[Hiring] Senior Social Media Specialist @Change.org

Role Description

Change.org is searching for a Senior Social Media Specialist to own the daily content output across all social channels with a focus on Instagram and create timely, newsworthy static social assets and short-form video with viral potential, to significantly grow Change.org Japan's social presence as well as promote a broad range of petitions that uphold the open platform reputation in Japan. You will report to our Communications Manager, Japan. As a key member of our Communications team, you’ll own Change.org Japan's day-to-day social media presence; create timely assets and videos to grow our reach and promote petitions that reflect our open-platform.

Key Outcomes:

• Own daily social media content with a focus on Instagram
• Create timely and newsworthy social assets and short-form video to grow Change.org Japan’s social presence
• Promote a broad range of petitions that maintain the open platform reputation in Japan
• Develop and execute influencer engagement strategy to support priority campaigns
• Ensure content output is aligned with global social media team’s overall strategy

Qualifications

• 3+ years' experience in news media as a reporter or similar role, covering interviewing, photography, video recording, writing, and editing
• Proven ability to communicate fluently in both Japanese and English

Requirements

• Multimedia journalism - experience in news media as a reporter, or similar, across interviewing, photography, video recording, writing, and editing
• Social content production - ability to create static social assets in fast-paced environments
• Video production - shoots, creates, and edits short-form video for social platforms
• Market fluency - deep understanding of Japanese news and social media landscape; proactively plans culturally relevant content around local trends and issues

Benefits

• This is a part-time, 24-hours/week, 6-month fixed term role
• Open to folks living in Japan with a preference for the general Tokyo area

Application Process

Please provide the following upon application:

• CV (in English)
• Statement of purpose (in Japanese, ~500 characters, and in English)
• Portfolio, or links/materials showcasing your published articles and/or social media content you’ve created

The interview process is as follows:

• CV review
• Task/assessment
• Team interviews
• Hiring Manager screen
• Reference checks