Online Community Manager
Posted on: March 19, 2013Posted by: Shift.org
DESCRIPTION
SHIFT is incubating an exciting new start-up, Everyday Feminism. Everyday Feminism strives to end the everyday violence, dominance, and silencing used against people due to their gender, sexual orientation, race, and class and make self-determination and loving communities a new norm.
We focus on helping people apply feminism to their real lifes in oder to work through issues, stand up for themselves, find their own truth, and take collective action.
We launched the online magazine in July 2012 and are launching a forum, online courses, talk radio show, and podcast in April 2013.
Everyday Feminism is looking for energetic and self-driven Online Community Managers to develop the online community on our social media channels and upcoming forum for 15 hours per week. It is a virtual unpaid position so interns can work from their home.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Foster a positive, respectful feeling in our social media channels through moderating and responding to community members
- Help ensure high quality conversations in the upcoming online forum by starting and responding to topics thoughtfully and quickly
- Collect images, articles, and other items to post and manage the social media editorial calendar for Facebook and Twitter
- Manage our upcoming talk radio show and podcast
- Find and pin images and videos to Pinterest
- Add articles to Tumblr and Reddit
- Add articles to WordPress for publishing
- Do analytic reports with site and social media metrics
- Do online research when needed
- Attend weekly team meetings and other team events (all virtual)
- Other responsibilities as needed
QUALIFICATIONS
- Strong desire to help people apply feminism to their real lives
- Strong desire to connect and engage with people and build a sense of community
- Excellent writing skills and ability to communicate in a personal and emotionally engaging way
- Excellent ability to organize and track many tasks at the same time
- Experience with being a part of or managing online communities like membership sites, forums, online groups, etc
- Experience with managing social media channels and writing effective copy
- Self-directed and eager to meet or exceed objectives
- Curious, innovative, ask question, generate new ideas and solutions
- Eager to learn, willing to experiment knowing it might fail, and able to admit mistakes or inexperience
- Strong ability to work independently and as part of a team
HOW TO APPLY
We are currently accepting applications for the Summer 2013 Internship Session, which runs from May 1st – August 31st, 2013. Early applications are highly recommended since the selection process is on a rolling basis.
Please send your resume and cover letter to Sandra Kim at sandra@everydayfeminism.com with 'Internship Application' in the subject line. In your cover letter, please include responses to the questions below:
- What first got you engaged in feminism?
- What attracts you to working at Everyday Feminism?
- What attracts you to this position?
- How many hours per week are you able to commit to Everyday Feminism?
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