The Glass Art Society, a non-profit organization, seeks an Office and Volunteer Coordinator to support the Seattle-based office. Hours vary throughout the year: full-time around the annual conference (Feb-July) and part-time\/flexible hours for the rest of the year (Aug-Jan). This position is frequently the initial external face and voice of the organization, requiring a positive attitude, excellent verbal and interpersonal communication skills. The successful candidate understands the value of initiative and can work independently on assigned projects or as a member of the small Glass Art Society team.<\/p>\n
Duties include but are not limited to:
\n\u2022 Answer email and telephones and direct inquiries
\n\u2022 Process outgoing\/incoming mail, parcels, faxes and courier deliveries
\n\u2022 Manage office equipment and supplies
\n\u2022 Enter information into and maintain an extensive database
\n\u2022 Assist with maintaining organizational calendar
\n\u2022 Process new and renewing memberships and donations
\n\u2022 Compile new member, renewal, and donor reports and prepare monthly mailings
\n\u2022 Process Journal orders, custom mailing lists, and t-shirt sales
\n\u2022 Registrar for conference \u2013 process forms and follow up with attendees
\n\u2022 Manage the Work Exchange\/Volunteer program – recruit volunteers and Work Exchange participants, work with GAS staff and local committee to determine positions and schedule, set up registration, manage 60-100 volunteers and Work Exchange participants at the conference, collect time sheets and send thank you letters, etc.
\n\u2022 Serve as the primary contact and manager for Tech Display – set up registration, solicit potential vendors, process payments, conduct vendor booth lottery, distribute exhibitor kits, etc.
\n\u2022 Serve as the staff point person for the annual Goblet Grab event – work with Board committee to promote the event, conduct a call for submissions, cashier at conference
\n\u2022 Send out mass emails and update GAS website pages for assigned projects
\n\u2022 Assist with creating conference forms as needed
\n\u2022 Travel to and work registration at annual conference, and serve as the on-site contact for assigned projects (Work Exchange\/Volunteer, Tech Display, Goblet Grab)
\n\u2022 Other duties as assigned\/required by the Executive Director or GAS staff<\/p>\n
Candidate will have:
\n\u2022 Strong attention to detail and be highly organized
\n\u2022 Interest in the arts (knowledge of glass a plus)
\n\u2022 Typing skills, high school diploma, GED or equivalent
\n\u2022 One to two years experience in administrative support preferred
\n\u2022 Competent knowledge of Microsoft Office, specifically Excel and Word
\n\u2022 Some knowledge of network and database operations
\n\u2022 Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills a must
\nAbility to lift up to 25 lbs.<\/p>\n
Compensation: $13 – $15 per hour<\/p>\n
Local residents preferred (no relocation). No telephone inquiries.<\/p>\n
HOW TO APPLY: Email your cover letter and resume to info@glassart.org<\/em> with the subject line: Office & Volunteer Coordinator.<\/p>\n Deadline: November 23, 2016.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Glass Art Society, a non-profit organization, seeks an Office and Volunteer Coordinator to support the Seattle-based office. Hours vary throughout the year: full-time around the annual conference (Feb-July) and part-time\/flexible hours for the rest of the year (Aug-Jan). This position is frequently the initial external face and voice of the organization, requiring a positive […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":607,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"aside","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[107,25,52,38],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/advis104\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/606"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/advis104\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/advis104\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/advis104\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/advis104\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=606"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/advis104\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/606\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":608,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/advis104\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/606\/revisions\/608"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/advis104\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/607"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/advis104\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=606"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/advis104\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=606"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/advis104\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=606"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}