Company description The Savanna Institute is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Madison, Wisconsin and Urbana, Illinois. We work in collaboration with farmers, scientists, and other stakeholders to develop perennial food and fodder crops within multifunctional systems grounded in ecology and inspired by the savanna biome. Our work aims to lay the groundwork for widespread agroforestry in the Midwest US via strategic research and education. For more information, please visit www.savannainstitute.org. Job description

The Savanna Institute invites applications for one or more Communication Specialists. We seek applicants who share our passion for restorative and resilient agricultural practices, with a preference for applicants who bring experience in communications broadly, with specific skills and experience in one or more of the following: graphic design, video production, web development, written communications, webinar & podcast production, organizing educational events, and contracting media production. This position will work closely with academic, non-profit, and farmer collaborators. This is a new position that will report to the co-Executive Directors.
 

Job Description

Hours: Full-time preferred, or multiple part-time

Location: Work-from-home, flexible location within Midwest. Occasional reimbursed travel.  

Start Date: August 1, 2019, flexible

Rate of Pay: Commensurate with experience

 

Ideal candidates will have:

• A portfolio of educational media or equivalent  
• Experience in collaborative initiatives
• Fluency in agriculture and conservation
• Software proficiency in one or more of: Adobe suite; Wordpress; Google suite; Mailchimp; and PHP, SQL, and Python for web development

 

All qualified applicants welcome; farmers and members of under-represented groups are encouraged to apply.

 

Primary Responsibilities

• Develop educational media
• Organize educational events
• Cooperate with other communication initiatives

Compensation this position is : hourly, $15/hr + Work visa This employer is willing to sponsor a work visa for international applicants Application instructions DeadlineJuly 01, 2019