Playa Lakes Joint Venture (PLJV) is looking for an outgoing, team-oriented, self-motivated person who is enthusiastic about creating stories, messages, and communications products that engage farmers, ranchers, and rural communities to conserve and restore wetlands. The primary role of the Communications Specialist is to develop content and products that support the conservation efforts of the PLJV partnership including printed handouts, direct mail pieces, e-newsletters, website content, and articles and op eds. The Communications Specialist will collaborate with the Marketing Communications Director, other PLJV staff, and conservation partners to develop relevant, effective communications that drive conservation actions. This is a half-time, two-year contract position (~1,000 hours/year), with the potential to expand and increase hours or extend the contract, and allows for flexibility in work hours/schedule. 

PLJV is a regional partnership of federal and state wildlife agencies, conservation groups and private industry dedicated to conserving bird habitat throughout portions of Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. Our mission is to conserve the playas, prairies, and landscapes of the western Great Plains through partnerships for the benefit of birds, other wildlife, and people.

The Joint Venture facilitates cooperation among a broad coalition of partners on the national, regional, state, and local levels to fund and implement habitat conservation. We provide regional planning, value­-added efficiency, and implementation approaches, while our partners provide financial, technical and local expertise to develop conservation projects. In addition, PLJV supports local conservation partnerships, state agencies, and other partners by developing various decision support tools, as well as providing education about how to use the tools to target and deliver the most effective habitat conservation. PLJV also works with a variety of partners to inform landowners about conservation programs and to target conservation efforts in areas that will provide the most benefit.