Special Media Emerging Geek

• the sidebar is pretty inaccurate
• Who is this person accountable to? Which committee/individual?

Salary/Benefits
Salary is $30,000 per year. 3.6 weeks paid time off per year (combined vacation and sick time, based on an assumed 37 hours work week). Health care, dental, and vision plan. Employer-matching retirement plan
Work Hours
Four and a half to five days per week, Tuesday through Saturday, 10:30am to 7:30pm, some evening or morning meetings, with some flexibility.
To Apply
To apply, e-mail your cover letter and resume to jobs@freegeek.org, detailing your volunteer coordination experience and any other pertinent information. We will be contacting a small group of candidates via e-mail to take a tour of Free Geek prior to being interviewed. This position is open until filled.

SMEG for short. This is a terrible title! I would be embarrassed to offer someone my business card.

Responsibilities:

• Aid in the exposure of Free Geek to new communities using a variety of media tools
• Keep records/status/inventory (tracking) of equipment
• Responsible for program setup
• Coordinate with Free Geek education Program
• Coordinate with Free Geek Outreach program and media partners to disseminate final content
• Schedule media classes
• Ensure content of classes
• Recruit student candidates and volunteer instructions
• Track student progress and hours
• Produce final reports
• Coordinate with appropriate parties to obtain infrastructure
• Coordinate with media partners to enhance education component of program
• Attend Education Committee meetings
• Document curriculum and content of classes
• Research and integrate new technologies as they arise
• Fulfill requirements of Grant
• Miscellaneous responsiblilities as needed

Required skills:

• High degree of community involvement and networking skills
• Project coordination experience
• Teaching aptitude
• Documentation experience
• Clear communications skills
• Ability to adapt and change with course as conditions require
• Research skills and solid grounding in emerging media community
• Able to remain flexible as Free Geek grows and changes

Desired skills:

Scope: This position works to empower local voices using emerging media and reused technology.