Volunteer Marketing & Branding Strategy Team — 30th Anniversary Campaign

Help Us Celebrate 30 Years of African American Quilting, Creativity, and Community!

The African American Quilt Circle of Durham (AAQC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1998 and dedicated to preserving and promoting African American quilting traditions through education, exhibitions, community engagement, and artistic expression.

In 2028, AAQC will celebrate its 30th anniversary. We are seeking creative, collaborative volunteers to form a Marketing & Branding Strategy Team to help develop a cohesive campaign for this milestone celebration.

About the Opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity for students, emerging professionals, and experienced individuals interested in marketing, branding, communications, graphic design, and nonprofit arts and culture.

Volunteers will work together as a team to develop creative concepts, establish a campaign strategy, and present their recommendations to AAQC's 30th Anniversary Steering Committee.

Project Deliverables

• A distinctive 30th anniversary campaign identity that complements AAQC's existing organizational branding.
• Campaign messaging and storytelling strategies.
• Sample promotional graphics and reusable marketing templates.
• A marketing and communications calendar supporting anniversary initiatives.
• Recommendations for audience engagement, community outreach, and promotional opportunities.
• An implementation guide that AAQC can use to carry the campaign forward.

Who We're Looking For

We welcome individuals with skills or interests in:

• Marketing and brand strategy
• Graphic design and visual communications
• Public relations and communications
• Social media strategy and digital marketing
• Arts, culture, and nonprofit storytelling

Ideal volunteers are creative, dependable, comfortable working collaboratively, and committed to seeing a project through to completion.

We are also interested in individuals with project coordination or team leadership experience who can help facilitate the team's work.

You do not need to be a quilter to participate.

Time Commitment

This is an unpaid, project-based volunteer opportunity lasting no more than six months. Team members will coordinate their work, participate in collaborative planning sessions, and present their completed recommendations to the Steering Committee.

AAQC will be responsible for implementing the approved campaign. Volunteers are not expected to manage the campaign through the 2028 anniversary celebration.

Why Volunteer With Us?

Contribute to a meaningful cultural milestone, collaborate with other creative individuals, and develop portfolio-worthy work for an established African American arts organization.

How to Apply

Please submit a brief introduction describing your interests, relevant experience, and what you would bring to the team. Include a résumé, portfolio, or examples of your work, if available.

Selected applicants will be invited to participate in a group conversation with members of the 30th Anniversary Steering Committee.

Help us honor our past, celebrate our present, and shape the next chapter of AAQC.