Programs and Communications Intern, Becky Lee Women's Support Fund, Washington, DC

Programs and Communications Intern

Posted on: November 7, 2014
Application deadline: December 8, 2014
Start date: January 4, 2015
End date: June 8, 2015
Posted by: Becky Lee Women's Support Fund

Becky's Fund is looking for a Programs Intern who will assist in the delivery of education and awareness efforts for students, and some direct services to those affected by domestic/dating violence.

RESPOSIBILITIES

• Drafting and updating educational materials or assisting with original research.
• Responding to calls and emails from people seeking help and information.
• Working on youth peer leadership initiatives such as our Girl Scouts and Young Women's workshops, Young Men's Mentorship Program, and domestic violence college tour
• Creating a listing of nation-wide referrals for those affected by domestic and dating violence.
• Assisting with outreach and other administrative support for educational and programmatic goals.
• Attending meetings with event partners.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• A background in sociology, psychology, gender studies, and other relevant social sciences.
• Experience presenting and/or educating about intimate partner violence, sexual assault, stalking, sexual harassment, or other social justice topics such as gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, or intergroup dialogues.
• Experience locating and analyzing social science research online.
• Ability to organize, prioritize, delegate and work independently.
• Effective verbal, math, and written skills.
• Experience working with computerized databases and word processing.
• Strong attention to detail.

TIMELINE & HOURS

• Internship for Spring 2014 is available now.
• Interns are required to work at least 30 hours/week.
• Undergraduate, graduate and law students are welcome to apply.

HOW TO APPLY

Please send Cover Letter, Resume, and Writing Sample to becky@beckysfund.org.

School-Based Community Educator, A Woman's Place, Doylestown, PA

School-Based Community Educator

Posted on: August 13, 2013
Application deadline: September 15, 2013
Posted by: A Woman's Place

PURPOSE OF POSITION

To build the community's capacity to respond to and prevent domestic and dating abuse and violence by replacing attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors that perpetuate violence with those that promote safety, justice, and equality for all. It works to strengthen community knowledge and skills, educate service providers, foster coalitions and networks, and change practices and policies that condone violence.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Develop annual work plan for elementary, middle, high school and community college domestic violence prevention education and training that supports the mission and needs of the organization.
2. Assist in the development and review of school curricula.
3. Present organizationally-approved domestic violence and dating violence programs in BucksCounty schools.
4. Maintain up-to-date statistics and other research for use in presentations.
5. Collect and report statistics for elementary, middle, high school and community college presentations.
6. Present trainings at area hospitals and healthcare facilities.
7. Assist in youth, direct service, or other volunteer trainings.
8. Participate in public events, speaking engagements, exhibits, workshops, promotions, and conferences to increase awareness of domestic and dating violence, and to promote access to services by expanding the visibility and impact of A Woman's Place in the greater community.
9. Prepare for and provide follow-up to presentations, including picking up and returning needed materials and/or equipment.
10. Represent A Woman's Place in the community.
11. Participate in A Woman's Place events.
12. Maintain a valid driver's license and current car insurance, as driving county-wide is a position requirement.
13. Participate in staff development activities as directed and approved by the Education & Training Manager.
14. Participate in necessary day-to-day activities required for optimal department operations as determined by the Education & Training Manager.

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit cover letter and resume to:

Christina Baer, Education & Training Manager
A Woman's Place
P.O. Box 299, Doylestown, PA 18901
FAX: 215.343.3411
Email: cbaer@awomansplace.org


PLEASE, NO PHONE CALLS.

Temporary Training Project Assistant/Relief Advocate, National Domestic Violence Hotline, Austin, TX

Temporary Training Project Assistant/Relief Advocate

Posted on: July 30, 2013

Application deadline: August 18, 2013

Posted by: National Domestic Violence Hotline

DESCRIPTION

The temporary Training Project Assistant & Relief Advocate is a member of Love is Respect and is supervised by LIR Shift Leads and the Volunteer and Training Manager.

