Open positions Membership Registrar Responsible for accounting for annual dues, reports, and coordinating with the Membership Coordinator on members.Supporting the Membership Coordinator on questions and new initiatives.Maintaining and updating membership records and perform data cleanup tasks as needed to ensure accurate membership records.Collecting demographic data, tracking membership statistics, and preparing reports.Printing membership cards or coordinating to make them digitally available.Keeping members information confidential and secure. Membership Communications Responsible for handling common tasks related to membership communications.Assist in the creation and distribution of ongoing membership recruitment and retention materials for the Membership Coordinator.Coordinate membership social media strategy with the Publicity Chair.Maintain integrity of organization branding.Coordinate with Webmaster to ensure website content remains updated and request changes as necessary. Deputy Membership Coordinator Assist Membership Coordinator in the following duties:Support planning and coordination of programs and services and their related activities.Develop long-range vision for membership program expansion internationally. Applications Administrator Responsible for keeping all IRG-installed software updatedResponsible for installing any desired add-ons or plugins and verifying their functionResponsible for backing up data and verifying restore on the various systems regularlyIf any application fails or throws errors, the applications administrator is responsible for investigating the problems and resolving them. Services Administrator Responsible for overseeing all IRG-contracted virtual services, such as email, database services, Freedcamp project management services, etc.Responsible for ensuring backup of important data, monitoring and of individual accounts, and alerting account holders of current or incipient problems (overuse of resources, etc.).Coordinates with Publicity Chair to ensure continuity of IRG organizational account ownership. Art Director The Art Director creates the organization’s consistent visual brand. Responsible for imagery and/or photos suitable for use in From Here to the Stars, or articles within Have Starship, Will Travel. Responsible for coordinating with the Publicity Director for artwork on social media content. Will maintain copyright/fair use documents with the webmaster.Responsible for uploading and arranging photos from all IRG events to https://piwigo.irg.space. Photos should be arranged logically, duplicates or near-duplicates removed at the administrator’s discretion, and any annotations desired (captions, etc.) made. This can be done with previous galleries on the site also, if possible. Social Media Content Copywriter Responsible for writing copy for regular posts about IRG events, videos, and other items of interest to our organizational social media accounts. Responsible for tracking and linking relevant hashtags for posts. Responsible for writing descriptions for From Here to the Stars YouTube videos. Monitor for new and burgeoning social media networks to expand the IRG presence. Webmaster The webmaster designs (in conjunction with the Art Director) the UI and content on the IRG website, ensuring a rational and intuitive experience, accessibility of all on-site resources, and updating of all non-static webpages. This includes the Soapbox section, Sponsorships section, and Front Page content.Maintain access credentials for membership-gated content.IRG currently utilizes a WordPress-based template system. The webmaster should periodically check for un-linked media files, webpages, etc. and remove such. Management of stored media, in conjunction with the Publicity Chair to ensure access of files needed for press releases, newsletters, and other public content. Interstellar Journalist Responsible for interviewing professionals highlighted in the Interstellar Updates and writing brief pop science pieces centering on the research papers, appealing to a generally educated, science-interested audience.