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Job: Communications & Marketing Director – Cascade Bicycle Club

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Communications & Marketing Director

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Cascade Bicycle Club

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Communications & Marketing Director

JOB OVERVIEW

The Communications & Marketing Director leads Cascade Bicycle Club’s marketing, technology and communications team.

The position will oversee the 15,000-member organization’s website, monthly print publication, e-newsletters, event materials, technology needs and more. This position also oversees all press and media outreach and works with all departments to create a clear look and feel for the Cascade brand, as well as marketing Cascade rides, events and membership.

The Communications & Marketing Director is part of the Senior Leadership staff and oversees three employees. As a senior staff member, he/she develops and manages annual tech, marketing and communication budgets. The director also works with the leadership team to develop strategies and plans to use marketing materials, publications and technology to meet organizational goals.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

BA/BS in communications, marketing, journalism or related field.
Five years of relevant work experience in communications and/or marketing.
People and project management experience.
Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite and familiarity with digital photography.
Strong organizational skills and ability to work independently with direction.
Must be able to follow through on assignments and meet deadlines, have attention to detail and ability to manage multiple projects at once in a fast-paced environment.
Must be able to give and receive feedback.
Willingness to work occasional evenings and weekends as events and project deadlines dictate.
Must be willing to work as part of a team, strive for excellence, be solution-driven and have a passion for communications and for our mission.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Content Management System experience.
Knowledge of bicycles and bicycling.
Understanding of print production and preparing files for printer.

THE DEPARTMENT

The Communications Department leads Cascade Bicycle Club’s communications, marketing and media efforts. It produces all print and online materials for external and internal communication. The Communications Department works collaboratively with all departments to ensure clear, consistent branding and communication.

BENEFITS:

Why should you work for Cascade?

Employer sponsored health, dental, vision and life insurance coverage.
Matching contributions to a retirement account.
Beautiful office on the shores of Lake Washington with easy access off the Burke-Gilman Trail.
Cash incentive for commuting by bike.
Office-wide winter recess between December 25 and January 1.
Free entry and guest pass on all Cascade rides.
Fun and passionate co-workers.
Meaningful work making the Puget Sound region a better place for bicycling.

THE ORGANIZATION:

Cascade Bicycle Club, the nation’s largest locally based bicycle organization, is 15,000-members and 36-staff strong, and serves bike riders of all ages and abilities throughout the Puget Sound region. With a mission to improve lives through bicycling, we teach the joys of bicycling, advocate for safe places to ride, and produce world-class rides and events.

Our signature programs include the STP, Connect Puget Sound, Free Group Rides, the Bike Month Challenge, Basics of Bicycling, and the Major Taylor Project. Learn more at www.cascade.org.

Cascade Bicycle Club is an equal opportunity employer. Women, persons of color and individuals with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. Employment at Cascade is of an at-will nature.

How to Apply *

TO APPLY:

Submit a cover letter, resume, writing sample and references all in a single PDF document to resume@cascadebicycleclub.org. Please mention how you heard about this position. Applications will be accepted until position is filled.

Job: Communication Coordinator – Velotech, Inc. – FILLED

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Communication Coordinator

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Velotech, Inc.

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MARKETING & SALES: Promotional Email & Internal Communication Coordinator

The Promotional Email & Internal Communication Coordinator is an integral, mission-critical member of the Customer Retention team within the Velotech Marketing & Sales Department. This team member is responsible for the construction of promotional email campaigns for all Velotech properties, updating and maintaining email subscriber lists, testing email campaigns to ensure they are ready for public consumption, assisting the Customer Retention Team in promotional email planning and organizing, and contributing to various, ongoing, Marketing & Sales Department projects. Finally, this team member will collaborate with the Human Resources department to construct the monthly company newsletter, Velotechnically.

In order to succeed in this position, the candidate will need to be a self-starter capable of operating efficiently under minimal supervision, and have a critical-eye for detail. S/he will be an excellent team player, have a working knowledge of basic HTML & CSS, familiarity with marketing newsletters, advanced communication skills, excellent time management while juggling multiple projects, and a passion for the outdoor industry. This position also requires someone with ample experience authoring informational content for publication and distribution within a fast-growing and dynamic organization.

Essential Job Duties

-Report Directly to the Customer Retention Manager while constantly refining a workflow that ensures error-free marketing content is delivered in a timely manner

-Use Mailchimp to author subject lines, construct, and send sales emails based on existing email templates

-Maintain and update email subscriber lists per website, per customer group utilizing Velotech Admin and Mailchimp

-Check to ensure that all marketing emails in the send queue are free of typographical errors, broken and/or missing links and are ready for public consumption the moment they land in subscriber inboxes

-Recommend and implement graphical and/or sales copy changes/additions as needed throughout the campaign creation process

-Schedule and send email campaigns in line with active sales and promotional windows–quadruple check through Velotech Admin that links work per individual campaign per site

-Learn the ins and outs of the Velotech Admin system while utilizing the latter to build email landing pages

-Work directly with the marketing team’s Sales Coordinator on select product sets, discount code links, and featured products as needed per email campaign

(Promotional Email & Internal Communication Coordinator-CONTINUED)

-Communicate weekly with the Marketing & Sales Department at large regarding upcoming sales and promotions

-Work Directly with the Brick & Mortar Events and Marketing Coordinator on local-customer emails and event promotion by way of newsletters

-Work directly with the marketing team’s Digital Strategist to track performance of individual campaigns

-Coordinate with Customer Retention Manager and Creative Services team members on new sales email templates

-Participate in promotional planning alongside the marketing and sales teams (customer retention, customer experience, and customer acquisition).

