Social Signal is hiring a Web Production Manager:
WHO WE ARE: Social Signal puts the web to work for social change, helping organizations turn online communities into a powerful force for progress. And we’re looking for a web production manager who will organize our time, tasks and resources, keeping our projects moving smoothly to successful completion.
WHAT YOU’LL DO: You’ll be managing the big picture of producing complex web projects, with the authority and resources to make each project a success. You’ll be the linchpin of a team of four full-time staff and a larger family of subcontractors, coordinating with staff, suppliers and clients to ensure that tasks are completed on time and to the highest standards. You’ll also manage Social Signal’s staff schedules, booking everything from pitch meetings to speaking engagements. That will occupy most of your time – but you’ll also get to draft blog posts, research new web tools and help us introduce Social Signal to potential new clients.
Specific responsibilities include:
- identifying and planning out steps to project completion (in partnership with the rest of the team)
- tracking tasks, monitoring deadlines and reporting on progress
- maintaining friendly, productive relations with our clients (including non-profit organizations, governments and socially-minded businesses) and suppliers (including designers, web developers and hosting companies)
- managing schedules and correspondence for Social Signal’s principals
- managing the office and providing administrative support such as booking travel and finding suppliers
- researching, writing and/or copy editing blog posts and case studies
WHO YOU ARE: You’re the person who gets things done: organized and detail-oriented while keeping your eye on the big picture. You’re confident, diplomatic and a born problem-solver, with a gift for getting along with people even when deadlines are looming or computers are crashing. You like knowing that the work you’ve done each day has made a real difference – to your colleagues, your clients, and the world.
You’re passionate about social change, and your community or activist history shows it. And you’re as psyched as we are about the web’s ability to make that change happen: your idea of excitement is discovering a great new progressive web site or writing a particularly sharp blog post.
Your real-world and computer desktops are as simple and uncluttered as a Zen rock garden. You’re able to point to projects you’ve guided to completion, chaos you’ve turned into order, and cats you’ve herded into neat little rows and columns.
This is a full-time entry-level position: you’re in the early stages of your career, but you’re ready for a position that will make the most of your skills and talents. You’ve already demonstrated your capacity to plan, organize and manage complex projects; now you want to put that capacity to work in a role that will engage and challenge you.
WHAT WORKING FOR US ENTAILS: You’re not in the office anymore, Dorothy: you’re working out of the home of two of Canada’s leading online community strategists. A day at Social Signal could include a phone call from our living room with an international NGO; a meeting in our favourite café to hammer out the workback for a new web site; or curling up on your sofa at home while searching for the best airfares to San Jose.
You’ll spend most of your time in our home-based office, where you’ll have plenty of opportunity to extend your web development, writing, problem-solving, and research skills. We have extensive experience in the non-profit, public and private sectors, and a large network of local, national and international colleagues and clients that you’ll be working with on a regular basis. While you expand your professional network and skills, we also hope you’ll enjoy being part of our personal network of technology leaders and community advocates in Vancouver and abroad.
Social Signal is offering an unusual opportunity to come in on the ground floor of a business with the experience, reputation and credentials to go sky-high. If your enthusiasm for technology is matched only by your passion for social change, you’ll find that the joy of working with kindred spirits can be matched by the thrill of helping communities use the Internet in ways they never imagined.
HOW TO APPLY: Please e-mail a résumé, cover letter and salary expectations to hiring@socialsignal.com by June 30th, 2006. Tell us why you’d like to work for Social Signal, and please describe your relevant skills and professional or volunteer experiences. We want to hear about your community, advocacy or public service experiences as much as about your organizational and technical skills and experience. We’re particularly interested in hearing about your:
Skills:
- project planning and management
- personal organization and time management
- office management and administration
- attention to detail
- research
- writing
- tech skills (Mac/Windows/*nix, software programs you know, web tools you use)
Experience:
- projects where you’ve been responsible for planning and coordinating (examples might include event planning, office management or web site development)
- writing for work or fun, on a regular basis
- situations where you’ve worked independently with minimal supervision
- work that has involved client relations or working with the public
- jobs that have required you to organize not only your own work but also to keep track of other people’s responsibilities and deadlines
- volunteer work for community organizations or causes
- situations where you’ve gone the extra mile to get the job done
Interests:
- commmunity groups, projects or issues you’re involved in
- web sites you like or web tools you’re excited about
Bonus points for:
- having your own blog
- telling us your favourite tech tool for managing time or organizing tasks
- a strong opinion (pro or con) about Getting Things Done
Compensation will be commensurate with skills and experience. Please note that this is an entry-level position.
We look forward to hearing from you!
