Web Assistant - PT Volunteer Positions
In Defense of Animals (IDA) is seeking volunteers to
assist with the maintenance of IDA's web sites. Positions are part-time
and unpaid.
Volunteer may work out of the IDA office in Mill Valley,
CA, or via remote locations.
Responsibilities could include:
*Maintaining and expanding several mailing lists
*Preparing images for web presentation, including scanning and
manipulating
*Collecting email updates from staff and converting into a web-ready
format
*Updating the IDA calendar
*Conversion of print documents to electronic format
*Using search engines and web registries to ensure prime placement of
IDA's sites in searches and portal listings
*Surfing the web for information relevant to animal rights and In
Defense of Animals
*Ensuring that IDA's sites are typographically and grammatically correct
and free of dead or broken links
*Various and sundry tasks relating to web site design, maintenance and
promotion
Persons interested in this volunteer position should
have experience in one or more of the following areas:
*Familiarity with file compression and encoding techniques and formats
(MIME, .zip, .sit, .hqx)
*Familiarity with FTP
*Experience with mailing list administration and moderation
*Experience with Adobe Acrobat, photo editing and web design software
*Understanding of current accepted web design standards
*Knowledge of considerations that must be made when designing for
multiple platforms, operating systems & browsers.
*Good writing/editing skills
Volunteer must have own computer and internet access --
not AOL, due to FTP difficulties -- if working from home. A scanner is
helpful but not required.
Please send resume to IDA, 131 Camino Alto, Mill Valley,
CA 94941
or fax to 415.388.0388.
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