The temporary Training Project Assistant/Relief Advocate will assist the Volunteer & Training Manager with projects as needed such as developing dating and domestic violence curriculum, creating Power Points and presentations, facilitating domestic and dating violence training, and facilitating webinars to a national audience. The temporary Training Project Assistant & Relief Advocate will also provide crisis intervention, referrals, information and solutions to incoming calls and chats through the loveisrespect.org website. This position requires a high level of empathy and sensitivity to all incoming inquiries. This position is a 25 hour per week position.

Minimum of six months of training, public outreach or community education required.

Minimum of six months of program/project development or research required.

LIR is a 24/7, 365 days of the year operation. Some positions require night, weekend, and holiday scheduling. This position is a temporary part-time position.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

TRAINING

•Train new and existing advocates -- must be available some weeknights and Saturdays to help conduct trainings •Help develop new trainings •Must be dynamic and engaging & must be able to train large groups of people •Able to create visually appealing PowerPoints •Must have good writing skills and be able to create facilitator guides and develop new trainings •Needs to be able to learn technical aspects of training, including projector and laptop set-up, and facilitating webinars through iLinc to a national audience

RELIEF

•Accepts calls and chats from victims and/or the general public. Provides referrals to local services; provides information/education about domestic violence. •Accepts calls and chats from service providers; networks with service providers; receives updated service directory information from service providers. •Places out-going conference telephone calls to service providers to advocate for LIR callers' needs; refers unresolved problems between service providers and LIR callers to Helpline Shift Leads; documents contacts and results. •Advocates shall maintain standards of conduct that are empowerment-based and nonjudgmental; Advocates shall respond to all calls and chats in a professional manner with a tone of calmness, sensitivity, empathy and non-judgment; Advocates shall respond to all calls and chats with accurate information; Advocates shall make effective and efficient use of time and information for each LIR call and chat session. •Collects demographic information on all calls (including TTY calls), enters caller's needs and options discussed into computer program; documents referrals given to callers; maintains data entry records for worker activity codes. •Respond to caller's requests for domestic violence materials (i.e. Brochures, flyers, posters, handouts and other promotional materials). •Other duties as assigned.

This description only includes essential functions of the job and does not imply that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow and any other job-related instruction and to perform any other job-related duties requested by his or her supervisor or management.

REQUIREMENTS

•High school diploma or equivalent preferred. Professional and personal experience may substitute for educational requirements. •Six months of training, public outreach or community education required. •Six months of program/project development or research required. •Willingness to participate in extensive training program. •Experience/familiarity with computers. Knowledge of Word for Windows and Access preferred. •Ability to work shifts which will provide coverage for loveisrespect during operational hours24/7 hours, 365 days per year including holidays. •Ability to attend required meetings (including, but not limited to, Program Team and In-Service trainings), which may be scheduled during hours outside of the Advocate's regular schedule. •Ability to manage time and complete multiple activities within a time frame. •Demonstrated ability to manage high stress situations. •Ability to work as a team member, providing support and constructive feedback in interpersonal interaction. •Commitment to feminist and nonviolent perspective and behavior and willingness to work in such an environment. •Demonstrates initiative and the ability to be flexible and creative. •Ability to work with people from a variety of backgrounds and experiences. •Ability to adjust work hours to requirements of the organization including occasional overtime as needed. •Ability to respond with empathy and support to victims in crisis situations and with sensitivity and awareness to diverse cultural, ethnic and social backgrounds, values, attitudes and languages. •Commitment to concept of local, community, volunteer-based delivery of human services by domestic violence shelters and teen dating abuse agencies. •Commitment to LIR program philosophy.

