Social Media Assistant

Volunteer LA; Lake Forest (CA); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a compassionate team dedicated to rescuing Basset Hounds! This role involves managing social media, engaging with supporters, and coordinating donations. You'll create engaging posts, respond to inquiries, and assist in donor management, all while promoting the mission of helping distressed hounds. This volunteer position offers a fulfilling opportunity to make a difference in the lives of these loving animals. If you're passionate about animal welfare and have skills in social media and graphic design, this is the perfect chance to contribute your talents to a noble cause.

Qualifications

• Must have excellent communication skills and be detail-oriented.
• Experience with social media and graphic design is essential.

Responsibilities

• Create and schedule social media posts for Facebook and Instagram.
• Manage donor-related operations and ensure accurate recording in Donor Snap.

Skills

Social Media Management

Graphic Design

Interpersonal Communication

Detail Orientation

Creativity

Education

Experience in Social Media

Experience in Graphic Design

Tools

Google Calendar

Donor Snap

Job description

Basset Hound Rescue of Southern California (BHRSC)

The mission of Basset Hound Rescue of Southern California (BHRSC) is to offer sanctuary, healing and Forever Families to distressed, abandoned, injured or homeless hounds.

Social Media Assistant

Hours – this position generally requires 5-7 hours a week.

Position Requirements – as part of a team:

• Help create/schedule posts for Facebook and Instagram.
• Check Instagram daily and engage with comments, tags, messages, and reshare when tagged.
• Schedule posts via Google Calendar for use on Facebook and/or Instagram daily, following BHRSC’s guidelines to keep our pages relevant.
• Posts relay information to BHRSC supporters regarding new hounds, all available hounds, hounds needing a foster home, fun stuff, events, info on donating, merchandise, and calls for volunteers.
• Watch for ads or unsuitable comments/posts and block as necessary. We don’t tolerate name-calling or negativity on our social media pages.
• Work with Social Media Coordinator on fluidity of all platforms.
• Knowledge of how social media works and what works best for the different platforms.
• Be able to create graphics for social media use and keep the BHRSC branding.

Giving Coordinator

Hours – this position generally requires 4 to 8 hours a week.

Position Requirements – must be very detail-oriented, accurate, and become proficient with the donor management software – Donor Snap (DS). Must have excellent interpersonal and written communication skills. Must perform responsibilities with a high level of professionalism, maintain strict confidentiality in regard to donor data, and be attentive to individual donor preferences.

• The Giving Coordinator, in conjunction with the Treasurer, is responsible for the day-to-day donation related operations of BHRSC.
• Completes donation related tasks including, but not limited to:
• Reviewing all incoming donations including cash, check, PayPal, credit card, and in-kind.
• Monitoring donation activity, researching anomalies and seeking clarification to ensure accurate recording and coding in DS.
• Entering all donations into DS in a timely manner.
• As appropriate, entering new contacts in DS, donor notes/preferences, affiliations, etc.
• Arranging for donor thank you calls/cards by BOD for donations of a certain size and note interactions in DS.
• Responding to donor inquiries and requests.
• Coordinating in-kind donation pick-ups and logistics as needed.
• Monitoring the “Pawtomatic” Donor Program and maintaining a spreadsheet for tracking.
• Printing, personalizing, and mailing “Gotcha Day” cards to adoptive families.
• Printing, personalizing, and mailing Tribute/Special Occasion cards.
• Assisting with preparation/mailing of holiday cards to top donors.
• Updating Amazon Wish List upon request.
• Participating in special projects such as updates to website donor page, drafting special letters, etc.
• In conjunction with the Treasurer, researching, streamlining, problem solving, and implementing changes to donor-related activities.
• Check and respond to emails at least once per day.
• Other miscellaneous duties as needed.

Graphic Design Coordinator

Experience with creating and uploading graphics. Graphic design, print design, computers media and broadcast helps.

Hours – this position generally requires 5 hours a week (may require more during events and newsletter production).

Position Requirements:

• Able to design original artwork for postcards, flyers, Basseteer print and e-newsletter, social media and the BHRSC website.
• Able to create new designs for our resale merchandise.
• Ability to express your creativity for new ideas and designs.
• Ability to work on your own, at your own pace, while being mindful to the needs of others and deadlines.
• Ability to work under the direction of the BOD and in collaboration with others.

How You Help

As an all-volunteer run organization, we would not exist or continue to save hounds without the love, compassion, and hard work of our volunteers. Dedicating your time to the hounds is enormously rewarding because the hounds allow you to become part of their journey to their forever homes.

About Us

Basset Hound Rescue of Southern California goes the extra mile to ensure that each hound gets the personalized care essential for starting their new life! Hounds come to BHRSC for many different reasons. The lucky ones lived with loving families but were surrendered due to family hardship. Some are found abandoned and wandering the streets tired and hungry, while others are rescued from shelters where they are slated to be euthanized. Once the rehabilitation process is complete, we take care to match the hounds with loving forever families that will lavish them with the love and affection that every hound deserves. We work to raise funds to save as many basset hounds in Southern California as possible and constantly strive to grow our network of volunteers and foster homes.