Volunteer Marketing Co-Chair

About

Do you love dogs, cats, and critters? Do you also have a passion for marketing? If so, we'd love for you to join our team!

The Seattle Animal Foundation is seeking a Marketing Co-Chair to drive community engagement and awareness of our established 501(c)(3) nonprofit.

The Marketing Co-Chair is an integral part of our volunteer Board of Directors. This is an unpaid position with a 3-year term commitment. The position requires approximately 3-5 hours of work weekly and attendance at monthly Board meetings.

The ideal candidate will bring growth marketing and content strategy experience to best serve the Foundation and its mission. This role will help shape our foundation's brand across all community touchpoints. Must be a strong collaborator, well-versed in outbound email marketing, website engagement and social marketing (organic and paid). The role co-leads a 6-person volunteer committee to create amazing marketing experiences and campaigns that engage prospective donors and increase fundraising share.

The ideal candidate has an outgoing, dynamic personality and is passionate about helping Seattle’s animals. Attention to detail, self-organization, a can-do attitude, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, small team environment are essential elements to this role.

Responsibilities:

• Lead all marketing efforts for annual fundraising events, especially the Furry 5K (in June) and the Furevermore Auction & Gala (in October), to meet fundraising goals.

• Lead and engage marketing committee volunteers with website content management, email marketing, social content and asset creation.

• Develop and maintain a marketing campaign and content calendar.

• Leverage data-driven insights to optimize marketing strategy and outreach efforts.

• Develop best practices and operations.

• Collaborate with other Foundation board committees and Seattle Animal staff and volunteers.

Qualifications:

• Knowledge and experience in marketing strategies and tactics.

• Experience volunteering with a non-profit is preferred, but not required.

• Experience with public relations and paid advertising is a plus.

• Passion for animals required.

Board Member Requirements:

• Ability to commit to a 3-year term

• Ability to contribute $1000 annually to SAF through funds or in-kind donations; any solicited/procured items and event ticket sales from one's network can count towards this commitment

• Ability to attend monthly Board meetings held on Wednesdays 5:30-7pm (currently virtual but will likely move back to in-person meetings at the Seattle Animal )

How to apply: Please email your resume to SAF’s Governance Committee at governance@seattleanimalfoundation.org.

The Seattle Animal Foundation (SAF) is committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in all aspects of our work, with a strategic focus in establishing inclusive recruitment and retention initiatives. SAF is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants for paid and volunteer positions will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, two-spirit identity, sexual orientation, sensory, physical, or mental disability, marital status, political ideology, protected veteran status, or on any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, or any other non-merit based factors.

Skills

• Brand Development & Messaging
• Graphic Design / Print
• Interactive/Social Media/SEO
• Marketing & Communications (Mar/Com)
• Marketing Analytics
• Marketing Strategy & Planning

Requirements

• Minimum Age:18

About the Organization

In 2010, the Seattle Animal Shelter (SAS) and a committed group of volunteers recognized that there were certain needs above and beyond what the City of Seattle could fund. To better address these needs, the Seattle Animal Shelter Foundation (SASF) was formed. In 2024, the organization has expanded to become the Seattle Animal Foundation (SAF), where we partner with animal welfare organizations throughout the Greater Seattle area to further their lifesaving missions and empower community involvement.

SAF is a non-profit organization run by a volunteer board that is dedicated to partnering with animal welfare organizations throughout the Greater Seattle area to further their lifesaving missions and empower community involvement. Thousands of dogs, cats and critters are helped every year and this support is made possible through generous donors and committed volunteers.

By raising these critical funds, SAF contributes to the health and wellbeing of Seattle’s homeless animals by funding life changing programs and services led by animal welfare organizations in the area. We invite volunteers and the local community to be part of the effort, and if you are already a supporter, thank you for putting the animals first.