•Ability to read, write and converse in English, available to travel overnight occasionally and tolerate prolonged sitting or standing. Requires bending, stooping, lifting, and carrying objects up to 25 pounds, with or without accommodations and to effectively work long and at times odd hours while maintaining a sense of humor. •Must have emotional and physical stamina to deal with a variety of stressful situations, including responses to complaints and internal and external interactions. Availability for local, state, national and international travel.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and minimum level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as exhaustive of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for the position. The employee will be required to perform any other job-related duties as required by the job objectives, management and Mission and philosophy of LIR. This description does not modify any employee's at-will status and is not a contract for continued employment of any duration.

HOW TO APPLY

Visit http://www.loveisrespect.org/employment and download a full job description and an application and complete in its entirety. Application, cover letter and resume can be emailed to employment@tcfv.org or faxed to 512.306.9887. Please be sure to include a cover letter, completed application and resume. An application without a cover letter and resume will not be accepted.

Youth Organizer, Family Violence Law Center, Oakland, CA

Youth Organizer

Posted on: May 10, 2013
Posted by: Family Violence Law Center

DESCRIPTION

The Family Violence Law Center (FVLC) is working to end domestic violence in Alameda County. Our holistic approach integrates violence prevention with comprehensive intervention services. We also work to address and change barriers for survivors within the legal, health, education, and criminal justice systems. As one of California's oldest agencies serving abuse victims, FVLC is recognized as a leader for delivering exceptional services and advocating for long-term social change regarding violence. Since 1996, FVLC's Youth Program has educated middle and high school students on dating violence prevention throughout Alameda County. The Youth Program has also recruited, trained and developed high school students to become peer educators for younger students.

OVERVIEW

The Youth Organizer will be responsible for identifying and training youth leaders to be educators and organizers working to increase understanding and take action against dating violence in the context of community violence. This person will reach out to networks of individuals and organizations to ensure Oakland youth have opportunities to be change agents in their communities in order to end violence. The Youth Organizer should be firmly grounded in social justice theory - specifically, popular education - have strong community organizing experience, and must be excited at the prospect of growing with our organization as we move to increase community engagement. The primary goal of the Youth Organizer will be to support Oakland youth and community members to make the connection between community violence and teen dating/domestic violence.

SKILLS & ABILITIES

A successful Youth Organizer is someone who is at their best in dynamic situations. You have the ability to perform professionally and a willingness to change directions, modify objectives and refine goals when the circumstances demand. You are a self-starter who can recognize when processes can be improved and will take the initiative to improve them.

The Youth Organizer also recognizes and cultivates the potential in others and prepares them for the future. When you interact with others, your goal is to help them experience success. You are fulfilled by seeing growth in others, and people often seek you out for help and encouragement. You connect with youth and diverse community members with ease. You are comfortable interacting with different kinds of people and find it easy to carry on a conversation in a variety of settings.The Youth Organizer is aware of their responsibility towards others and has a strong value system. You are considerate, caring and accepting. The Youth Organizer acts as a bridge builder for people from different backgrounds. You can appreciate different perspectives and connect people to one another. You can also energize others and people look to you to envision what could be.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES

Youth Organizing
 Identify, outreach to, and connect with youth within various Oakland communities.
 Train youth to be peer leaders and support initiatives that both end violence and support positive community-level change.
 Partner with youth leaders to design and implement campaigns to change school policies concerning teen dating violence.
 Coordinate meetings, events, and activities for youth and allies.
 Work with youth to develop and deliver culturally relevant youth education, dialogue and organizing.
 Provide technical assistance around youth leadership development and teen dating violence prevention to external community partners.
Program Management
 Work with the project Curriculum Consultant and the Youth Program Manager to create and implement youth leadership development activities.
 Work with the Youth Program Manager to ensure services provided have the desired impact on participants.
 Work with the project Evaluation Consultant and the Youth Program Manager to determine the best data-tracking methods and then use these methods to track participants and progress towards achieving identified goals/benchmarks.

