Marketing and Communications Associate, Part Time Spoke & Word Books

RPCV author‑owned publishing company seeks part‑time Marketing & Communications Associate (25hrs per week), with likely opportunity, if desired, to increase to full‑time within 60‑90 days. This individual will focus on three broad aspects of marketing and communications: establishing and maintaining connections with organizations, media outlets of all forms, and key individuals to promote author and books; producing and managing marketing materials; and organizing, coordinating, facilitating, and (sometimes) overseeing marketing and sales events, and speaking events. Other responsibilities will include paperwork management, website monitoring, contact database building, and similar administrative tasks. This individual will coordinate closely with the publisher/author to hone messaging and marketing/press strategy. To satisfy the job responsibilities of this position, the ideal candidate will: have experience organizing and managing events be capable of drafting flawless press releases and marketing copy have a strict eye for visual crispness, proper punctuation and grammar, etc. value in‑person or telephone conversations over text or email when feasible be entirely comfortable making numerous cold‑calls per day have experience with basic graphic design and layout, photo editing, and other light document and image production and editing using Adobe platforms have experience with, or be quick to learn, basic website design and editing/updating using simple platforms like WordPress and WIX have exceptional organizational skills generally navigate social media with ease maintain a professional in‑person demeanor and social media/online presence consistently maintain logs of job‑related activities read, study, and thoroughly understand the books being marketed be prepared to take in quick, very specific, and multi‑part instructions, and put them into action with minimal oversight. Above all, this position requires someone who feels passionate about the overall mission of this RPCV’s books and professional goals: steering our country toward unity, salvaging and fortifying our democracy, and leaning fearlessly into big and bold change in order to achieve both. This is a hybrid remote/onsite position that will require 1‑2 office days per week in

Charlottesville, VA

(Amtrak has direct train from DC), and possibly occasional other travel in the Central VA/NOVA/DC area. Salary range

$25‑$30/hr

dependent on experience. Please send resume to

contact@spokewordbooks.com . References will be checked after favorable initial interview.

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