-Work directly with the Finance, Operations, Marketing, and Human Resources departments while authoring and owning Velotech’s monthly company newsletter, Velotechnically

-Coordinate with department heads and supervisors to mine newsletter content as needed from Velotech employees

-Contribute to marketing & sales department efforts as needed (social media posts, item descriptions, discount code building, analytic tracking)

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, age, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship, pregnancy or veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.

How to Apply *
Send your cover letter and resume to Jobs@velotech.com

How was the Naked Ride for you? (I’m hoping you can fill me in)

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I missed the World Naked Bike Ride this year so I’m hoping you can fill me in.

There are not many things that would keep me away from this ride. It’s not only one of the most fun and inspiring nights of the year for me personally, but the recap and photos I usually post are by far the most popular of the entire year (by a mile).

(Don’t feel sorry for me not being there, I was at another event where love, celebration and optimism filled the warm night sky — the wedding of your favorite bike journalist Michael Andersen to his wonderful partner Maureen Young!)

So… How’d it go?

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With 40% rise in roadway deaths, activists plan to target ODOT

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A man died in this collision on Saturday
on Highway 6 near Tillamook.
(Photo: Oregon State Police)

As long as roadway fatalities and injuries keep piling up, local activists plan to keep protesting.

Fresh of last week’s rally and demonstrations at City Hall, volunteers with BikeLoudPDX will continue their actions with a Death Toll Memorial event tomorrow at the headquarters of the Oregon Department of Transportation in downtown Portland.

“Several of us feel the need to publicly acknowledge that 30 people lost their lives in June on Oregon roads in preventable wrecks,” wrote event organizer Dan Kaufman. Kaufman, the same man who organized the protest on SE Powell Blvd back in May, is fed up with the loss of life and injury on our roads.

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‘Scenic Bikeways’ now available on the coast and southern Oregon

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This stellar road inside Cape Blanco State Park is now officially recognized as one
of the best places to ride a bike in Oregon.
(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)

Last week the Oregon State Parks Commission unanimously approved two new Scenic Bikeways; the Wild Rivers Coast and Cascade Siskiyou routes. The new routes are the first time the Bikeway program has included the coast and the southern Oregon region.

The Wild Rivers Coast Scenic Bikeway is a a 61-mile route based out of Port Orford. It heads southeast along the curvaceous Elk River and then north up to Cape Blanco State Park, the westernmost point in the entire state. The park includes a lighthouse and the historic Hughes House, both of which you might recall hearing about when I explored the area myself a few years ago during a ride down the coast.

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The Cascade Siskiyou Scenic Bikeway begins in the southern Oregon city of Ashland. The 55-mile loop heads east and takes you around Emigrant and Howard Prarie Lakes. There’s even a nice bikepacking option if you’re ready to sleep overnight.

With the addition of these two new Scenic Bikeways, Oregon now boasts a total of 14 routes that have been officially recognized since the program was established in 2008.

The Bikeways program does not come with any funding for infrastructure improvements, except for special way-finding signage. The routes themselves are mostly on standard roads and highways, however the selection committee takes into account the general safety of the road in making their decisions.

You can learn much more about them and the other 12 Scenic Bikeways at RideOregonRide.com.

The Monday Roundup: Turn signal projectors, Nepalese disaster response & more

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— This week’s Monday Roundup is brought to you by Spinlister, where you can earn money by listing your bike for rent or choose from local listings to try a new (to you) bike today!

Here are the bike links from around the world that caught our eyes this week:

Signal projectors: The Cyclee lets you signal without raising your hands by projecting symbols onto your back.

Disaster response: In the aftermath of Nepal’s earthquake, its national mountain bike team discovered that it could “ride to remote mountain communities that vehicles could not reach and use their knowledge of mountain trails to deliver aid and gather information.” So that’s what they’re doing.

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Portland man dies in collision while riding near Larch Mountain

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Austin Crenshaw

37-year old Portland resident Austin Crenshaw died Saturday morning from injuries sustained in a crash on East Haines Road near Corbett.

According to the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office, Crenshaw was riding downhill with a group of friends when he “crashed on a curve” and veered into the opposing lane of travel. Someone driving a car in the opposite direction collided with Crenshaw. Friends attempted to revive him, as did emergency responders, but he was pronounced dead on the scene. The driver of the car remained at the scene.

