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Passionate About Helping People?
A career at Blue Zones offers the opportunity to improve lives and make a meaningful difference. We are always interested in meeting talented mission-driven people with experience in healthcare operations, public health, public policy, project management, and brand licensing. If that sounds like you but you don’t see a position that best describes your skill set, we’d love to hear from you.
Blue Zones provides equal employment opportunities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated. Blue Zones is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law.
Blue Zones is a well-being transformation company that partners with communities and private enterprises to make healthy choices easier. Today we are in over 70 cities impacting over 4.5 million Americans, helping them live better, longer. We do this by encouraging sustainable changes in the built environment, food environment, and social networks, often suggesting policy changes throughout a community including such places as worksites, schools, restaurants, grocery stores, faith-based communities, convenience stores, and neighborhoods. By helping people live longer and better by making the healthy choice the easy choice, communities can lower healthcare costs, improve productivity, access grants and funding available locally and nationally, and enjoy a higher quality of life as they live, work, learn, worship and grow.
The program is based on principles identified during an ongoing twenty-year worldwide longevity study commissioned by National Geographic, and detailed in the New York Times best-seller, The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer from the People Who’ve Lived the Longest, and The Blue Zones Solution by Dan Buettner. The Blue Zones Project is based on this innovative approach. Our work has been featured in media from Oprah to NPR, the New York Times, WSJ, NPR, National Geographic, and the New England Journal of Medicine.
To apply, please send your resume and cover letter to [email protected] with the job title in the subject line.
Due to the overwhelming number of applicants, the national Blue Zones team will first conduct a screening of all applicants, and selected candidates will be contacted to schedule local interviews with the Blue Zones Project Jacksonville team. Thank you for understanding.
Community Engagement & Marketing Coordinator, Blue Zones Project Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL
Full Time
Overview
Blue Zones, LLC employs evidence-based ways to help people live better, longer. Our work is rooted in the New York Times best-selling books The Blue Zones, Thrive, and The Blue Zones Solution—published by National Geographic books. We are applying the tenets of The Blue Zones in over 70 communities throughout the U.S., significantly improving health and lowering healthcare costs. Our work, which focuses on optimizing living environments and policies, has occasioned double digit decreases in obesity and smoking as well as measurable increases in life satisfaction. Our work has been featured in the New York Times, WSJ, NPR, National Geographic and the New England Journal of Medicine. For more information, visit www.bluezones.com.
If you are a people person, community outreach coordinator, or marketer driven to make a difference; If you enjoy interacting with people and are passionate about improving the well-being of others; If you thrive while collaborating with a strong, results-driven team and enjoy challenging yourself and others to find creative solutions, join us!
Be part of a team that’s bringing innovative people together from across the community to lead and ignite a movement to improve well-being on a significant scale – a movement that promises to help your friends, family, and neighbors in Jacksonville live better, longer.
Blue Zones Project is rooted in lessons learned from the world's longest-lived cultures. We translate these lessons into sustainable environmental changes that strengthen social ties, reshape the places where people spend their time, and sharpen policies to support healthy choices. By engaging a critical mass of individuals and organizations to participate — from worksites and schools to restaurants and grocery stores — the small changes contribute to huge benefits: lowered healthcare costs, improved productivity, and ultimately, a higher quality of life. For more information regarding Blue Zones Project please visit bluezonesprojectjacksonville.com
Summary
Reporting to the Marketing & Engagement Lead, this person is responsible for the successful advancement of the Blue Zones Project in the people sector. Working collaboratively with the Events Specialist and other sector team members, this person will support the management of event planning, design, and production as appropriate to community outreach efforts. This person will implement strategies to maximize the participation and engagement of individuals and organizations in Blue Zones Project events, with a particular focus on the neighborhoods and zip codes chosen for implementation of Blue Zones Life Radius Model. This person will leverage appropriate collaterals and social media to maximize neighborhood engagement in activities that promote well-being. This role is also responsible for supporting; partnerships with volunteer organizations, volunteer recruitment and training, and coaching other volunteer specialists.
Essential Functions:
- Work with the local Blue Zones Project team, community leaders, media, faith-based organizations, and other partners to implement a successful engagement plan in the community.
- Coordinate local marketing, advertising/earned media, public relations, social media and production activities and tasks related to the implementation of the community marketing plan.
- Coordinate community-based grass-roots strategies and the delivery of supporting materials.
- Support, organize and manage community events including engaging community volunteers.
- Write promotional pieces using standard templates, including drafting and sending partner newsletters and direct mail (email and regular mail).
- Collaborate with Blue Zones Project National Team on Blue Zones related social media.
- Adhere to Blue Zones Project branding guidelines and standards.
- Collaborate and share best practices with other PR, marketing, and engagement professionals across the Blue Zones Project network.
- Develop and meet monthly targets to ultimately achieve annual community blueprint people/engagement metrics.
- Compile engagement related performance/value measures, outcomes and community impact stories.
- All other duties as assigned.
Specific Skills/Attributes:
- Proven track record working on strong, results-driven teams.
- Strong relationship building skills; capable of working with internal and external teams and partners.
- Proficient in Google Workspace, Microsoft Office, Canva and other related applications. Experience in the use of CRM software is a plus.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills and a compelling voice that inspires citizens to engage in Blue Zones Project initiatives through community outreach activities, relationships with neighborhood leaders and ambassadors, newsletters, web content, event postings, blogging, Facebook, Twitter posts, YouTube, etc.
- Demonstrates initiative and mature judgment.
- Must be flexible and able to multitask.
