Communications Leadership Interest Form

This form helps Alchemy understand your interests, strengths, experience, and development goals. Please note that conversations may identify a different leadership opportunity that is a better fit for you, and we'll use your answers to ensure we're placing everyone where they can make the biggest impact.

Which Communications leadership opportunities are you interested in?

Experience & Creative Identity

Which areas describe your experience or interests?

Tell us about something you've created, led, organized, or helped bring to life that you're particularly proud of. What was your role?

Optional: Have something you'd like to show us?

What part of communications work gives you energy? What part tends to drain you?

What do you believe Alchemy's Communications Department exists to do?

What do you think good communication from Alchemy should make someone feel, understand, or want to do?

What is the difference between communicating to a community and communicating with a community?

How do you balance creativity and personality with consistency in an organization's voice?

Alchemy needs to announce a decision that leadership believes is necessary, but we know some community members will strongly disagree. What does good communication look like in that situation?

You personally disagree with an organizational decision that Comms is responsible for communicating publicly. How would you handle that?

You receive conflicting information from two members of leadership about something scheduled to be published today. What do you do?

What does good leadership look like to you?

What do you think people need most from someone leading a volunteer creative team?

When you're leading a creative team, how would you balance giving people creative freedom with ensuring that work gets completed on time and meets organizational needs?

How do you approach a team member who repeatedly produces great work but struggles with deadlines or communication?

When working on a team, what roles do you naturally gravitate toward?

How would people who have worked with you describe your leadership or collaboration style?

What's something you're actively trying to improve about the way you work with other people?

Someone gives you significant feedback on something you've created or a decision you've made, and you don't completely agree with them. What do you typically do next?

How do you prefer to receive feedback?

How do you typically give feedback when someone's work isn't meeting expectations?

Two people on your team strongly disagree about the direction of a project and both come to you wanting you to side with them. How would you approach the situation?

What They Want to Own

Which responsibilities would you genuinely enjoy taking ownership of?

Which of those would you prefer NOT to own?

What level of responsibility are you realistically looking for right now?

When life gets busy and your volunteer capacity changes, how do you typically handle existing commitments?

Communications sometimes sits between leadership and the larger community. What responsibility do you think Comms has to each?