[trees-list] Job at EarthLight Magazine

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JOB DESCRIPTION: EARTHLIGHT MAGAZINE OFFICE MANAGER

Please Note:  This position is an exciting opportunity to work in 
partnership with the Executive Editor / Director and the magazine Board of 
Directors to assist with developing a visionary publication which advocates 
for the well-being of the Earth Community and future generations into an 
even more powerful voice for social change. As the magazine develops and 
grows, so will this job position. We are looki
JOB DESCRIPTION: EARTHLIGHT OFFICE MANAGER

Please Note:  This position is an exciting opportunity to work in 
partnership with the Executive Editor / Director and the magazine Board of 
Directors to assist with developing a visionary publication which advocates 
for the well-being of the Earth Community and future generations into an 
even more powerful voice for social change. As the magazine develops and 
grows, so will this job position. We are looking for someone who wants to 
grow in the position and with the magazine and has an interest in the 
multiple, often fascinating, facets of magazine publishing. Our editorial 
advisors are among the most leading edge visionaries in the growing 
movement for a spiritually and ecologically based culture.

Mission of the magazine. EarthLight magazine's mission and focus is to 
cultivate the awareness that Earth is a sacred community of life to be 
cherished, protected, and restored, not a commodity to be exploited. We 
seek to catalyze the personal and global consciousness required to ensure a 
healthy Earth for future generations. There are three primary avenues 
through which EarthLight Magazine does this:
1)      by publishing articles, interviews, resources, and reviews which 
advocate a shift away from an exclusively human-centered worldview toward a 
heightened experience and consciousness of our interconnectedness and the 
sacredness all life;
2)      by educating people to see the relationship between our spiritual 
lives and the planetary ecological crisis; and
3)      by encouraging conscious, sustainable living in an evolutionary 
Universe through which people might live simply and with wisdom and 
ecological integrity.

We see spiritual ecology, the focus of our quarterly, as a profound and 
empowering approach to the alienation and destruction brought by a 
worldview that sees humans as separate from the whole.

Job Summary.  Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the office. 
Maintains and supervises updates of the database for subscribers, 
publishers, advertisers, and donors. Provides clerical support for the 
office including answering telephones, faxes, and emails. Responds to 
subscriber requests including performing database inquiries and fulfilling 
subscriptions. Maintains the advertising log and bills for advertisements 
placed. Produces regular statistical reports and special reports as 
requested by the Executive Director and members of the Board of Directors. 
Processes subscriptions and checks received and transmits them to the 
bookkeeper. Perform related correspondence as necessary.

Job Duties.  Many of the details of the following job responsibilities will 
be met by the Office Manager through the supervision of a part time office 
assistant and volunteers.

1. Maintain on computer the mailing and membership list of EarthLight 
Magazine. Supervise all data entry into the mailing and membership database 
by part time personnel and volunteers.

2. Handle all aspects of member and customer orders, including the filling 
of orders via mail, phone, and email communication.

3. Prepare labels, hard copy lists, files, and other reports and summaries 
of the data.

4. Arrange for labels to be affixed to the magazine and for copies to be 
mailed to all subscribers upon publication.

5. Assist the Editor to assemble and send direct mail promotional materials 
for the magazine.

6. Assist in sending out renewal notices in a timely manner. Prepare status 
reports on the subscription list and responses to promotions.

7. Work with the EarthLight Board and the Board of Directors to solicit and 
oversee the work of volunteers for mailing parties and other work in 
promotion and distribution of the magazine.

8. Answer routine subscription correspondence and inquiries. Supervise the 
filling of orders for single copies, back issues, and special offers made 
available through the magazine.

9. Prepare logs of incoming checks and send these to the Treasurer in a 
timely manner.

10. Procure supplies as necessary for this work, submitting bills to the 
Editor for approval, whence they will be sent to the Treasurer for payment.

11. In all ways seek to minimize the expenditures of the magazine while 
wisely using Earth's resources in the areas of promotion, publication, and 
mailing.

Job Requirements
High level of attention to detail and accuracy needed. Ability to use 
computer especially FileMaker Pro and Word. PageMaker, Photoshop, Excel a 
plus. Knowledge of MacIntosh environment preferred. Familiarity with email 
is essential.

NOTE: Familiarity with and interest in issues and ideas related to the 
interface of spirituality and ecology is a big plus. Working for EarthLight 
is meaningful, important work. We are a visionary organization working 
toward the creation of a more compassionate and wise culture. The 
reinvention of human-Earth relations based in spirit and knowledge of our 
sacred Universe Story is central to our vision. We seek to exemplify these 
values in our work environment and the relationship between staff, 
volunteers, the board of directors, and our readership.

Salary and Benefits
As of January 2003, $12.50 per hour for the first three months, $15.00 per 
hour after three months.  Subsequent raises negotiable. Position is 32 
hours per week and calculated on an hourly basis. Hours are reported on a 
monthly basis and paycheck is issued on the first business day of the 
following month.

$200 per month for health care premium reimbursement, after first three months.

Reporting Relationships
Position reports to the Executive Director/Editor. Incumbent supervises a 
part time office assistant and volunteers in various capacities.

Initial Review and Annual Evaluation
There will be an initial probationary period of three months.  At the 
successful conclusion of that time, the health care premium reimbursement 
will begin.

Incumbent will receive a job evaluation annually at the anniversary of date 
hired.

Please contact Loretta Peters or Lauren de Boer at (510) 451-4926; FAX: 
(510) 451-3505; klauren@earthlight.org; 111 Fairmount Ave., Oakland, 
CA  94611.ng for someone who wants to grow in the position and with the 
magazine and has an interest in the multiple, often fascinating facets of 
magazine publishing. Our editorial advisors are among the most leading edge 
visionaries in the growing movement for a spiritually and ecologically 
based culture.

Mission of the magazine. EarthLight magazine's mission and focus is to 
cultivate the awareness that Earth is a sacred community of life to be 
cherished, protected, and restored, not a commodity to be exploited. We 
seek to catalyze the personal and global consciousness required to ensure a 
healthy Earth for future generations. There are three primary avenues 
through which EarthLight Magazine does this:
1) by publishing articles, interviews, resources, and reviews which 
advocate a shift away from an exclusively human-centered worldview toward a 
heightened experience and consciousness of our interconnectedness and the 
sacredness all life;
2) by educating people to see the relationship between our spiritual lives 
and the planetary ecological crisis; and
3) by encouraging conscious, sustainable living in an evolutionary Universe 
through which people might live simply and with wisdom and ecological 
integrity.

We see spiritual ecology, the focus of our quarterly, as a profound and 
empowering approach to the alienation and destruction brought by a 
worldview that sees humans as separate from the whole.

Job Summary
Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the office. Maintains and 
supervises updates of the database for subscribers, publishers, 
advertisers, and donors. Provides clerical support for the office including 
answering telephones, faxes, and emails. Responds to subscriber requests 
including performing database inquiries and fulfilling subscriptions. 
Maintains the advertising log and bills for advertisements placed. Produces 
regular statistical reports and special reports as requested by the 
Executive Director and members of the Board of Directors. Processes 
subscriptions and checks received and transmits them to the bookkeeper. 
Perform related correspondence as necessary.

Job Duties
Many of the details of the following job responsibilities will be met by 
the Office Manager through the supervision of a part time office assistant 
and volunteers.