Production Coordinator and Marketing Assistant

Magazine Production Coordinator/MarComm Administrative Asst.

Location: Remote within the United States. Preference for eastern time zone locations

Salary Range: $26.72 - $31.43 per hour (full-time annual equivalent $43,400 to $51,000)

The National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) is the leading not-for-profit organization dedicated to building strong, healthy, and resilient communities through the power of parks and recreation. NRPA advances this vision by investing in and championing the work of park and recreation professionals as a catalyst for positive change in service of equity, climate-readiness, and overall health and well-being.

With more than 60,000 members, NRPA champions and supports the work of park and recreation professionals and advocates through professional development, grants and programs, research, publications, conferences, advocacy and more. 

For more information, visit www.nrpa.org. For digital access to NRPA’s flagship publication, Parks & Recreation, visit https://www.nrpa.org/parks-recreation-magazine/.

ABOUT THE POSITION

NRPA is currently seeking a full-time Production Coordinator/Administrative Assistant to join our Marketing, Communications and Magazine department. Reporting to the Executive Editor/Director of Print and Online Content, you will help traffic coordinate content production of the magazine and provide project management support for marketing and communications team. In this position, you will work collaboratively with other departments to coordinate and schedule projects as part of the department’s Partner Engagement process. The Production Coordinator/Admin will play a key supporting role related to NRPA’s Annual Conference held in the fall each year.  

Specifically, your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Serve as the traffic coordinator for MarComm’s Partner Engagement process
• Manage and maintain project timelines using our workflow management platform (Monday.com)
• Provide administrative support for department’s senior leadership, including scheduling project planning meetings with other departments and key stakeholders)
• Provide project management assistance for department 

• Assist with NRPA/Parks & Recreation Magazine’s Media Guide and Editorial Calendar
• Compile monthly comp magazine copy list for physical mailing
• Maintain and distribute Ad/Edit Ratio Sheet (for postal service/printer)
• Generate annual Magazine Postal Statement 
• Manage and maintain outside partner relations
• Act as point of contact for Magazine, Marketing and Communication customer service inquiries
• At Annual Conference, support on-site needs, including managing the magazine booth, logistics support for team and preparing meeting minutes during in-person editorial advisory board meeting

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, marketing/communications or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred; high school diploma/GED required
• Strong proficiency in MS Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook; knowledge of Microsoft Teams and Monday.com desirable
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills 
• Creative, well-organized and attentive to detail 
• Proven time management skills with ability to set and manage priorities effectively
• Some project management knowledge and experience highly desired
• Solid understanding of magazine publishing favorable
• Knowledge of HTML, CSS and Adobe Photoshop a plus

If these qualifications are a good fit for you, here’s more detail about what you will need to bring to NRPA to be successful:

• You are a self-starter
• You are adaptable and excel in a dynamic, fast-paced work environment
• You are customer service oriented
• You are willing and able to learn new skills and tools as needed
• You are committed to working collaboratively with a wide diversity of internal and external colleagues and inspired to be a contributing member of an inclusive work culture 
• You are able to meet the typical physical and mental demands: Requires prolonged sitting with some bending, stooping and stretching, and eye-hand coordination and manual dexterity sufficient to operate a keyboard and other office and computer equipment
• You are willing and able to travel up to 15 days per year; employees visit NRPA Headquarters periodically and attend NRPA’s Annual Conference

TO APPLY 

Please submit the following required materials. Applicants without the following required materials may not be considered for this position. 

• Cover Letter detailing your how your experience, qualifications and work style has prepared you for this position (limit 2 pages).  
• Resume

NRPA is deeply committed to the core values of diversity, equity and inclusion and actively seeks to integrate these core values into all elements of our daily work. NRPA is an equal opportunity employer and highly encourages candidates from all backgrounds to apply, including people of color, ethnic minorities, new Americans (immigrants and refugees), LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, native people, and veterans.   

Discover the Benefits at NRPA!   

To promote healthy lifestyles, at work and away, we have established programs such as a 37.5-hour workweek, flexible work schedules, a remote-first workplace, an employee assistance program (EAP), professional development and educational assistance to include tuition reimbursement and certification exam fee reimbursement programs, Munch-and-Learn sessions, and more.  NRPA offers competitive and generous health and wellness benefits, a generous PTO program including 26 days of accrued paid time off from time of hire and 13 paid holidays per year, 6 weeks of paid parental leave, and a 6% employer match in the retirement savings plan plus immediate vesting. 

Although most staff work remotely, the NRPA headquarters office is situated on park land in Ashburn, Virginia. This campus boasts a warm professional environment, with a relaxing and peaceful view of nature at its finest!  This space offers indoor & outdoor eating areas and fitness opportunities, including an air-conditioned fitness room with access to showers and extensive foot trails for the outdoor enthusiast.