Eco Art Matters

Joins us at Laney College Library, 800 Fallon Street, Oakland. Tuesday December 10, 12-2 PM. Opening Reception, Artist Talks, Performances.

Join us for EcoArt Matters Spring Semester 2025! We have visits from social and environmental justice and disability artists and activists, practitioners working with SEEDS, PLANTS and TREES, and field trips to the 2025 Bioneers Conference, Recology Artist in Residence Program, Planting Justice Farm, San Quentin Prison Arts Project, a collaborative stop-action animation video project, plus many new hands on ecoart workshops, in-class art making projects, and much more TBA!

WEAD has a cool part-time Administrative Staff position open. Check it out and distribute widely:
WEAD Women Eco Artist Dialog Job Opportunity
https://www.weadartists.org/
Administrative Staff person, encouraging BIPOC Arts
Administrators
Digital Marketing Coordinator, Communications Manager, Membership Manager and Magazine
Editorial Assistant. 40 hours monthly. Reports to Co-Chairs and Editor. Employee
compensation: $25 per hour, 10 hours per week

Responsibilities starting immediately
General
● Handle and curate strategic online WEAD initiatives
● Lead and design marketing campaigns from the idea stage through to their ex*****on
and implementation.
● Monitor and evaluate online media campaigns to keep them fresh and effective.
● Work with co-directors and committees to discuss plans and marketing strategies.
● WEAD Magazine editorial assistant working with the Editor.
● Direct, train and supervise WEAD Board members to take on artist listings, membership
questions and website tasks.
● Work 40 hours a month (unless specified otherwise). Variable work hours.
Details
Membership correspondence [email protected]: approximately 2 hours
per week
● Support artists uploading artist listings to the website and address concerns regarding
website functionality for updating listings
● Answer questions about membership costs and payment options and connect them with
the treasurer if needed
● Approve Listings: review listings, read artists statement to make sure it is complete and
not commercial, check that they have a minimum of 5 photos and max of 10 photos,
check that thumbnail photo is a picture of their artwork not self, make sure social media
and search categories are selected
● As needed, handle additions of Seed and Legacy artist listings

Website/Email Maintenance: approximately 3 hours per week
● Manage websites, update content, troubleshoot problems and contact Co Directors if
problems and then reach out to Will and Aaron at Page Point
● Manage correspondence to [email protected] and Membership questions on the
WIX site or WordPress site
● Respond to upcoming event emails
● Respond to WEAD phone messages
Communications and Membership: approximately 3 hours per week
● Work with the Website Committee to develop outreach campaigns and content for social
platforms: Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Youtube and Vimeo
● Manage WEAD’s outbound marketing communications channels including MailChimp
Maintain email marketing lists on MailChimp uploading new member emails addresses
● Host livestreams, webinars and other virtual events (delivery and follow-up)
● Create quarterly WEAD email membership newsletter
● Create event postings and flyers for WEAD events
● Manage online events
● Compile PR list
● Work with Membership Committee to create Membership opportunities and design fliers
Assist Board: approximately 2 hours per week
● Assist Committees with communicating to WEAD Audience through social channels.
● Co-manage WEAD digital archives (Google drive)
● Monitor board emails for action items and opportunities for board
engagement/collaboration
● Provide historical context about WEAD to new board members when needed to help
create a unified vision for the organization
● Sometimes Attend monthly 2 hour Board meeting
● Attend Co-Director weekly meetings one hour
Magazine: approximately 40 hours sometimes during the year
Attend committee meetings and work directly with Susan Leibovitz Steinman, WEAD Magazine
Founder, as the main communications conduit between authors and editorial board. Create and
manage work flow charts. Monitor and adhere to deadlines.
● Manage proposals and essays and review them for content, correspond with editors and
artists
● Obtain author/artist statements, photos, and listing information for each magazine issue
and upload to the website.
● Send Invoices to authors
● Upload and format articles and photos for the website
● Caption images appropriately contacting authors for verification
● Co-create published WEAD Magazine announcement. Email to marketing lists, Social
media campaign, get connected with a new distribution agency to get posted on many
media channels
● Upon request, conduct research for the magazine theme.

Minimum Qualifications
● WordPress coding experience, not just plug ins
● Familiarity with Wix
● Certification in Digital Marketing or equivalent experience
● Interest in art and the environment
● Commitment to ecological and social justice principles
● Good with computers
● Can work remotely
● Can work part time three days a week
● Time Management skills
● Strong Written and Oral communication skills
● Basic Design Skills and familiarity with graphic design and photo editing software
including Canva, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator
● Awareness and support for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
● Enjoys working with a collective and many personalities
How to Apply
● Please end email to [email protected] and [email protected]
● Include cover letter and resume of skills and experience.
● Applications due immediately, by Sept. 23, 2024
● Position will start Oct. 1, 2024
https://www.weadartists.org/

WEAD | Women Eco Artists Dialog | Oakland Women Eco Artists Dialog focuses on women’s unique perspectives we collaborate internationally to further the field and understanding of ecological and social justice art.

ENROLL TODAY! Soil and Underground Network Guest Artists + Urban Gardens + Related Class EcoArt Projects + Classroom Collaborative Plastic Pollution Fashion Animation + Understanding the CA Voter Ballot with League of Women Voters + Much More = ECOART MATTERS.
(Please come to our first weeks of class and If you need to drop, full refunds will be issued up until September 2.)

Soil and Underground Network Guest Artists + Urban Gardens + Related Class EcoArt Projects + Classroom Collaborative Plastic Pollution Fashion Animation + Understanding the CA Voter Ballot with League of Women Voters + More + ECOART MATTERS. ENROLL TODAY! for Fall Semester 2024. (Come to out first weeks of class and If you need to drop, full refunds will be issued up until September 2.)

EcoArt Matters class needs YOUR HELP, TODAY! Currently our Fall Semester 2024 enrollment is below the threshold, and in danger of being cancelled. If you were ever interested in taking in class, or if you have taken it in the past and valued it, we would be so grateful if you could please consider enrolling today to help us keep the class open for later enrolling students. (If you need to drop, full refunds will be issued up until September 2.)

Please join us Fall Semester 2024! We have an exciting line up of guests and field trips focusing on SOIL. Register today in our classroom community for Self & Planetary-Care.