QUALIFICATIONS

 Experience with youth and/or community organizing and engagement.
 Familiarity with Oakland strengths and challenges, its neighborhoods, and institutions.
 Excellent group and individual communication skills (written and verbal). Ability to apply these skills across a range of relationships and environments, including with youth, colleagues, and external partners.
 Belief in youth capacity for leadership. Knowledge of youth development models and experience supporting the leadership development of youth.
 Desire for and comfort with young people taking the lead. The Youth Organizer must be able to motivate youth and support their self-determination while also creating and enforcing systems of accountability.
 A demonstrated commitment to social justice, peace-building, equity, and the eradication of dating and domestic violence from our communities.
 Experience engaging multiple stakeholders in collaborative processes for collective impact.
 Understanding an analysis of the systemic nature of oppression, particularly the intersection of gender, race, sexual identity, and class.
 Comfort working in low-income communities of color.
 Ability to be flexible and creatively adapt to challenging situations.
 Experience with popular education preferred.
 Bilingual and bicultural preferred (Spanish - English).
 Valid California Driver's License and access to a personal vehicle.
COMPENSATION: Salary based on experience. Benefits include medical, dental and vision coverage, flexible spending account, and generous vacation plan.

HOW TO APPLY

Please send resume and cover letter to jobs@fvlc.org. Review of applications will begin June 3, 2013 and continue until the position is filled.

NON-DISCRIMINATION: Family Violence Law Center is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. People of color, women, persons with disabilities, and persons who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or intersex are encouraged to apply. FVLC maintains a policy of non-discrimination with respect to employees and applicants for employment. No aspect of employment will be influenced in any matter by race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, physical disability (including HIV or AIDS), medical condition, perceived physical disability or veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by statute.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk; sit; drive; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions except when such accommodation would cause Family Violence Law Center an undue hardship

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment includes settings of educational institutions, community places, and office environments. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions except when such accommodation would cause Family Violence Law Center an undue hardship.

Internships, Break the Cycle, Washington, DC

Internships

Looking to start a career in education, youth development, policy, PR or nonprofit fundraising and management? Want to help change the world?

Break the Cycle is seeking interns to join our team of energetic professionals in Los Angeles and the District of Columbia! This is not a filing job. Gain hands-on experience that is practical and looks great on your résumé.

Break the Cycle interns build skills that can be applied to careers in the education, legislative, nonprofit and corporate sectors. We offer a casual, friendly work environment where interns are encouraged to contribute and learn. Internships are available for 3 - 12 months. Please refer to the listings below (by city).

District of Columbia

Research & Policy Intern

Research and Policy Interns gain hands-on experience working with Policy and Technical Assistance staff.

Responsibilities may include:

• Researching  and analyzing state and local laws related to dating violence, sexual assault and stalking.
• Contributing to the development of written products to assist schools and community-based organizations improve their response to young survivors of abuse.
• Examining and categorizing relevant studies to support the work of the Training and Policy Departments.

Applicants MUST be currently enrolled or have completed graduate school.

Training & Library Intern

Training Library Interns work directly with the Training and Technical Assistance staff to develop a comprehensive, organized training resources library.

Responsibilities may include:

• Collaborating with training department staff to design an effective and efficient training resources library.
• Identifying, interpreting and organizing articles, studies, PowerPoint presentations and other resources that we use in our training programs.
• Assisting in developing a bank of research-based statistics for use by Break the Cycle staff in presentations and trainings.
• Assisting in interpreting relevant studies and developing bibliographies and resource lists to support the work of the training department.

Legal Intern

Legal Interns gain hands-on legal and public policy experience with a law-based, domestic violence organization.

Responsibilities may include:

• Supporting Staff Attorneys in the delivery of free legal services to young victims of dating abuse, including client intake, safety planning, case preparation, court accompaniment and drafting legal documents.
• Conducting legal, legislative and policy research with the aim to write on various domestic violence, family, criminal and general public interest law issues.
• Assisting with the creation of advocacy and educational materials.
• Responding to requests for help and maintaining our nationwide referral system.

