We are looking for new committee members to help us run the network. This an exciting opportunity to get involved with EARLL, to help shape the future of the network and gain valuable experience that would look great on your CV!
If you consider yourself an early career professional in academic and research libraries or a library/information student and are interested in any of the below roles, we want to hear from you!
We are based in London and the South East. We are open to applicants from further afield, but events will be held in/around London.
Time commitment:
· Approx. 1-2 hours per week
· Quarterly Committee meetings
· Help running events (approx. 3 per year)
These are the roles currently available:
1 x Events Coordinator
Work with EARLL co-chairs to put together a range of events. We are aiming to arrange 3 events a year focusing on key topics affecting academic libraries and career development. There are also opportunities to work on events with other networks and to plan social events.
1 x Website Manager
The website manager will be responsible for keeping our website updated with information on events and network activity, as well as uploading blogs and developing website content. Experience using Wix would be beneficial but not essential.
2 x Social Media Managers
As one of the Social Media Managers you will be responsible for developing our social media presence. This will involve tweeting for EARLL 2-3 days a week, (aiming to tweet 2 – 3 times a day) focusing on promoting events and creating original content to engage members. Potential to expand EARLL’s presence to other social media platforms.
2 x Communications Managers
This role will involve creating a monthly EARLL newsletter based on content from events promoted on Twitter and other areas of interest from around the sector as well as responsibility for communications regarding EARLL events. The newsletter will be produced using MailChimp (no experience necessary). The communication managers will also be responsible for sourcing new blog posts for our website.
For an informal chat, contact us at ukearll@gmail.com or message us on Twitter.
To apply please email ukearll@gmail.com telling us a bit about yourself and any previous experience relevant to the role. Please send applications by 8th August 2021.
