Internet marketing & social media specialist

The USAID CEED II project (www.ceed.md) is seeking a part-time internet marketing and social media consultant to help develop and implement a marketing strategy to drive traffic to a new Moldova tourism website – www.MoldovaHoliday.travel. The goal of the website is to provide valuable information about Moldova’s tourism offer to foreign visitors and Moldovan citizens. The responsibilities of the consultant will include:

• Developing content for the site’s Facebook page, Twitter feed, and Blog. This may involve visits to local tourism attractions to gather information, take pictures, and/or write blog posts, etc.
• Overseeing paid internet advertising campaigns using Google adwords, display advertising, and Facebook advertising.
• Developing relationships with other websites to increase the number of inbound links.
• Assisting to enrich the website with new content, features, news rubrics, pictures, etc. Also helping to add keywords and meta data to increase SEO.
• Suggesting ways to drive traffic to the website to increase awareness about Moldovan tourism.

The ideal candidate will possess the following skills and qualifications:

• Profound understanding of Internet marketing and Web 2.0. Computer savvy.
• Experience using Facebook, Twitter, and Blogs for business purposes.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to write very well about tourism.
• Experience with photography and journalism.
• Experience working in the tourism industry and/or a deep interest in tourism development.
• A university degree in business, marketing, journalism, tourism, or similar.
• Fluency in English and Romanian or Russian (preference given for fluency in all languages)
• Excellent interpersonal skills. Ability to work independently and on a team.

This position requires a time commitment of 5 days per month for a minimum of 12 months. Candidates interested in the position must submit a cover letter, which describes their qualifications and interest in the position, and a current CV to office@ceed.md by 7 September. All applications must be made in the ENGLISH language. No phone calls please. Finalists will be contacted.