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Position Description
Job Title: Community Outreach Coordinator
Job Position: Full-Time Salary
Pay Range: $40,000 – $43,000 annual based on experience
Application process closes: October 18th, 2025
Reports To: CEO
Organizational Summary
MindsEye strives to build a more inclusive community by translating vision into audio for individuals who are blind or have low vision. We are committed to innovating accessible services to meet the evolving needs of our community.
Position Summary
The Community Outreach Coordinator is responsible for building, supporting, and maintaining MindsEye constituent and community partner relationships.
Responsibilities
Marketing and Communications:
- Manage social media platforms, including Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram by creating and scheduling posts, as well as engaging with followers and other partner organizations
- Table and organize volunteers to support tabling events
- Write and distribute press releases and PSA’s relating to MindsEye events, services, and achievements to internal and external stakeholders
- Be present in the community which MindsEye serves by attending networking and community events that benefit new and long-term partnerships
· Build relationships with media, local churches, libraries, healthcare and social service agencies, and service organizations, such as the Lions and Rotary Clubs
- Conduct tours of MindsEye on request
- Format and schedule volunteer newsletters
- Share upcoming events with community partners
- Write and distribute press releases
Programs and Organizational Support:
· Process new client applications, mail welcome materials and devices when necessary, and follow-up with clients according to program timelines
· Support listener outreach/marketing by attending community events and meetings
· Support in-person volunteer readers and other broadcast duties as necessary
· Assist with the distribution and processing of client surveys
· Attend Gateway Archers beep baseball practices and tournaments
· Help coordinate media opportunities for blind and partially sighted reporters
· Answer phone calls and direct callers to the appropriate person
· Assist with special events, such as Soirée, BeepBall tournaments, and Movie Night such as making in-kind donation requests, planning and execution of event tasks
· Executing other duties and special projects as assigned
Skills and Aptitudes
- Exhibit organizational values of inclusion, accessibility, and community
· Experience working with people from diverse backgrounds
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, including comfort interacting by phone, email, and in person
- Excellent organizational and prioritization skills with strong attention to detail
- Ability to organize, plan and carry out multiple activities both independently and as part of a team to meet goals and deadlines
- Exhibit a positive, collaborative attitude, with the ability to adapt to changing organizational needs
- Communicate openly, tactfully, and honestly with staff, volunteers, board, donors, and other key constituents
- Strong ethical conduct with an ability to uphold the confidentiality of client and donor records
Experience and Requirements:
· Two years of administrative, social media, nonprofit, or other related work experience
- Must have strong computer skills, proficient in Microsoft Suite, Google Suite, Zoom, and similar products, accurate data entry skills a plus
- Must be willing to travel to events around the St. Louis Metro East area and, on occasion, Springfield, IL
- All items above listed are considered essential functions of the job and the candidate must be able to complete all to succeed
- Reliable transportation to and from office, venues, and meetings is required
- Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
- Trained audio describer or willing to become trained audio describer
Hours and Schedule:
- Must work in office for at least 16 hours per week
- Occasional nights and weekends
- Some local and out-of-town travel to events and venues is required
Benefits:
- Comprehensive health insurance, including medical, dental, & vision
- 3 weeks of Paid Time Off
- Matching IRA plan
- Work Environment
Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Worker is exposed to average office conditions.
Please email cover letter and resume to jfrazier@mindseyeradio.org