Vancouver Co-operative Radio, CFRO, 100.5 FM is a non-profit, listener-supported, community station that has provided Vancouver with alternative public affairs, music and arts programming since 1975. Co-op Radio provides a space for under-represented voices, music and  arts, broadcasting 24 hours a day in more than a dozen languages. The Community Outreach Coordinator will lead a strategic outreach initiative that will reach out to the diverse communities of Vancouver to increase Co-op Radio's visibility and connect people to the station. The work involves face-to-face outreach at local community events and musical shows as well as expanding the station’s social media presence.

 

This is a temporary part-time position reporting to the Director of Member Services. Funding for this position is provided by the Community Radio Fund of Canada. 

 

DATES: July 2013 to May 31, 2014. 

HOURS: 14 hours/week. 47 weeks total. Scheduling of hours is flexible. Must have some availability on at least two of the following days:  Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 

WAGE: $17/hr plus 12% in lieu of vacation and benefits, for a total of $19.04/hour.

 

Coordinate the execution of Co-op Radio’s Community Outreach Plan 2013-14 under the supervision of the Director of Member Services.

 

• Coordinate community outreach materials including: development of outreach materials and kits; coordinating banner production; table display; all community-specific outreach materials 

• Work with volunteers and community organizations, festivals, conferences and other events to coordinate sponsorship and in-person presence at pre-selected cultural, arts, music-related events 

• Recruit, train and coordinate volunteers to work on community outreach activities 

• Develop creative, interactive event outreach ideas per event that achieve high event profile 

• Perform all strategic post-event follow-up: create email lists, engage new volunteers 

• Coordinate and oversee production of pre-recorded announcements for event publicity on air 

• Provide on-going support for radio show programmers’ outreach efforts in their communities and at their events: provide needed outreach materials; event tracking; follow-up 

• Perform tasks as a Co-op Radio Social Media Liason (Facebook/Twitter) 

• Conduct outreach efforts and coordinate community participation in On-Air Member Drives 

• Design and implement Listener’s Guide Distribution System for cross-community distribution 

• Work with show programmers to develop in-house Co-op Radio hosted event possibilities 

• Conduct administrative and other tasks related to Co-op Radio’s Community Outreach Strategy in the areas of traditional advertising, promotions, partnership building and niche show outreach 

• Gather and write enewsletter and Listener’s Guide content

 

• Excellent coordination skills; ability to perform a high volume of administrative and other tasks 

• Friendly, personable, and outgoing; ability to talk to a high-volume of strangers and trouble-shoot at busy events 

• Non-profit outreach experience and/or ground-level marketing experience; knowledge of marketing strategy an asset 

• Excellent communication/interpersonal skills: clear written/verbal communication, conflict resolution, ability to openly give/accept feedback, ability to dialogue with diverse parties and work effectively as team member 

• Excellent, thorough research skills 

• Detail-oriented; ability to provide editorial and copy-editing support 

• Event-organizing skills and volunteer coordination experience 

• Excellent time-management skills; ability to work independently on a project to completion 

• Familiarity and experience with Social Media (Twitter, Facebook) 

• Excellent computer skills including MS Word Suite. Graphic design skills an asset. 

• Experience with, and interest in, community broadcast media, preferably radio 

• Sound recording and editing experience an asset 

 

Send a cover letter and resume to cfro-hiring@coopradio.org

• Please include your cover letter and resume in one PDF document labelled yourfirstname_yourlastname.pdf and attach it to your email. 

 

Application Deadline: Thursday, July 11th, 2013 at 9am 

 

No phone calls please. We thank all applicants for their submissions. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Vancouver Co-operative Radio is an affirmative action employer.