MKTG101: Marketing & Communications Associate

About JerseySTEM

All JerseySTEM roles are pro-bono (unpaid) positions.JerseySTEM is a mission-driven professional network of pro-bono contributors dedicated to improving access to STEM education and career pathways for underserved middle school girls in New Jersey.

Members contribute their professional skills and leverage their networks in service of the organization’s gender-equity agenda.Membership is a minimum six-month commitment of approximately six flexible hours per week and includes a $100 refundable deposit, returned after six months of active membership. K–12 educators, retirees, veterans, interns, and students are exempt from the deposit.

Overview

This is a pro-bono volunteer position.

JerseySTEM is a grassroots non-profit organization dedicated to offering innovative opportunities and bridging the gender gap in STEM education for children in New Jersey’s underserved communities. We are dedicated to partnering with local schools, parents, and educators to create and enhance STEM-oriented educational opportunities for students in grades 5-8 as part of their paths towards college and career readiness. We provide free after-school, project-based, and hands-on structured programs in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Classes include: Robotics, Coding, Engineering, Life Sciences, etc. Classes last up to 10 weeks and are predominantly taught by trained volunteer college students.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Business Development and University Relations Advisors to design the sourcing of student coaches.
• Research and recommendations on data to be collected.
• Develop the appropriate print and web materials (brochures, promotional materials, and online content) in collaboration with the communications team as required.
• Attend the weekly online meetings of the College engagement unit and Marketing unit and update the progress as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing or related fields.
• Excellent ability to translate the unit’s marketing needs.
• Excels at cross-functional collaboration.
• Experience working within G-Suite, Slack and JIRA preferred.

• Previous work experience or internships in marketing preferred.

Pro-Bono position expects a commitment of 5-7 Hours per week for a preferred 6 months.

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