350.org is looking for a skilled and digitally savvy short-term Digital Organiser to support the Europe team’s mobilisations for a global day of action this September called Rise for Climate. On Sept 8th, just before California hosts the Global Climate Action Summit (GCAS) in San Francisco, we will call on our local leaders to commit to building a Fossil Free future through distributed actions around the world.
The Rise Europe Digital Organiser will support the 350.org Europe digital and regional teams in the lead-up to the Rise for Climate mobilisations, as well as the all-important event wrap-up, follow-up and supporting local campaigns to sustain the momentum they created. They will also collaborate with other 350.org regional and global staff during other key moments and support the ongoing organising work of the Europe Team.
- Work with 350.org Europe staff to engage our regional base and network to maximize turnout for Rise For Climate and lead-up events over the next few months.
- Be the main point of contact for volunteers in Europe who register a gathering or a Rise event. Connect with them, make sure they have the resources they need and are set up correctly on our digital platforms.
- Draft emails and other digital content to support Europe Rise goals, shining a light on inspiring stories from the climate movement in the build up to September.
- Help to create a content calendar for the lead-up to the events, and share and amplify mobilising materials for Rise on our social media channels throughout the summer.
- Produce or source simple graphics and visual content for social media use, including inspiring quotes and clips from the European network.
- Coordinate the translation of email and social media communications into European languages especially French, German and English.
- Over the weekend of 7-9 September, support live coverage of the European Rise for Climate Action events including coordinating live streaming, photography, video, and monitoring and curating social media posts from the network.
- Creating and amplifying wrap-up content of Rise for Climate Action for Europe audiences, to share success stories.
- Support with Rise for Climate Action wrap up and ‘absorption’ (ie. follow-up plans, sustaining momentum and inviting new people to join the movement) within the 350.org Europe team.
- Some experience in digital organising and campaigning – whether as part of non-governmental organisations, grassroots networks, or other groups.
- Familiarity with some of the digital tools used by 350.org (ActionKit, Action Network, ControlShiftLabs, Wordpress, Slack, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tint, Animoto, Buffer, Tweetdeck etc.) or experience/proven aptitude for working with similar digital tools and a basic understanding of HTML.
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills, with fluency in English. Ability to write for a variety of audiences and platforms.
- Basic graphic design skills (eg. using Photoshop).
Desired Skills & Qualifications
- Experience in community management and/or supporting local groups or campaigns in doing effective comms and in aligning with the goals and identity of a network/campaign/organisation.
- Experience in planning content calendars, and creating, monitoring and curating content for social media.
- Writing effective blogs and mass emails.
- Understanding of digital storytelling and how to create compelling digital content.
- Familiarity with the climate movement and the Fossil Free network.
- Comfortable working independently, highly responsive, and able to lead initiatives as well as take direction from others.
- Experience working in a cross-cultural context.
- Comfortable working with colleagues remotely via messaging apps including Slack, Zoom and Skype, conference calls, and other online tools.
- Understanding or and ability to support organisers in other European languages would be a bonus, particularly French and German.
Compensation: Based on location and experience. Some sample salary ranges here below:
- UK: 28,200 - 35,300GBP
- Germany: 39,000 - 48,800EUR
- France: 31,700 - 39,600EUR