Policy Intern

Policy Interns gain hands-on public policy experience working with Policy and Technical Assistance staff.

Responsibilities may include:

• Conducting legislative and policy research.
• Drafting legislative and administrative policies.
• Creating advocacy and educational materials for policy-makers, service providers, schools and community members.
• Participating in lobby visits with the DC City Council and the U.S. Congress. 

How to Get Started

This is an unpaid internship program. Undergraduate, graduate and law students, as well as recent graduates, are welcome to apply. Generally-speaking, we ask interns to commit a minimum of 10 weeks, 8-10 hours per week for part-time status and 20-40 hours a week for full-time status.

We accept applications on a rolling basis. Interested candidates should email or mail a cover letter and résumé to:

In Washington, DC:

Break the Cycle Internship Program
P.O. Box 21034
Washington, DC 20009
Email: dc.intern@breakthecycle.org

Internships, Break the Cycle, Los Angeles, CA

Internships

Looking to start a career in education, youth development, policy, PR or nonprofit fundraising and management? Want to help change the world?

Break the Cycle is seeking interns to join our team of energetic professionals in Los Angeles and the District of Columbia! This is not a filing job. Gain hands-on experience that is practical and looks great on your résumé.

Break the Cycle interns build skills that can be applied to careers in the education, legislative, nonprofit and corporate sectors. We offer a casual, friendly work environment where interns are encouraged to contribute and learn. Internships are available for 3 - 12 months. Please refer to the listings below (by city).

Los Angeles

Programs Intern

Program Interns help deliver Break the Cycle services to youth. Interns receive training on domestic and dating violence, Break the Cycle's services and other relevant areas.

Responsibilities may include:

• Drafting and updating educational materials.
• Responding to requests for help, including maintaining our nationwide referral system.
• Developing web content for loveisrespect.org.
• Assisting with research projects, community outreach and other support as needed.

Social/Digital Media Intern

Social/Digital Media Interns help develop and manage Break the Cycle's extensive online/social/digital media presence in real time. Supporting the Director of Youth Programs and Digital Strategies Coordinator, Social/Digital Interns have the opportunity to directly impact a leading national nonprofit's efforts to engage young people in innovative and creative ways.

Responsibilities may include:

• Managing and expanding Break the Cycle's social media presence.
• Creating teen friendly web content, blogs and help resources.
• Crafting digital media content for YouTube and online advertising.
• Assisting communications staff with various PR projects.
• Supporting other graphic design projects as needed (depending on experience).
• Assisting staff in developing new marketing strategies to grow our audience and donor base.

Experience using Adobe Suite and Drupal web platforms is desired.

Note: Break the Cycle is willing to consider applicants outside of the Los Angeles area IF they are United States citizens and are able to commit to "remote" work requirements.

Development Intern: Donor Relations

Donor Relations Interns learn what it takes for a nonprofit organization to maintain sustaining support from individual donors as well as gain experience in promotion and fundraising for Break the Cycle.

Responsibilities may include:

• Assisting with Break the Cycle events, including logistics, silent auction coordination and PR.
• Individual donor research and outreach.
• Assisting with other fundraising and community relation efforts including our volunteer program, press kits, data entry, social media outlets and other duties as needed.

Development Intern: Grants & Research

Development: Grants and Research Interns learn what it takes to fundraise, write grants and conduct research for a national nonprofit organization.

Responsibilities may include:

• Researching foundation and corporation funding opportunities that fit with Break the Cycle’s mission and work to end dating abuse.
• Filtering funding opportunities.
• Working directly with the Foundation & Government Relations Specialist in developing and submitting grant applications.
• Performing literal and statistical research on dating and domestic violence trends, prevalence rates and percentages.
• Researching various forums for factual and statistical information.

