Communications Coordinator VISTA

Description

Collaborate across sectors, connect with community, and develop professionally as you help improve quality of life and accelerate revitalization at the IndyEast Promise Zone!

Promise Zones are high-poverty, high capacity communities where the federal government works with local leaders to increase efforts and achieve neighborhood-created goals and priorities over a ten-year period. Established in 2015, the IndyEast Promise Zone has worked across sectors to improve the quality of life and accelerate revitalization on the Eastside of Indianapolis, Indiana. Over the next several years, the IndyEast Promise Zone, neighborhood residents, and implementation partners will work to carry out activities and interventions while leveraging new opportunities. VISTA members will work with our well-established community development team throughout their term of service and get connected with partners at all levels (neighborhood, city, state, and federal) while receiving professional development. Learn more here. 

Responsibilities

The Communications Coordinator will collaborate with the Promise Zone Director to develop, refine, and implement a communications strategy for the Promise Zone across multiple platforms. This communications strategy will include telling the story of the Promise Zone initiative to a diverse group of stakeholders, including federal and city government, funders, and neighborhood residents. The Communications Coordinator will be responsible for managing multiple platforms of communication, including the existing Promise Zone website (www.indyeast.org) and social media pages. The Communications Coordinator will also join forces with a wide array of community partners to capture and share success stories that demonstrate the impact of the Promise Zone in the neighborhood areas related to Housing, Education, Public Safety, Economic Development, and Job Creation.

Program Benefits: Living Allowance,  Relocation Allowance,  Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend,  Education award upon successful completion of service,  Health Coverage,  Childcare assistance if eligible,  Training. 

Qualifications

Skills: Public Speaking, Computers/Technology,  Team Work,  General Skills,  Leadership,  Communications . 

Education: Some college preferred. 

Languages: Bilingual is a plus.

AmeriCorps VISTA is open to all U.S. citizens, nationals or lawful permanent resident aliens age 18 and older.