- Demonstrates good organizational skills and manages time and priorities to meet deadlines.
- Experience with photography, videography, and/or video editing is a plus.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment but remain appropriately detail-oriented.
- Experience working in multi-disciplinary, multicultural, and multi-sectoral partnerships.
- Creative, inspiring, influencing, collaborative, and responsible.
- Energized by Blue Zones Project mission.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree required. Experience in business, hospitality, community outreach, public relations, marketing or related areas preferred; experience in lieu of education also considered.
- 3+ years of public relations or marketing experience.
- Resident of Jacksonville required. Position is onsite and will require a COVID-19 vaccination or qualifying exemption.
Office Coordinator/Events Support, Blue Zones Project Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL
Full Time
Overview
Blue Zones, LLC employs evidence-based ways to help people live better, longer. Our work is rooted in the New York Times best-selling books The Blue Zones, Thrive, and The Blue Zones Solution—published by National Geographic books. We are applying the tenets of The Blue Zones in over 70 communities throughout the U.S., significantly improving health and lowering healthcare costs. Our work, which focuses on optimizing living environments and policies, has occasioned double digit decreases in obesity and smoking as well as measurable increases in life satisfaction. Our work has been featured in the New York Times, WSJ, NPR, National Geographic and the New England Journal of Medicine. For more information, visit www.bluezones.com.
If you are an experienced Office Coordinator and are driven to make a difference; If you enjoy interacting with people and are passionate about improving the well-being of others; If you thrive while collaborating with a strong, results-driven team and enjoy challenging yourself and others to find creative solutions, join us!
Be part of a team that's bringing innovative leaders together from across the community to lead and ignite a movement to improve well-being on a significant scale - a movement that promises to help your friends, family, and neighbors in Jacksonville live better, longer.
Blue Zones Project is rooted in lessons learned from the world's longest-lived cultures. We translate these lessons into sustainable environmental changes that strengthen social ties, reshape the places where people spend their time, and sharpen policies to support healthy choices. By engaging a critical mass of individuals and organizations to participate — from worksites and schools to restaurants and grocery stores — the small changes contribute to huge benefits: lowered healthcare costs, improved productivity, and ultimately, a higher quality of life. For more information regarding Blue Zones Project please visit bluezones.com/bzpjacksonville/
Summary
The role Office Coordinator/Events Support will be responsible for managing and maintaining the smooth operation of the Blue Zone Project Jacksonville office. This person will also undertake a variety of day-to-day office and clerical tasks supporting the Executive Director and sector Leaders. This person is an integral part in ensuring that the office operations run smoothly and are successful in supporting other business activities. This person will have exceptional skills in the following: communication, presentation, time management, problem solving, teamwork, and customer relations. This person will also be responsible for supporting the execution of all local Blue Zones Project engagement events. This role will develop and manage volunteer lists, inventory, and operational tasks. This role will ensure all items needed for successful events are available.
Essential Functions:
- Proficient in Google Workspace and Microsoft Office. Experience in the use of CRM software Hubspot is a plus.
- Familiarity with event registration software such as Eventbrite.
- Demonstrates good organizational skills and manages time and priorities to meet deadlines.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment but remain appropriately detail-oriented.
- Ability to multi-task and deliver under pressure from various stakeholders.
- Track record of leveraging diverse resources, including volunteers to achieve project goal
- Compelling verbal and written communication skills as it relates to inspiring volunteers to participate.
- Available to work nights and weekends as needed.
- Support other staff with various administrative tasks.
- Develop and follow office workflow procedures to ensure maximum efficiency.
- Maintain files and records within digital collaboration systems.
- Manages and maintains good office standards.
- Schedule meetings as needed.
- Adhere to Blue Zones Project branding guidelines and standards.
- Collaborate and share best practices with other PR, marketing, and engagement professionals across the Blue Zones Project network.
- Develop and meet monthly targets to ultimately achieve annual community blueprint people/engagement metrics.
- Compile engagement related performance/value measures, outcomes and community impact stories.
- All other duties as assigned.
Specific Skills/Attributes:
- Ability to work independently.
- Strong relationship building skills; capable of working with internal and external teams and partners.
- Demonstrates good organizational skills and manages time and priorities to meet deadlines.
- Proficient in Google Workspace, Canva, and Microsoft and Apple products.
- Experience in the use of CRM software is a plus.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment but remain appropriately detail-oriented.
- Ability to multi-task and deliver under pressure from various stakeholders.
- Experience working in or with underserved and/or under resourced communities and working in multi-disciplinary, multicultural, and multi-sectoral partnerships
- Creative, inspiring, influencing, collaborative, and responsible.
- Energized by the Blue Zones Project mission.
- Event Support
- Coordinate with vendors, exhibitors, volunteers, and stakeholders during event planning
- Manage event set up, tear down and follow-ups
- Establish standardized event procedures and train staff on how to properly execute them
- Adhere to an event budget
- Track and report event key performance areas and identify items to work on for future events
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in business related field preferred: experience in lieu of education also considered.
- 3 + years of office coordination experience.
- 3 + years of event planning, managing volunteers and/or committees.
- Resident of Jacksonville required. Position is onsite and will require a COVID-19 vaccination or qualifying exemption.
To apply, please send your resume and cover letter to [email protected] with the job title in the subject line.
Due to the overwhelming number of applicants, the national Blue Zones team will first conduct a screening of all applicants, and selected candidates will be contacted to schedule local interviews with the Blue Zones Project Jacksonville team. Thank you for understanding.
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