Non-profit Management Intern

Management Interns participate in all facets of nonprofit management, working side-by-side with Break the Cycle's Executive Director.

Responsibilities may include:

• Conducting research on organizational best practices and policies.
• Preparing reports and communications for management team.
• Assisting with logistics and planning for board, staff, donor and community meetings.
• Providing general administrative support as needed.

How to Get Started

This is an unpaid internship program. Undergraduate, graduate and law students, as well as recent graduates, are welcome to apply. Generally-speaking, we ask interns to commit a minimum of 10 weeks, 8-10 hours per week for part-time status and 20-40 hours a week for full-time status.

We accept applications on a rolling basis. Interested candidates should email or mail a cover letter and résumé to:

In Los Angeles, CA: Break the Cycle Internship Program 5777 W. Century Blvd., Suite 1150 Los Angeles, CA 90045 Email: la.intern@breakthecycle.org

Part-time Web Developer, Break the Cycle, Los Angeles, CA

Web Developer

Posted by: Break the Cycle


OUR WORK
Break the Cycle is a national nonprofit organization whose mission is to engage, educate and empower
youth to build lives and communities free from domestic and dating violence.

JOB SUMMARY
The Web Developer is responsible for updating and maintaining Break the Cycle’s web sites. Job duties include updating and maintaining web sites, creating and editing themes, designing and implementing features and other projects as necessary. The Web Developer reports to the Digital Strategies Manager.

This position is based in Los Angeles. Telecommuting is negotiable.

RESPONSIBILITIES
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Updating and maintaining Break the Cycle’s web sites. This includes: updating Drupal core versions
and modules, updating/creating themes and templates and fixing bugs and errors.
• Creating new interactive features for Break the Cycle’s web presence, including liaising with vendors
as appropriate.
• Assisting Break the Cycle staff in updating of Break the Cycle’s various blogs and web pages.
• Building various web sites in Drupal, including migrating existing sites and creating new ones.
• Backing up site databases and files.
• Installing new modules and writing custom code if necessary.
• Coordinating with Break the Cycle staff and outside vendors to ensure projects are completed in a
timely manner.
• Ensuring cross browser compatibility on all projects.
• Assisting on other projects as necessary.

QUALIFICATIONS
• Some higher education, bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Experience working with and building sites in Drupal.
• Proficient in HTML,XHTML, HTML5, CSS.

• Working knowledge of PHP/Javascript required. Proficiency preferred.
• Proficiency in Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Dreamweaver and Adobe Fireworks.
• Some web design experience preferred.
• Knowledge of major browsers and their differences.
• Project management experience and skills preferred.
• Self-starter with strong attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work productively with diverse groups of people and independently.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize, meet deadlines and stay organized.
• Professionalism, resourcefulness and a positive attitude.

Employment Type: Part time
Salary Details: $20-$30/hour DOE, up to 20 hours/week, flexible schedule. Paid sick days and holidays.
Please visit breakthecycle.org to view our Equal Opportunity Employment Practices.

HOW TO APPLY
Send cover letter and resume to webdeveloper@breakthecycle.org

Part-time Content Coordinator, Break the Cycle, Los Angeles, CA

Content Coordinator

Posted by: Break the Cycle


OUR WORK
Break the Cycle is a national nonprofit organization whose mission is to engage, educate and empower
youth to build lives and communities free from domestic and dating violence.

JOB SUMMARY
The Break the Cycle Content Coordinator is responsible for the strategic management of Break the
Cycle’s online training and policy-related communication and voice. Job duties include overseeing content creation for blogs, static web content, social media platforms, public awareness campaigns, print materials, video and other projects as necessary. The Content Coordinator reports to the Digital
Strategies Manager.