The collision happened on East Haines Road near the intersection with E Larch Mountain Road. This is a very popular place to ride as Haines connects to Alex Barr and the Historic Columbia River Highway. I’ve ridden this exact same stretch of road myself many times (it’s featured on one of my RideWithGPS Ambassador Routes). It’s very quiet and rarely has traffic; but the curves are sharp and the road is very narrow in some spots.

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Column: Whether we like it or not, bicycles are peace machines

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If you want to stage a violent protest or go to war, don’t do it on bicycles. Bicycles are inherently non-violent.

Last month, a gang of indignant and ignorant motorcycle riders decided to stage an armed protest outside a Phoenix mosque against the “tyranny of Islam” in response to an incident where two Arizona residents were killed by police outside a Muhammed cartoon-drawing contest in suburban Dallas.

“Armed Bikers Plan Anti-Muslim Protest Outside Arizona Mosque,” headlines read. The protesters strutted in front of the mosque during Friday prayer in t-shirts that said “Fuck Islam” while brandishing firearms.

I was shocked and dismayed by the hate and bigotry. But the headlines got me thinking: what is it about bicycling — in contrast to motorcycling or driving — that is incongruent with what happened in Arizona?

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Weekend Event Guide: Parties galore, nakedness, MTB racing, and more

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Something awesome will happen Saturday night.
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This menu of delicious rides and events is brought to you by our friends at Hopworks Urban Brewery. Their support makes BikePortland possible.

We’re having a heat wave, Pedalpalooza is coming to a close, the Supreme Court just voted to support gay marriage across the land and the largest free bike ride of the year is just one day away.

Suffice it to say this is going to be a memorable weekend.

Whether you partake in the costuming, dancing, nakedness or not, there are tons of options to get you inspired to ride. If you do get out there, pack some cold water or a few bucks to stop and get a cold drink (cough, HUB, cough) or frozen treat along the way. It’s gonna’ be hot!

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‘Critical Mastectomy’: Post-op women will roll together in World Naked Bike Ride

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Barb Grover soon after her double
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Barb Grover doesn’t have breasts any more, and doesn’t mind who knows it.

As part of her cancer treatment, the Portland woman had a double mastectomy one year ago next week. On Saturday, to celebrate, she’ll be joining thousands of other people to ride through the streets of Portland with nothing on.

She’s invited other post-mastectomy women and their supporters to join her at whatever level of clothing they wish. She’s dubbed it “Critical Mastectomy.”

“Once the treatment is over, we go about our lives and look like we’re assuming a normal day to day,” Grover, 54, said in an interview Thursday. “And most of us have scars. That doesn’t get talked about a lot in public. We see Angelina Jolie and she looks like her old self again. But that’s not the path that a lot of women choose, or can choose. … This is what it really looks like, people; this is what it’s really like. It’s not awful. It’s just different. We just need to be a little more open about it.”

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Man wins in court three years after police, insurance company blamed him for collision

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Still from KGW-TV video taken at the scene in 2012.

A Portland man who was blamed for a collision on a notorious section of North Broadway three years ago has been absolved in court.

Three years ago 33-year old Karl Zickrick was riding down North Broadway on his way to work. As he approached Wheeler he noticed a large SUV encroaching into the bike lane in front of him as it prepared to turn right. To avoid being right-hooked, Zickrick moved to the left out of the bike lane to go around the SUV. However, just as he made that move the driver of the SUV, 62-year-old Michael McLerren, slammed on his brakes and Zickrick flew into the back window. The impact shattered the window and left Zickrick with severe facial injuries and a broken jaw. (Two months after this collision, former Mayor Sam Adams decided to prohibit all right turns onto Wheeler.)

Adding insult to injury, the Portland Police Bureau blamed Zickrick for the collision. The day the crash occurred the PPB said this in an official statement (emphases mine):

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Commissioner Novick responds to ‘Day of Protests’ with diverter promise

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BikeLoudPDX volunteer Jessica Engelman
at a protest rally in front of City Hall
yesterday.
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An unprecedented day of protests yesterday have yielded their first results.

BikeLoudPDX, Portland’s upstart bike advocacy group that has made lots of headlines in the past few months, started the day with a big rally in front of City Hall followed by several of the group’s leaders giving impassioned testimony in front of City Council. After that, they helped organize several rides and then held another rally on City Hall’s steps last night.

BikeLoud leaders and the people they have inspired to show up to these events share a similar feeling: frustration and anger that city leaders sit idly by while Portlanders risk their lives on unsafe streets. “It’s bullshit!” and “It’s unacceptable!” were just two of the phrases chanted at last night’s rally.

And now it appears those voices are having an impact on City Hall.

Last night City Commissioner Steve Novick, the man in charge of the Bureau of Transportation, penned a lengthy blog post in direct response to the protests. He titled it, “Working together to build safer streets.” (He also shared thoughts about biking and the Climate Action Plan in a separate post.)

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