Til death (or 140 characters) do you part
(minister at a wedding ceremony, while the bride and groom type on their mobile devices) We will now pause while the bride and groom share their vows with their tweeps.
No accounting for it
(young hip guy talking to older man in suit, who is punching numbers into an adding machine) Sure. But if you assign an ROI figure to ‘fun’, then our web team actually turned a small profit in the last quarter.
Time well spent
A pie chart depicting the information on the Internet. While most of it is serious, meaningful stuff, a tiny slice shows ‘YouTube videos of people hurting themselves in amusing ways’. According to the chart, that’s also what most people actually watch.
iToaster
(Steve Jobs at a microphone) And, not that it’s any of your business, but I’m also the fifth Cylon.
Crunchy social media strategist shell, gooey social change heart? Two jobs you should know about
We've already told you about the (fantastic! exciting!) social media strategist position we're hiring. Now we're thrilled to tell you about another job, this one with one of our clients: The Big Wild, a project of the Mountain Equipment Co-op.
The Social Signal job: First, to recap: Social Signal is looking for a social media strategist who can work with a team to create innovative visions for online community and social media projects, and turn those visions into reality. The right person for this job is great with people, words, technology and details. We need someone who is a strategic communicator: a great writer who thinks in terms of messages, audiences and communications goals. Someone who lives and breathes online, and who is contagiously passionate about what Web 2.0 means for organizations and the world social media. Someone with client relations, public relations or account management experience: a true people person who is also terrific at managing projects, tracking details and getting it all done. Someone who shares our excitement about how social media can support organizational innovation and progressive social change. Read all about the position, including how to apply, here.
The Big Wild job: MEC is looking for a social media visionary of its own. For the past three months, we've been thrilled to work on The Big Wild with MEC and its partner, the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS). The Big Wild is an online community that helps Canadians to enjoy our wilderness — and to help keep it wild. We'll be able to share more about our work with The Big Wild very soon. For now, let's just say our favorite tags are now made from responsibly-sourced Gore-tex.
MEC is hiring a program director who will take The Big Wild to its next frontier. Over the next year, this person will lead The Big Wild's community-building efforts by expanding its promotional, outreach and partnership efforts, managing its team of staff and contractors, and building its capacity to serve as an effective voice for wilderness conservation. The right person for this job is also good with people, words, technology and details.
So what is a web-loving, community-building, word-smithing, project-managing genius to do? We've created this handy reference table to help you figure out which gig's for you.
| MEC’s The Big Wild | Social Signal | |
| The issue you care most about is… | Conservation | Conservation. No, wait – child poverty. No, wait – privacy rights. No, wait… |
| Your ideal team is… | A small team embedded in a larger organization | A small group where you know everybody well |
| You’re happiest under a… | Rainforest canopy | WiFi cloud |
| You’re more of a… | Hedgehog | Fox |
| You think that hedgehog-fox line is about…. | Favourite wildlife | Whether you know lots about one thing or a bit about many things |
| No, really, what is up with that hedgehog-fox thing? | You like diving in deep on one issue or project, and working in a sustained way to make it great. | You like diving in deep on a few projects at a time, making a contribution, and then moving onto the next challenge. |
For more info about The Big Wild's program director position, download the posting here (pdf).
For more about Social Signal's social media strategist position, check out the job description here.
Why can’t I qwit you?
(Late at night, a man on the doorstep of a woman’s house. The woman has just been awakened.) Hi! We’ve never met, but I noticed a few hours ago that you stopped following me on Twitter. Mind if I ask you why?
Why, yes — I’d LOVE to speak at your event
Public speaking and speechwriting: the essential guides
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