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Topic: non-profit publications coordinator
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| Ima Putz | Posted – 8/9/2007 10:44:21 AM | show profile Hi there, Is anyone a publications coordinator for a non-profit organization? I am applying for a position with a non-profit organization, and I'm coming from a traditional publishing company with editors, managing editors, etc., so I'm not sure how a publications coordinator is situated in a company's hierarchy. Would the position be considered entry-level, mid-level, etc.? Would the publications coordinator generally have a lot of opportunity for decision-making, or would he/she normally carry out the orders of upper-management staff? What is your experience as a publications coordinator? Thanks so much for your help! |
| JimmyG | Posted – 8/9/2007 10:58:51 AM | show profile In my exposure, any job with the word "coordinator" is somewhere between a manager and an assistant on the hierarchy chart. Probably equivalent to a senior or associate editor in magazines, or a developmental editor in book publishing, but I could be wrong. |
| WinonaWriter | Posted – 8/9/2007 2:46:31 PM | show profile My mother is a "communications coordinator" for statewide religious organization, and she's in charge of the whole communications shebang. Probably really should hold a title of "director" or something, but the organization calls it "coordinator." |
| Mag Girl | Posted – 8/9/2007 2:50:05 PM | show profile Yeah, in the nonprofit world, at least in my experience, coordinator seems to be a somewhat higher-up position. Strange. But really, every nonprofit beast is different with varying degrees of strange hierarchy. And varying degrees of insanity. Do you know the general job duties yet? |
| Ima Putz | Posted – 8/9/2007 3:19:51 PM | show profile Thank you Thank you all for your responses. They're very reassuring! From the interview, I gathered that I would be in charge of scheduling, act as liaison with all other departments, and handle most of the editorial duties. It sounds like a great job, but I wasn't sure where the position stood in the organization's hierarchy. I'm looking for a higher position with more authority (I'm currently an editor at a large publishing company). It sounds like this could be a good job for me, based on your comments and the job description. We'll see how the second interview goes... Thanks again! And if anyone else has experience as a publications coordinator, please let me know! |
| BurbGrrl | Posted – 8/9/2007 8:22:37 PM | show profile I was a "communications coordinator" at a local affiliate of a national nonprofit. I had some decision-making authority but mostly worked at the behest of the higher-ups; I reported to the director of public affairs. I would say that my job was about mid-range (but closer to the assistant level than to the senior level); however, in other affiliates of the same organization, people in my position had much more extensive job duties. So it really depends. Good luck! |
