The MRAA Education Specialist will help to strengthen our growing educational offerings by helping us develop, manage and administer the educational programs and opportunities we offer our members. From in-person events to online courses and publications, the Education Specialist will serve as a point-person for executing our extensive educational strategy.
Major Functions and Accountabilities, Annual Conference
Finalize, launch, report on all planning surveys and call for presentations;
Prepare presentations for committees, staff, board, etc.;
Handle all speaker interactions after verbal agreements, including oversight of payments;
Collect, edit, publish all speaker materials;
Create MRAA Resources for courses;
Create intro/outro scripts and thumb drives;
Responsible for on-site education execution and success;
Create, execute and analyze on-site and post-event surveys;
Major Functions and Accountabilities, Certification & Online Learning
Work with subject matter experts, instruction designer and director of education to execute strategies and tactics for Certification and online learning;
Edit video recordings and supporting materials for accuracy, course goals, and learning objectives;
Learn, operate and troubleshoot MRAA’s Learning Management System;
Create courses in LMS;
Write/edit and create course descriptions, test questions and tests for courses;
Manage strategy and execution, including planning, audits, edits and updates, of Resource Center;
Manage execution of MRAA webinars;
Set up and manage user accounts in LMS;
Strategize and execute course creations, including new courses, packages, and more;
Create and oversee publishing of resources and publications;
Assist with MRAA Education Foundation tasks;
Assist with execution of MRAA Awards Program;
Assist with all other education-related development and education, including new products/services.
We prefer a customer-centric, creative and resourceful individual with professional experience in creating, managing and deliver educational programming for businesses and their employees. We prefer 3-5 years of experience in this area, and a history of proven ability to deliver on member educational needs. You must have proven communication skills, both written and verbal, the ability to work well in a team environment, and an understanding of delivering relevant, timely and impactful educational content.
About Marine Retailers Association
At the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas, we believe that for the boating industry to find success and grow, that our members must first find success and grow. Our members, boat and engine dealers, accessory retailers, marinas, and marine service shops, are on the front lines with boaters every single day. They contribute to and determine the quality of the boating lifestyle, and therefore are the direct link to ensuring the success of our industry. We work to help our members grow, make them more successful and help them run stronger businesses by providing them with tools, resources and educational opportunities and by representing them with a powerful voice.
Our association, serving the United States and Canada, is focused on helping our members grow and improve their businesses. Under new leadership and a growing team, we have been thriving, increasing our membership by more than 240 percent over the last few years.
We enjoy a fun, relaxed, creative culture that prioritizes the contributions of all team members ahead of the importance of any of our formally defined roles or responsibilities. We partake in staff collaborative events regularly and enjoy Friday a...fternoons off throughout the summer. We work hard, take great pride in our work and ownership in all outcomes, yet we don’t take ourselves too seriously. We give each other the freedom to use our individual strengths to execute our job descriptions, and we seek to provide growth-focused career development.
