Media Chair for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation

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The Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation, the world’s largest non-profit funder to find a cure for childhood brain tumors, is seeking a Marketing Chair for the Starry Night 8.5K. The Starry Night 8.5K will be in its 4 th year and it raising desperately needed funds to find a cure for the 28,000 children in the U.S. living with a brain tumor. For more information about the event and foundation, please go to: http://www.curethekids.org/events/starry-night/.

The PBTF is seeking a talented, passionate, long-term volunteer to help us raise awareness in the Greater Philadelphia area!

Position summary: The Marketing Chair assists in the planning and implementation of the Starry Night event with a focus on obtaining media coverage, distributing marketing materials and recruiting day of event volunteers.

Major Responsibilities:

• Recruit a sub-Task Force team of volunteers to assist with Starry Night community outreach projects and tasks

• Work with PBTF communications staff to obtain and secure Starry Night media sponsor and coverage in web, print, radio and TV outlets

• Add Starry Night event information to community calendars & web postings

• Secure day of event media coverage (TV and/or radio)

• Secure day of event volunteer photographer and videographer

• Coordinate marketing material distribution throughout the community

• Coordinate and attend volunteer recruitment events

• Recruit and track day of event volunteer sign-ups

• Attend monthly Starry Night volunteer Task Force meetings and provide updates to Secretary and Task Force Chair

• Coordinate and lead sub-Task Force meetings to meet goals and ensure volunteers stay on track with their assignments

• Promote Starry Night through daily professional activities

• Attend and provide volunteer leadership at Starry Night

  Time Required (approximately):

  Per month:

  Attend volunteer Task Force meeting (1): 2 hours

  Coordinate community outreach volunteers: 9 hours

  Track community outreach progress and complete tasks: 4 hours

  Provide correspondence to Chair, Secretary and PBTF staff: 1 hour

Interested parties should email their resumes to BShade@curethekids.org.