06/12/2020 - New NAMHSA Volunteer Position

NAMHSA seeks new Public Relation person The NAMHSA Board of Directors is in search of a new Public Relation person. The position is open due to the end of the serving term of the current position holder. The PR officer focuses on NAMHSA's communication with the hobby public, in order to communicate and inform our membership in particular and the hobby in general of a variety of items relating to the organization. Public relation posts are distributed via MailChimp, our email marketing platform and are instantly cross posted to our Facebook group upon release. The position's duties include: Prepare posts or 'press releases' of all NAMHSA business as needed. Example PR releases can include volunteer opportunities, news regarding NAN, voting results and the like. All pieces of PR are presented to the Board for review, with editing if necessary until deemed approved to be released to the public. As much NAMHSA business is time sensitive, everything need to be attended to in a timely manner. Answer general NAMHSA questions as needed. Maintain the NAMHSA Facebook page. This includes includes the posting of all PR announcements to the page, addition of photos to the appropriate section, sharing items of interest to help gain/keep followers, answering questions either via PM or on the wall, and other miscellaneous tasks as necessary. Be a member of the NAN Committee to insure timely and proper communication of all related NAN items from the Chair(s) and Registrar. The PR officer is an appointed, non-voting Board position with a term of three years with reappointment possible, if interested. The PR officer is nominated by the NAMHSA President and must be confirmed by the Board of Directors. The PR person may show at NAN and participate in all other NAMHSA activities. The term starts mid July 2020 through July 2023. Skills and qualifications for the position: Good writing skills are a must and quite critical. Prior working knowledge of MailChimp, or other email marketing platforms, is key. Experience with Facebook and public relations are also highly desirable. Willingness and able to keep up with all NAMHSA Board discussions. Reliable Internet/email access, and the ability to check email/forum daily. Photo editing skills would be helpful. The time commitment varies, but generally, the PR person must keep up with Board discussions so some time is required to read and respond to email daily. To apply for this position, please send the following information to Vice President Robin Roberts at vice-president@namhsa.org: 1. Your name, email address, and phone number. 2. General information including: A description of your model horse hobby experience. A description of any experience you have that is relevant to the position. An overview of your ability to commit time to this position over the next three years. 3. Additionally, every candidate will be asked to prepare a writing sample, topic to be provided after application has been submitted and due within a specific time period. This information is also posted on the website here. Thank you for your interest in NAMHSA!