Communications & Partnerships Manager; Year-Round

Communications & Partnerships Manager Position Description

The Northern Forest Canoe Trail is a 740-mile paddling trail tracing historic travel routes from the Adirondacks in New York across Vermont, Quebec, New Hampshire and Maine. As the longest inland water trail in North America, the Northern Forest Canoe Trail provides access to the natural beauty of our region and route. We promote and steward this water trail and support communities, waterways and paddling across the Northern Forest.

As the organization responsible for managing and promoting the trail we operate across a dispersed geography. Our headquarters are in Waitsfield, Vermont, but staff work both from that office and remotely, which supports our ability to stay connected with the many communities where we work. We are a small collaborative team that works hard and has fun doing it. While we work together (usually virtually), we each operate independently and take leadership in our respective programs.

If you want to help lead our effort to promote the NFCT, sustain community connections and inspire people’s paddling adventures across the Northern Forest, this might be the job for you. Preference will be given to candidates based in the Adirondacks. To download the full description, .

A successful candidate for the communications and partnerships position will play a leadership role in executing our communications program, and support partnership and outreach efforts primarily in the Adirondacks. Skills include the following:

• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively with staff and the community at large to gather and develop content for NFCT publications and other written materials.
• Knowledge and love of outdoor recreation in general and paddling in particular will be necessary to communicate effectively with our community.
• Excellent writing skills are required.
• Experience with promotion across social media platforms, primarily Facebook and Instagram, are essential. Experience with Meta Business Suite is a must.
• Demonstrated sense of brand-compatible visual design aesthetic and basic graphic design skills required.
• Good verbal communication and public speaking skills are necessary.
• Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, Word Press and Constant Contact is helpful.
• Familiarity with and connection to the Adirondack paddling community is a definite plus.

This position leads the coordination and implementation of NFCT’s communications with the support and collaboration of all staff, but works most closely with the executive director. A portion of the time is also devoted to outreach and representing NFCT at public events.

• Press Releases: Create press release schedule and write timely press releases for NFCT events and related activities.