ideal candidate for this position will be creative and collaborative, interested in both communication strategy and content creation. We’re looking for someone who is excited about connecting people with Washington’s maritime heritage through storytelling and place-based marketing. They should be an excellent writer with graphic design skills (photography also a big plus!) and an eye for finding compelling stories from throughout a wide region. Maritime Washington is a new program with a big mission, so we’re looking for a communications specialist who can take ownership over projects, stay organized, and consistently meet deadlines—all while working collaboratively with a diverse range of community members.
If you’re a natural storyteller who is passionate about mission-drive communications and ready to help build a program from the ground up, come join the new Maritime Washington team!
QUALIFICATIONS
•Excellent and enthusiastic communicator with 3+ years’ experience crafting and managing communication strategies, creating engaging content about diverse topics, and cultivating an approachable brand voice.
•Proven track record of growing audiences across social media platforms from the ground up.
•Strong writer, skilled at translating complex or “dry” subjects into engaging, relevant content for public audiences.
•Comfortable soliciting, curating, and collaborating on content from partners, while maintaining a focus on audience needs and interests.
•Solid understanding of key marketing principles and best practices for branding.
•Experience with journalism, interviewing/oral history, digital marketing, and/or tourism promotion a plus.
•Experience creating designed materials using Adobe Suite a plus.
•General familiarity with backend web management particularly WordPress.
•Understanding of and experience working with Tribes a plus.
•Photography skills a plus.
•Passionate about sharing maritime heritage stories and experiences—and excited to join a new National Heritage Area as it takes sail!
TO APPLY
Please e-mail your resume and a cover letter describing how your experiences and interests fit with the Communications Specialist job responsibilities and qualifications to Maritime Washington Program Director Alex Gradwohl at alex@preservewa.org with the subject line “Maritime Communications Specialist.” References and examples of previous work may be requested at a later time. In your email, please include your preferred pronouns.
•Applications accepted until position is filled. Preferred by July 26.
•Flexible start date this fall.
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