About JerseySTEM
All JerseySTEM roles are pro-bono (unpaid) positions.JerseySTEM is a mission-driven professional network of pro-bono contributors dedicated to improving access to STEM education and career pathways for underserved middle school girls in New Jersey.
Members contribute their professional skills and leverage their networks in service of the organization’s gender-equity agenda.Membership is a minimum six-month commitment of approximately six flexible hours per week and includes a $100 refundable deposit, returned after six months of active membership. K–12 educators, retirees, veterans, interns, and students are exempt from the deposit.
Overview
This is a pro-bono volunteer position.
Jersey STEM is a grassroots non-profit organization dedicated to offering innovative opportunities and bridging the gender gap in STEM education for children in New Jersey’s underserved communities. We are dedicated to partnering with local schools, parents, and educators to create and enhance STEM-oriented educational opportunities for students in grades 5-8 as part of their paths towards college and career readiness. We provide free after-school, project-based, and hands-on structured programs in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Classes include: Robotics, Coding, Engineering, Life Sciences, etc. Classes last up to 10 weeks and are predominantly taught by trained volunteer college students.
Responsibilities
Responsible for translating brand strategy into powerful and purposeful creative concepts, with the goal of elevating JerseySTEM’s visual brand identity across all verticals
Partners with CRPE, COME and CLGE marketing leads to support all creative needs
Operates cross-functionally with various stakeholders
Leads a team of creatives including but not limited to Designers, Copywriters, Editors, and Project Managers
Recruits and maintains a ready-team of external creatives that can be leveraged as needed based on project pipeline and project-specific creative skill-sets
Works with the Head of Marketing to address cross-functional stakeholder needs
Owns the historical documentation of all creative marketing processes and responsibilities by creating artifact materials for the JerseySTEM knowledge hub
Qualifications
Strong creative skills
Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
Self-motivated, proactive
Excels at cross-functional collaboration
Experience producing marketing collateral (presentation experience is a plus)
Experience working across various mediums from writing, video, events, etc.
Experience working within G-Suite, Slack and JIRA preferred
Weekly Time Commitment
5-7 hours/week
6 month minimum commitment
Location
JerseySTEM is a mission-driven professional network of pro-bono contributors dedicated to improving access to STEM education and career pathways for underserved middle school girls in New Jersey. Members contribute their professional skills and leverage their networks to advance the organization's gender-equity agenda in STEM fields. The organization operates on a volunteer-based model where professionals commit a minimum of six months and approximately six flexible hours per week to support youth development and close the gender gap in STEM education.