This position can be based in Los Angeles, CA.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Developing and implementing a comprehensive messaging calendar, ensuring all external
communications align with Break the Cycle brand, messaging and standards by liaising with
interdepartmental and interagency groups.
• Managing Break the Cycle blog including maintaining calendars, developing multiple voices, writing
entries, editing content and creating video and multimedia entries as needed.
• Creating content for Break the Cycle social media.

Additional social media tasks include:
• Responding to mentions of Break the Cycle on Facebook, Twitter and other social media channels as needed.
• Coordinating social media frequency and content with Digital Strategies Manager to ensure growth and engagement.
• Developing and updating static content on breakthecycle.org by coordinating with staff tasked with
developing interactive content, updating content, copy-editing and responding to market research.
• Compiling, drafting and copy-editing content for other projects including public awareness campaigns, online and print marketing materials, media outreach tools and others as needed.
• Supervising and mentoring interns, providing edits and feedback.
• Working with vendors including PR, graphic design and web development consultants.

QUALIFICATIONS
• Bachelor’s degree or currently enrolled in a relevant college or university program.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, html, css. Drupal proficiency preferred.
• Project management experience and skills preferred.
• Video editing and Adobe Design Suite proficiency preferred.
• Self-starter with strong attention to detail.
• Superior written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work productively with diverse groups of people and independently.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize, meet deadlines and stay organized.
• Professionalism, resourcefulness and a positive attitude.
• Familiarity with Twitter, Facebook and social media management platforms (Hootsuite, Tweetdeck).

Employment Type: Part time
Salary Details: $15/hour, 20 hours/week, flexible schedule. Paid sick days and holidays.
Please visit breakthecycle.org to view our Equal Opportunity Employment Practices.

HOW TO APPLY
Send cover letter and resume to graphicdesigner@breakthecycle.org

Part-time Graphic Designer, Break the Cycle, Los Angeles, CA

Graphic Designer

Posted by: Break the Cycle


OUR WORK
Break the Cycle is a national nonprofit organization whose mission is to engage, educate and empower
youth to build lives and communities free from domestic and dating violence.

JOB SUMMARY
The Graphic Designer is responsible for designing online and print-based materials for organizational use and public outreach. Job duties include creating overall design assets, branding and graphics for our web sites, social media platforms, public awareness campaigns, online and print materials and special events. The Graphic Designer reports to the Digital Strategies Manager.

This position is based in Los Angeles.

RESPONSIBILITIES
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Elevating the public face of Break the Cycle through creating, adapting and deploying design assets
for breakthecycle.org, loveisrespect.org, loveisnotabuse.org, teenDVmonth.org and their respective
social media presences.
• Providing graphics and/or images for Break the Cycle’s various channels.
• Updating handouts, flyers, palm cards, brochures, handbooks and other resources available online to
ensure they match current branding guidelines and contain up-to-date content.
• Drafting design mockups in a quick and efficient manner.
• Developing design ideas and concepts into polished, professional looking designs.
• Coordinating with Break the Cycle staff and outside vendors to ensure designs fit guidelines created
in-house and by outside vendors and are completed in a timely manner.

QUALIFICATIONS
• Bachelor’s degree or currently enrolled in a relevant college or university program.
• Proficiency in Adobe In-Design, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop.
• Experience designing for print and web, particularly for non-profits or cause-based campaigns.
• Photography experience preferred.
• Knowledge of commonly used print sizes and ability to successfully design for print with bleed/crop
areas.
• Knowledge of different color spaces and their uses.
• Basic HTML/CSS knowledge preferred.
• Demonstrate strong skills in project management, attention to detail and independent project
implementation.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work productively with diverse groups of people and independently.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize, meet deadlines and stay organized.
• Professionalism, resourcefulness and a positive attitude.


Employment Type: Part time
Salary Details: $20/hour, up to 20 hours/week, flexible schedule. Paid sick days and holidays.
Please visit breakthecycle.org to view our Equal Opportunity Employment Practices

HOW TO APPLY
Send cover letter and resume to graphicdesigner@breakthecycle.org