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From [[Communication Director's Procedures]]
From [[Communication Director's Procedures]]
=Important general policies=
<s>WIP, link to various wiki already present (officer duties, bylaws, etc)</s> Don't restate what's stated elsewhere.  Don't try to duplicate information.  Talk only about those things that are explicitly the domain of communications director.


=Accounts=
=Accounts=
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=Daily Workload=
=Daily Workload=


WIP, daily/routine and special tasks with a sample of what to expect
This is a summary of daily/routine and special tasks with a sample of what to expect. These tasks are further documented at any links below (WIP)


# <s>Turn notifications on for all platforms available including YouTube and be prepared to interact actively to messages. This can involve 0 to about a dozen total daily interactions where a user, fanpage, or other event is responded to. </s> Don't do this.
# When calendar events are created by members, create social media events for those that are appropriate. Most member created events like events for interest groups are sent out in weekly updates by the President and are not mirrored on social media, however.
# <s> Spend brief research time every other day or so looking at partners' and topical pages, the Google Group, and members' feeds to spot content to share. A general note here is that not everything has to be or really should be shared cross platform. </s> Don't do this.
# When calendar events are created by the President or other Board members for official events such as Tuesday night events, coordinate with whoever is helping to create the event's summary and promotional content. When a presenter is not directly involved in this process, create a basic but informative summary and basic promotional images for social media. Push official events to social media.
# <s>Check to see if any events have been added. If so, create the events on Facebook, G+, Twitter (closer to the event date), Meetup, Eventful, Craigslist, the event blog at Knox Makers, and the Google Calendar if it hasn't already been added.</s> Not the responsibility of the Communications Director.  You will be made aware when things are added.
# Leverage social media with multimedia content when available such as pics and videos after events have concluded.
# <s>Use media from events to post approximately 10 picture event albums using the name of the event as the album title for ease of retrieval for users. Some events such as events with numerous Show and Share items, Makerfaires, or events with multiple tracks may warrant huge image dumps, but generally photos should be selectively added for compelling shots. Post unique descriptions for each image. Post full albums to FB, Meetup, G+. Post highlights (throughout the event live, if possible) to Twitter. For any event with a Show and Share, try not to leave anyone out that brought something to share. Try to capture each individual or side project going on when guests/members are working on projects unrelated to an event.</s> Just point to the right procedure, rather than restating the stuff here.  Reduce scope of events.
# When at the space and not an event but someone is working on something or there's something cool at the space, try to get pics/video and share to social media.
# When at the space and not an event but someone is working on something or there's something cool at the space, try to get pics/video and share to social media.
# For pics/video, when circumstances allow try to use the tripod or another means of stabilization.
# For pics/video, when circumstances allow try to use the tripod or another means of stabilization.
# Be alert to anyone who has requested or prefers not to be filmed/photographed.
# Be alert to anyone who has requested or prefers not to be filmed/photographed. Remember that patrons are not customers, however, and remind those who are camera shy that it is ultimately their responsibility to stay out of the way of being filmed. This can be relayed politely and professionally but generally isn't a problem for us.
# Organize media into a folder named after the event when archiving raw media from an event.
# Organize media into a folder named after the event when archiving raw media from an event.


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Revision as of 23:24, 19 March 2015

From Communication Director's Procedures

Accounts

WIP, intro to all accounts.

Daily Workload

This is a summary of daily/routine and special tasks with a sample of what to expect. These tasks are further documented at any links below (WIP)

  1. When calendar events are created by members, create social media events for those that are appropriate. Most member created events like events for interest groups are sent out in weekly updates by the President and are not mirrored on social media, however.
  2. When calendar events are created by the President or other Board members for official events such as Tuesday night events, coordinate with whoever is helping to create the event's summary and promotional content. When a presenter is not directly involved in this process, create a basic but informative summary and basic promotional images for social media. Push official events to social media.
  3. Leverage social media with multimedia content when available such as pics and videos after events have concluded.
  4. When at the space and not an event but someone is working on something or there's something cool at the space, try to get pics/video and share to social media.
  5. For pics/video, when circumstances allow try to use the tripod or another means of stabilization.
  6. Be alert to anyone who has requested or prefers not to be filmed/photographed. Remember that patrons are not customers, however, and remind those who are camera shy that it is ultimately their responsibility to stay out of the way of being filmed. This can be relayed politely and professionally but generally isn't a problem for us.
  7. Organize media into a folder named after the event when archiving raw media from an event.

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