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 Department 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 the 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: Work with the wider Digital Communications Team to ensure that logistical information for events is thoroughly communicated and strategically implemented. 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 Vital Voices' guiding principles, values, investment, and leadership models with the goal of supporting Vital Voices' organizational culture and success.