[jsfg_cinti] National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Job Posting

Happt Thanksgiving.
I just received this job Posting for the Freedom Center.
I hope it is of interest to someone.
Barb Hoffmann
-         JOB OPPORTUNITY â??
OurMission is to educate the public about the historic struggle to abolish 
humanenslavement and secure freedom for all people. The Freedom Center teaches 
lessons of courage and cooperation fromUnderground Railroad history to promote 
collaborative learning, dialogue andaction in order to inspire todayâ??s 
freedom 
movements.


ONLINE COMMUNITY MANAGER


 
The NationalUnderground Railroad Freedom Center is developing its Web site, <A 
HREF="http://www.freedomcenter.org/";>
www.freedomcenter.org</A>, into an onlinedestination for exploring issues of 
freedom, from the Underground Railroadthrough the modern day. The new site will 
launch on or before March 31,2006.The site will provide users with access to a 
global community inspired bythe museum experience brought to life online. Once 
users enter the site, theapplication facilitates museum visitation and the 
spread of the message andworks of the Freedom Center between community members 
via 
blogs, instantmessaging, chat, pod casting and message boards.
 
Position Summary:

Reporting tothe Sr. Director/Chief Officer for Community Engagement as a 
member of theMuseum Programs staff, the Online Community Manager will ensure 
that 
theFreedom Centerâ??s online experience provides exceptional value to its 
users.Close monitoring, and tweaking, of the content and functionality of the 
onlinecommunity will be required to improve community â??stickinessâ?? and to 
maximizeuser benefit. Among other duties, this position will regularly 
collaborate 
withother museum programs staff as well as marketing/communications staff 
tomaintain the Freedom Centerâ??s homepage and related content. 

 

RESPONSIBILITIES:



Convert online visitors intoactive participants in the Freedom Center 
community.

Optimize visitation to the Website to increase pool for community conversion

Update community content andgraphics.

Maintain high levels ofengagement of registered users in both the Freedom 
Centerâ??s FreedomConductors and Freedom Stations program Web sites.

Post updates from marketing/communicationsto the Freedom Centerâ??s homepage

Maximize community usefulnessto target user-base.

Assume the role of advocatefor Freedom Centerâ??s online community members. 

Gather community feedback fromour users and work to implement appropriate 
suggestions.

Secure content and expertisefrom appropriate Freedom Center departments that 
will increase communityvalue.

Monitor and report communitygrowth trends. 

QUALIFICATIONS:

- Desire towork in the cause-oriented environment promoting freedom

- Proficiencywith HTML, ASP, ASP.Net (preferred), SQL

- Excellentcommunication skills (written and verbal).

- Previousexperience managing an online community (preferred)

- At least oneyear experience developing and maintaining websites

- Bachelorâ??sdegree in Communications, History, or complementary field

- Outgoing,creative and detail-oriented.

 

We offer excellent benefits andcompetitive wages.
Interested candidates should sendtheir resume to:
National Underground Railroad FreedomCenter
Attn: Human Resources Department
50 East Freedom Way
Cincinnati, OH  45202


(Fax) 513-333-7719          (E-mail) sstaples@xxxxxxxxx

 
-  We are an Equal Opportunity Employer -
ig<h/

You can unsubscribe from the list by sending email to 
jsfg_cinti-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. 

Web archive: http://www.freelists.org/archives/jsfg_cinti 

Questions to:  jsfg@xxxxxxxx

Other related posts: