- Feb 23, 2025
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Unfortunately, RL has reared its ugly head and @Polegnyn Nemeara has to step down. I've only worked with you a short time but I'm sad to see you go! I hope that life gives you a break soon. Because of this, I am now hiring for a new Director.
The Director of Communications & Media will have all responsibilities inherent in the position, such as working with other Directors and Officers, providing counsel to other Executives when asked, and managing the Department of Marketing. This position works closely with all Directors; much of this Departments' work is given it to it by other executives and administrators and the work needs to be completed in a timely fashion for them to be able to do their work.
Duties & Responsibilities
Please send your applications to keeper@tarvalon.net and amyrlin@tarvalon.net with the subject "APPLICATION - DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS & MEDIA - YOUR NAME HERE" by May 31, 2026. In your application, be sure to explain why you feel you would be best for the position and what you think you can bring to it.
The Director of Communications & Media will have all responsibilities inherent in the position, such as working with other Directors and Officers, providing counsel to other Executives when asked, and managing the Department of Marketing. This position works closely with all Directors; much of this Departments' work is given it to it by other executives and administrators and the work needs to be completed in a timely fashion for them to be able to do their work.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Functions as a member of the Executive Team
- Handles administration tasks for the Department, including any staff/administrator reviews, selecting and replacing any staff/administrators, complaints, reading and responding to monthly and quarterly reports, etc.
- Responsible for keeping Officers updated on all projects and issues in the Department
- Works with all Directors and Officers to develop and maintain the visual aspects of the site and community. Examples of this include official Ajah and Company logos, merit badge icons, and online events graphics, events logos, advertisements in event/conference programs, external marketing/promotional materials.
- Markets our community. Examples of this include working with the Social Media Team to ensure news from inside our community and from the larger WoT community is posted quickly and consistently, developing advertisements and promotional materials for the site, collaborating with publishers and other WoT resources and retailers to provide news and maintain good working relationships, building a strong social media presence to reach out to fans and current/prospective members, ensuring quality and consistency in all official site materials (Web and print), increase SEO.
- Manages our Zazzle store, including coming up with new merchandise ideas to keep our options fresh.
- Creates all promotional materials for our community
- Oversees management of our social media, including the Facebook Group, Facebook Page, and Twitter Account. Also oversees the Tar Valon Times blog and Graphics Development Team.
- Have at least one year good standing as a Senior Member.
- Have experience making graphics, both for print and online media. The ideal candidate will have:
- Access to and very strong ability with Adobe Photoshop and/or Illustrator, definitely preferable to have experience with both. Must have at least one of these programs.
- Understanding of (at least basic) graphic design principles. I.e. what's the difference between RGB and CMYK and when to use each one, how to prepare files for print, how to deal with typography, etc.
- Must have experience with social media (Facebook, Twitter, etc.)
Please send your applications to keeper@tarvalon.net and amyrlin@tarvalon.net with the subject "APPLICATION - DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS & MEDIA - YOUR NAME HERE" by May 31, 2026. In your application, be sure to explain why you feel you would be best for the position and what you think you can bring to it.
