Narrow Bridge Candles Hiring a Communications Manager!
June 26, 2018
Jonah Aline Daniel
Narrow Bridge Candles Communications Manager
Founded in 2010, Narrow Bridge Candles is a Jewish ritual candle making project in support of the full Palestinian call for Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions of Israel. A portion of the profits of Narrow Bridge Candles goes to support movements and organizations working for Palestinian self-determination and U.S. based struggles for racial justice and Indigenous sovereignty. All candles are hand-dipped and poured, and made from 100% beeswax, without any added dye or fragrance. Jonah and the Narrow Bridge Candles chandlery are located on Makahmo Southern Pomo land, Sonoma County near Cloverdale, CA.
Position Overview:
As Narrow Bridge Candles continues to grow each year, we seek to hire a part-time Communications Manager to support the growth and sustainability of the project, by overseeing all external communications, including monthly e-newsletters, social media, promotional materials, and product branding. The Communications Manager will play a key role in amplifying Narrow Bridge Candles’ reach and offerings among existing and potential customers and allied organizations, as well as in expanding NBC's customers and community.
Hours: 15-20 hours per month
Compensation: $19/hour or commensurate with experience
Location: This is a remote position, but requires being available to be on calls during normal business hours in California (PST).
Responsibilities and Duties
- Oversee the overall communications strategy of Narrow Bridge Candles
- Bottomline development and execution of content for social media, monthly e-newsletter, and website in consultation
- Build relationships and nurture existing relationships within movements and organizations working for Palestinian self-determination and U.S. based struggles for racial justice and Indigenous sovereignty
- Website management- seasonal changes and additional updates as the needs arise in communication with Operations Manager
- Oversee the production of promotional materials and overall branding of Narrow Bridge Candles.
- Manage external partnerships with organizations, businesses and publications with overlapping interests/content
Qualities/Competencies
- Highly skilled in communications/marketing
- Strong content creation and written communication skills
- Proficiency in working with MailChimp, Canva, Facebook, Instagram, Buffer (or recommended scheduler)
- Basic design skills and/or ability and willingness to learn
- Engagement with news and media, specifically related to Palestinian self-determination and the BDS Movement
- Interest in and/or familiarity with justice oriented spiritual and/or ritual practices
- Solid understanding of [de]colonization, and intersecting systems of capitalism, colonialism, and white supremacy (political analysis)
- Very patient, skillful, and comfortable working with neurodiverse/chronically ill employer
- Clear, direct and timely communication
- Ability to work both collaboratively as a part of a team and independently in a self-directed way
- Skilled balance between taking direction and taking initiative
- Ability to maintain calm in busy and sometimes stressful environment and deadlines
- Ability to track tasks and follow through on tasks consistently and dependably
Application Instructions:
Please send cover letter, resume, and work references to orders@narrowbridgecandles.org by Monday, July 9th.
