Application Guide
How to Apply for Conference Outreach & Marketing Consultant
at Dyslexia Alliance for Black Children
🏢 About Dyslexia Alliance for Black Children
The Dyslexia Alliance for Black Children is a unique non-profit organization specifically focused on addressing dyslexia within Black communities, combining parent-led advocacy with educational expertise. This organization stands out for its targeted mission to serve historically underserved children and its collaborative approach involving parents, educators, and allies. Working here offers the opportunity to contribute to meaningful educational equity while addressing intersectional challenges of race and learning disabilities.
About This Role
As a Conference Outreach & Marketing Consultant, you'll be responsible for managing virtual conferences and online events that raise awareness about dyslexia in Black communities, requiring coordination of outreach campaigns, speaker recruitment, and participant engagement. This role directly impacts the organization's mission by expanding its reach to educators, parents, and policymakers through well-executed virtual events. Your work will help increase identification of dyslexia and access to interventions for children who are often overlooked in traditional educational systems.
💡 A Day in the Life
A typical day might involve coordinating with speakers for an upcoming virtual conference, managing registration logistics through Zoom Events, and developing outreach materials to engage educators in Poland and internationally. You'd likely spend time tracking the conference budget, communicating with the US-based team about progress, and researching potential partners who can help reach Black families affected by dyslexia. The remote, part-time nature means you'll need to efficiently manage your hours while ensuring all conference elements stay on schedule.
🚀 Application Tools
🎯 Who Dyslexia Alliance for Black Children Is Looking For
- Has 2+ years of hands-on experience managing end-to-end virtual conferences (not just attending them), with specific examples of handling registration, speaker coordination, and technical platforms
- Demonstrates strong project management skills with experience tracking budgets and contracts, ideally in a nonprofit or educational setting
- Has experience with Zoom Events platform or similar virtual conference tools, with ability to troubleshoot common technical issues
- Shows genuine interest in educational equity, dyslexia advocacy, or serving Black communities, even if through volunteer work or personal experience
📝 Tips for Applying to Dyslexia Alliance for Black Children
Quantify your virtual conference experience - mention specific metrics like attendance numbers, speaker counts, or budget sizes you've managed
Highlight any experience with educational or disability-related events, even if volunteer-based, as this directly aligns with their mission
Address the Poland location directly - explain your ability to work effectively in a remote, international context with a US-based organization
Mention specific features of Zoom Events you've used (like breakout rooms, registration management, or analytics) rather than just listing the platform
Include examples of working with diverse communities or underserved populations, as this is central to their organizational identity
✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter
['Your specific experience managing virtual conferences from planning to execution, with concrete examples', 'Understanding of the unique challenges in identifying dyslexia in Black children and why virtual conferences can address this', 'How your project management skills ensure events stay on budget and timeline in a nonprofit context', 'Your ability to work independently in a remote, part-time role while maintaining strong communication with a US-based team']
Generate Cover Letter →🔍 Research Before Applying
To stand out, make sure you've researched:
- → Review their website and social media to understand their specific focus on Black children with dyslexia (not just general dyslexia advocacy)
- → Research the challenges of dyslexia identification in Black communities, including racial bias in testing and diagnosis
- → Look into their past events or webinars to understand their existing outreach efforts and tone
- → Learn about key organizations and experts in dyslexia advocacy to understand potential conference partners or speakers
💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics
Based on this role, you may be asked about:
⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Applying with generic conference management experience without tailoring it to virtual events or nonprofit constraints
- Failing to acknowledge the specific focus on Black children - treating it as just another educational nonprofit
- Not addressing the remote, part-time nature of the role or how you'll manage communication across time zones
- Overemphasizing in-person event experience without connecting it to virtual conference relevance
📅 Application Timeline
This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.
Typical hiring timeline:
Application Review
1-2 weeks
Initial Screening
Phone call or written assessment
Interviews
1-2 rounds, usually virtual
Offer
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