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Marketing PR Volunteer Opportunity in Southeast MI
ORGANIZATION: American Cancer Society - Southeast Michigan Area
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5 people are interested
Volunteer to Save Lives
As an American Cancer Society volunteer you can honor a survivor or a loved one lost to cancer, help save lives of people in your local community, and around the world. It only takes a little time to do a lot of good. Discover how rewarding it is to be a volunteer.
Our Southeast MI Relay For Life team is currently seeking volunteers to assist with our Marketing and PR needs for various events across the Southeast MI area. This is a flexible, virtual volunteer role.
The marketing and PR volunteer will work with a group of events to create, develop, and implement marketing and publicity to raise awareness of the Relay For Life events. Individuals in this role will be able to coordinate, prepare, and implement a publicity and marketing strategy. Additionally, they will be familiar with or willing to learn how to utilize the resources, tools, and resources available to promote and market the event.
SPECIFIC TASKS INCLUDE:
* Assist online and social communications lead in cultivating relationships with contacts in media outlets and other promotional organizations.
* Plan and implement strategies for event promotion, marketing materials, and resources.
* Assist online and social communications lead in messaging for online promotion.
* Provide opportunities for Event Leadership Team, Team Captains, participants, and volunteers to share stories.
* Develop relationships and serve as the primary contact with media outlets and other
organizations with a broad reach including newspapers, radio, and television outlets, etc.
* Leverage relationships with business contacts and other supporters to promote the Relay For Life event and Event Leadership Team efforts.
* Works with the experience lead and Relay For Life specialist to ensure that all marketing materials are available for the Event Leadership Team and teams in a timely manner.
For questions, please email maureen.rovas@cancer.org.
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About American Cancer Society - Southeast Michigan Area
Location:
20450 Civic Center Drive, Southfield, MI 48076, US
Mission Statement
The American Cancer Society is the nationwide, community based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy and service
Description
Your American Cancer Society is committed to decreasing cancer incidence, decreasing mortality from cancer and increasing quality of life for everyone through research, prevention, early detection, advocacy and service. Our organization is unique because of our grassroots ability to organize community effort in fighting cancer. The thousands of volunteers who give their time are a vital force in fulfilling our mission. Because of support from communities such as ours, the American Cancer Society provides a variety of programs to make life easier for people touched by cancer in our community. And with continued support, we look forward to reaching our ultimate goal -- the cure for all cancers
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
This is a Virtual Opportunity with no fixed address.
DATE POSTED
March 22, 2017
SKILLS
- Journalism
- Copy Writing / Copy Editing
- Marketing & Communications (Mar/Com)
- Public Relations
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- Varies, on average 2-5 hours per week
- Access to internet and personal computer