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Are you passionate about animals and the people who love them?
Purpose of Position: Responsible for the management and oversight of shelter operations. Cultivate a team atmosphere, promote adoptions, animal enrichment programs, and ensure a high standard of animal care (physical, mental, emotional). Foster community relationships, boost volunteer programs, develop services and educate the public, manage shelter and grounds, work with veterinarians, and manage budget. If you’re ready to lead with compassion and passion, apply now to join our dynamic team. Together, we will continue to create a bright future for animals and our community!
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DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITLIES
- Manage and monitor all aspects of the HSPS shelter operations including pet admissions, animal care, veterinary care, and adoptions, ensuring the wellbeing and development of all pets in our care.
- Train staff on the most current and effective dog and cat enrichment, behavior modification, and training methods and protocols.
- Effectively communicate with the public, staff and volunteer under stressful and emotional circumstances.
- Increase efficiency and continuously improve shelter methods.
- Help promote the reuniting and rehoming of pets with great story telling through social media and other mediums.
- Maintain facility to provide a safe and sanitary environment for animals and people. This includes the adherence to and monitoring of mandated standards (e.g., PACFA).
- Manage and develops an effective team: providing effective communication, leadership, guidance and resources. Determine staff qualifications and competency: recruits, interviews, selects, hires, trains, orients, mentors, evaluates, coaches, counsels, disciplines, and rewards. Establishes and monitors staff safety and regulatory compliance.
- Lead and collaborate on strategic goals while working with the leadership team to creatively meet all shelter needs.
- Maintain adoptable pet information on the HSPS website. Maintain adoptable pet information for upload to other websites.
- Monitor and evaluate processes and procedures to maximize efficient use of resources.
- Ensure strong communication and coordination with all municipal and law enforcement partners.
- Maintain the Shelter Operations Manual, in conjunction with the ED, to document proper procedure for all shelter activities. Train staff in proper procedures as enumerated in the operations manual. Update staff regarding procedure revisions.
- Manage external vendors to provide services as needed.
- Support the development and monitor budget for the facility.
- Support the development of policies and procedures and ensure they are updated, followed, and communicated with staff and volunteers.
$55,000 – $65,000 per year
Benefits:
- Paid time off
- Discounts at the thrift store and animal shelter
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Full-time, Onsite or Hybrid DOE.
Do you love animals? Are you looking for a way to use your amazing marketing and communication skills to help better the lives of pets in need and provide critical pet related support services to their people and our community?
The Marketing and Communications Manager (MCM) role is to develop and implement marketing and communication plans and strategies including public relations, media relations, print marketing, online marketing, digital communications, key messaging, storytelling, and branding to further our mission.
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DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITLIES
- Communicate HSPS’s brand and initiatives efficiently and accurately via all marketing channels (website, email, printed materials, social media, video promotion, etc.).
- Collaborate with Exectuvie Director to create and manage marketing and communications strategies and calendars, including multi platform social media strategies.
- Collaborate with the Executive Director to develop the annual marketing budget.
- Oversee vendors and contract workers that help fulfill the organization’s marketing strategies (i.e. writers, graphic designers, web specialists, photographers and videographers, printers, etc.).
- Create and manage all public relations, media content and advertisements.
- Ensure marketing deadlines are met and timelines upheld.
- Lead writer/editor of written communications which includes press releases, newsletter articles, emails, social media posts, direct mail appeals, acknowledgement letters, staff communications, grants, organizational promotional materials and more.
- Graphic design of and/or overseeing of graphic design which includes direct mail appeals, newsletters, emails, social media posts, brochures, flyers, advertisements, and all other organizational promotional materials and more.
- Maintain media and public relations outreach lists.
- Oversee social media platforms, content creation, strategy, scheduling, and engagement.
- Oversee mail and email appeal creation, list management, and distribution.
- Oversee the creation and distribution of all other marketing and communications.
- Ensure branding consistency.
- Seek and develop opportunities to enhance the image of the organization.
- Create monthly progress and budget summary reports.
- Proactively identify, develop and communicate HSPS programs, animal stories and events.
Event Marketing
- Collaborate with volunteers and leadership team to create and manage all promotional materials, public relations, and media content for events.
- Oversee design and distribution of all event marketing materials and digital platforms.
Knowledge, Skills, Talent and Abilities
- 3+ years of experience in marketing program oversight.
- Ability to manage a marketing budget and meet revenue and budgetary goals.
- Ability to develop and implement marketing strategies, with the support of contract workers as needed.
- Ability to analyze the effectiveness of all marketing and communications efforts.
- Exceptional and effective communication and writing skills.
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
- Ability to build relationships among staff, vendors, partners, and donors.
- Multi-task efficiently while managing a high-volume workload in a fast-paced, changing environment.
- Ability to make decisions based on big picture goals, priorities, and needs.
- Ability to organize and plan projects, handle multiple priorities, anticipate problems and address them proactively.
- Availability to work events outside of normal business hours on occasion.
- Must be technically savvy and proficient in Microsoft Office Word, PowerPoint and Excel. Experience in Adobe Suite, Photoshop and InDesign, preferred but not required.
- Ability to consistently demonstrate compassion, empathy, professionalism, and accountability.
- Must be willing to learn and continue training in skills relevant to our work.
$55,000 – $60,000 per year
Benefits:
- Paid time off
- Discounts at the thrift store and animal shelter
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