Organization Description:
Vital Voices Global Partnership is a leading international non-profit organization. We invest in women leaders who are tackling the world’s greatest challenges – from gender-based violence to the climate crisis, economic inequities, and more. We are “venture catalysts,” identifying leaders with a daring vision for change and partnering with them to make that vision a reality.
What sets Vital Voices apart is that we make long-term, holistic investments in leaders with bold ideas for change — providing them connections, capacity, a network of their peers, financial support, and visibility for their work. We have provided early support for leaders who went on to become Nobel Peace Laureates, US Youth Poet Laureates, Prime Ministers, award winning innovators and breakthrough social entrepreneurs. Over the past 24 years, we have directly invested in more than 20,000 change-makers across 184 countries, who in turn have improved the lives of millions of people in their communities and countries.
Today, Vital Voices has a staff of nearly 80 headquartered in Washington, DC. In the coming years we have a bold vision to dramatically scale our impact. In early 2022 we opened the first ever Global Headquarters for Women’s Leadership, a 30,000+ sq. ft. historic building just blocks from the White House on 16th Street. It will be a hub of activity, events, and collaborations — bringing together women leaders and their allies to tackle the world’s greatest challenges.
Summary:
The Communications Departments seeks a talented professional with strong writing, digital communications, social media management and creative content production skills for the position of Digital Communications Specialist. The Digital Communications Specialist will oversee Vital Voices’ external channels including our social media platforms, website, and creative content production such as videos, photo editing and podcast editing and publication. The team seeks a dynamic, entrepreneurial self-starter with keen attention to detail and ability to multi-task to support Vital Voices’ online communications and brand as we take the organization to the next level. This position reports to the Senior Director of Communications.
Responsibilities: Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Work across departments to implement a strategic communications agenda that advances Vital Voices’ goals and activities across a range of regional and issue-area programs, events, partnerships and branded intellectual property
- Social Media Channel Management: Support the digital marketing and promotions of Vital Voices events on our social media channels including, but not limited to proactive content drafting, planning and scheduling event promotions, and online community engagement management on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, and online invitation applications (such as Evite and Splash).
- Online Property Reporting and Analytics: Prepare regular analytics reports with data on online channel performance, leveraging all available insights, including Twitter Analytics, Google Analytics, Meta Analytics, and other data. Analyze findings and assess content behaviors; implement findings and adjustments to maximize audience growth, reach and engagement.
- Content Creation and Management: Leverage Adobe Creative Suite and Canva to create graphic content for Vital Voices and related efforts including, but not limited to invitations, promotional graphics featuring events and speakers, social media tiles and graphics for website.
- Podcast Development and Editing: Cut, edit and publish the Vital Voices podcast using Adobe Audacity editing suite and publishing across Libsyn and Simplecast, or a similar podcast hosting platform. Manage interviews once scheduled, develop social media content to amplify episodes and write titles and descriptions for each episode.
- Website & Hub Maintenance: Work with WordPress platform to update imagery, content, bios and listings on the Vital Voices website to ensure all pages are up to date with accurate information. Leverage Google Analytics learnings to edit and optimize page offerings, cull through content to increase SEO. Coordinate with Administrative and program teams to ensure updates are accurate and timely.
- Communications Support for Organization: Amplify organizational efforts by preparing communications toolkits for meetings, events, and programs for optimal visibility and engagement. Prepare the weekly internal newsletter for the organization.
- DE&I Commitment: Embrace and model the Vital Voices guiding principles, values, investment, and leadership models with the goal of supporting Vital Voices’ organization culture and success.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree and 2-4 years of experience working in communications or representing an organization/company through social media
- Excellent oral and written communications skills
- Strong organizational and time management skills and meticulous attention to detail
- Experience in social media content drafting and platform management including on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn etc., and analytics tools to track social networking data, such as Hootsuite and Google Analytics
- Experience with social media publishing, scheduling and content drafting platforms like Hootsuite preferred
- Experience producing social media content and communications support for live events preferred
- Experience using common website content management systems such as WordPress
- Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Audacity, Lightroom) preferred
- Advanced computer literacy, including strong Excel and PowerPoint skills
- Great sense of humor, flexibility, team player and multitasker
- Strong entrepreneurial spirit and willingness to learn
- Positive attitude and demonstrated commitment to Vital Voices’ mission and values.
This is a full-time, exempt position based in Washington, DC. When it is safe to travel, domestic and international travel up to 15% of the time may be required for the position.
The starting salary range for this position is $59,635-$76,735 based on experience and ability to have broad impact early. The compensation package includes comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401k match, and generous short- and long-term disability, life insurance, HSA, EAP, and a professional development stipend.
Vital Voices provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Vital Voices complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
Vital Voices expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Vital Voices’ employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.
Vital Voices does not provide work visa sponsorship or relocation assistance for this position.
How to Apply:
Click the following link: https://jobso.id/fr4f
Applications that do not include the following will not be considered for review:
- Resume and cover letter
Applications will be accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.