The Digital Engagement Associate is responsible for engaging a variety of audiences online in support of VoteMama’s mission. The Associate will manage the creation of content for social media, ensuring the content reflects core values around racial equity and diversity. The Digital Engagement Associate will drive and develop organizational content and strategy in all Digital Communications to uplift the organization's vision and brand.
Digital Design
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Conceptualize and design graphics for a variety of social media platforms and email
Digital Engagement
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Manage and execute strategy regarding VoteMama’s social media
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Collaborate closely with others to translate policy ideas and research findings into digital campaigns
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Coordinate as needed with communications contractors/consultants
Strategy Execution and Development
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Work with team members to better understand and cultivate an audience to mobilize around VoteMama’s priorities
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Stay up to date on digital engagement best practices; make changes to documented processes
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Support excellent cross team collaboration and strategy development
A typical day
On a typical day, the Digital Engagement Associate will create content and graphics for a variety of social media platforms, support management of the content development calendar, and engage with the Digital team to strategize content and digital communications strategies.
The ideal candidate for this position is eager to grow in the digital engagement field, specifically content design and management, and you consider yourself an expert at creating compelling content and graphics for social media across multiple platforms with a variety of audiences. The Digital Engagement Associate will report to Amanda MacDonald, Digital and Creative Director.
Required Skills for this Role
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2+ years managing social media for an organization or company
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Experience planning, writing, scheduling and monitoring content for social media channels
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Strong command of an organization’s vision and brand, with an understanding of how to adjust tone and scope of information for varying audiences
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Ability to distill complex information into digestible content to engage audiences around the organization’s mission
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Advanced knowledge of Adobe In-Design, Intermediate knowledge of WIX/web design, experience and Google Workspace, and Google Spreadsheets (Excel)
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Intermediate experience with graphic design, specifically for social media
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Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies quickly
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Commitment to Vote Mama’s goals and theory of change, and passion for grassroots organizing and commitment to progressive policy change as well as deep dedication to the mission
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Must be creative, strategic, collaborative, and organized, with keen attention to detail
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Ability to work independently and to exercise sound judgment and discretion – with a knack for quickly moving on strategic direction
We Hope You Bring One or More of These Bonus Skills
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Desire to learn about and grow in the digital or communications field
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Experience working in a scaling start up and/or a similar mission-driven organization
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Comfort with using Javascript
Working at Vote Mama
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This position is a remote in the DC/NY area and requires travel for in-person events as needed.
Benefits and Compensation
Salary: $65,000-75,000
Benefits:
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Health Insurance: group medical insurance, group dental insurance, group vision insurance
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Health FSA and Dependent Care FSA
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Paid Time Off: paid federal holidays, unlimited vacations and sick days, six months of paid family leave
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401(k): upon three months of employment, access to a 401(k) retirement plan with matching up to 3%.
APPLY HERE: https://www.votemamapac.org/jobs/digital-engagement-associate
If you don’t meet all of the requirements and believe you’re a good fit, we absolutely encourage you to apply and tell us why!
Timeline and process: We are accepting applications on a rolling basis and will continue to interview until filled. We are planning for 2-3 rounds of interviews, all between 45 and 60 minutes via Zoom, in addition to a hiring exercise. While we are looking for the right match, the ideal start date is October 23, 2023.
As an equal opportunity employer, Vote Mama encourages applications from all individuals regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, marital or parental status, physical ability or any other legally protected basis.
Vote Mama prides itself on practicing the values we advocate. We are a family-friendly workplace committed to a culture prioritizing both the importance of the work we do and balance with life outside of work. Because we recognize the necessity of an intersectional approach to advocacy, we actively seek to broaden the scope of our collective lived experiences in our hiring practices.