Unique PT Paid Business Coordinator Job with Victory Chicken

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Victory Chicken (www.victorychickenco.com) is a Brooklyn-based start-up committed to spreading the joy of raising chickens, for eggs and as pets, across New York City. Our goal is to establish 1,000 coops in New York City over the next four years in community gardens, schoolyards, at restaurants and in the yards of private residences by providing an affordable service that sets up and helps to maintain chicken coops for our customers.

We are looking for someone with an interest in both urban agriculture (chickens especially) and small business development (particularly marketing), to help us in a variety of business development activities as we enter our second year in 2012. Our Business Coordinator will be responsible for the following:

•Company Facebook page, Twitter account and social networking marketing strategy;

•Writing press releases and coordinating press strategy;

•Research on and outreach to neighborhood-oriented, food-oriented and urban agriculture-related organizations, blogs and publications;

•Maintenance of company blog;

•Coordinating community outreach and street level marketing;

•Developing a database of stores and organizations to develop relationships with and distribute postcards to;

•Distribute postcards to and set up displays at over 50 local stores and organizations on a periodic basis;

•Monitor company email, respond to information requests and schedule coop installations and supplies deliveries;

•Represent the company at green markets, food fairs and other relevant events;

•A variety of other marketing and sales activities, and possibly other duties as needs develop.

Requirements: Formal experience is preferred but not necessary, but we are looking for someone who is organized, eloquent, responsive, computer savvy, familiar with basic social networking, enjoys interacting with all kinds of people, able to work independently, knows NYC and is crazy enough to understand our business, without being too crazy.

Pay: $10/hr for up to 100 hrs/mo. plus commission.

Hours: Looking for a minimum commitment of 20 hrs/wk.

Start and Duration: Immediate start, through June, with possibility of continuing work through the year.

Location: Some work can be done remotely, but at least half of the work will require travel to/around Brooklyn and some other parts of NYC.

If interested, email your resume and cover letter to [email protected]. We apologize in advance that we will not be able to respond to all applicants