Summer Volunteer Experience – Social Media Ambassador

Volunteer Job Description: Social Media Ambassador

Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility (WPSR) is seeking a part-time Social Media Ambassador to use social media platforms as a tool for grassroots organizing, Congressional lobbying, and community outreach.

The Social Media Ambassador’s duties include:

• Establish and manage WPSR Twitter and Facebook accounts. Work with WPSR to set goals that connect how building a presence on social media will promote WPSR objectives.
• Serve as a liaison with PSR’s national office:
  • Work with PSR’s Communications Manager to receive ongoing resources and training on social media advocacy to share with WPSR, including an introductory orientation.
  • Collaborate with PSR’s Communications Manager to develop and execute strategic messaging for coordinated campaigns at the chapter-level.
• Attend monthly chapter meetings and participate in WPSR events as needed.
• Take photographs and videos of WPSR events and actions to share on social media and collect for the PSR national office.
• Assist in developing content for our anti-nuclear weapons coalition website.

Qualifications:

• Enthusiasm for contributing to activism on social justice and humanitarian causes. An interest in new forms of media.
• A knack for communication in the digital age; tech savvy and able to distill political arguments into concise messages.
• A willingness to take initiative and ability to work collaboratively.
• Prior experience with campaigns and/or grassroots organizing and are a plus.

How to apply:

Please submit your resume and short statement (one to three paragraphs) explaining why you’re interested in the position to lilly@wpsr.org with the subject line “Social Media Ambassador – [Your Name].” Feel free to include any questions you have about the position or our organization.

Logistics:

• Volunteer roughly 7 hours a week. Scheduling is flexible and work can often be completed remotely.
• The position will begin as soon as possible, and will end on September 1^st, 2017. The end date is flexible, if necessary. There may be the opportunity to continue the position beyond this date.
• This is an unpaid volunteer position.

About WPSR

Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility is a local non-profit founded and run by health professionals that seek to engage the community to create a healthy, peaceful and sustainable world. Our work primarily focuses on confronting the gravest threats to human health and survival. Our three current campaigns are Climate and Health, Nuclear Weapons, and Income Inequality.

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