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Work In A Comic Store? Want To Move Into The New York Comic Industry?

The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, the charity that helps advise and fund freedom of speech issues, is hiring a Development Manager. Here are the demands,

The Development Manager works with CBLDF staff in the development and implementation of CBLDF's fundraising program. They report to the Deputy Director with a focus on procurement and marketing of CBLDF fundraising premiums, including but not limited to maintaining the online donation center, online and live auctions, crowd-funding campaigns, and convention booths. The Development Manager also develops marketing strategy, copy, and visual assets, for use on CBLDF's social media platforms, working with the Editorial Director to maximize visibility and market penetration. This position requires availability for after-hours events, and weekend travel throughout the year.

Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

Planning, marketing, and executing donation center updates and promotions, using the Shopify platform.
Planning, marketing, and executing weekly auctions on eBay
Planning, marketing, and executing crowd-funding campaigns
Develops visual communications, including print and online ads, promotional materials, and social media posts.
Procurement of fundraising premiums.
Assistance in assembly and fulfillment of premiums.
Monitoring Diamond Previews and independent catalogs and publishing schedules for upcoming opportunities in fundraising, utilizing our publishing and creative partners.
Generating promotional copy for fundraising initiatives for deployment on CBLDF.org and social media avenues.
Assisting with donor relations, merchandising, and promotions onsite at multiple conventions and events.
Assisting in preparing and managing exhibit space onsite at conventions and exhibits.
Managing, developing, and promoting offsite member events and fundraisers.
Requirements:

Ability to work nights and/or weekends as required
Weekend travel as required
Fluency with major social media sites
Fluency with eBay
Familiarity with Shopify or similar shopping cart applications
Extensive product knowledge of comics & graphic novels
Strong written and verbal communications skills
Familiarity with Excel and Quickbooks
Please send cover letters, resumes, and inquiries to alex.cox@cbldf.org, or submit a cover letter and resume by mail:

Comic Book Legal Defense Fund
ATTN: Alex Cox
255 West 36th Street, Suite 501
New York, NY 10018

However I understand that the charity is very interested in talking to experienced comic store employees who might like to move further into the comic book industry – and to New York.

If that's you, why not get in touch?

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