Do you have social media management and communication skills? Are you interested in working with an innovative, mission-driven team passionate about animals?

We are currently in search of a Social Media Coordinator/ Community Engagement Associate for an Animal Shelter located in Oakland, CA. This is a Part-Time (24-30 hrs./wk.), Fully In Person, Temporary Assignment.

ORGANIZATION TYPE: Animal Shelter

LOCATION: Oakland, CA

POSITION TITLE: Social Media Coordinator / Community Engagement Associate

SCHEDULE: Part Time (24-30 hrs./wk.); Fully In Person Wednesday - Saturday

DURATION: Temporary (ongoing with potential for more hours added during the assignment)

HOURLY RATE: $26-28/hr. DOE

Is This Your Dream Job? The Social Media Coordinator will craft engaging digital content through a storytelling lens, proactively identifying new opportunities or approaches for content to highlight the impact of the organization's work. 

Our Ideal Candidate:

• Experience in video and photo capture and editing, including the creation of video across a range of social platforms
• Expertise in website strategy, content management (e.g., WordPress), utilizing digital media, social media platforms, and other online communication tools
• Strong storytelling skills, with attention to detail for ensuring consistent, accurate, high-quality content across platforms and for a diverse audience
• Experience using creative design software (e.g., Adobe Creative Suite, Canva) and social media management tools (e.g., Meta Business Suite).
• Knowledge of and experience in a business setting with email marketing platforms such as MailChimp, from developing templates to analytics
• Work experience in the nonprofit sector preferred. Familiarity with animal welfare is a plus
• Must be able to work directly with dogs and cats

How You Will Spend Your Day:

• Develops and executes content strategy across a range of mediums (e.g., social media, website, etc.) with a specific focus on Instagram and Facebook content.
• Partners across the organization to establish and maintain easy and sustainable story-sharing processes with key stakeholders, a means of tracking and reviewing potential stories, and identification/assignment of stories and supporting data to appropriate channels
• Support and attend marketing, development, and other community events as needed to capture content and engage potential adopters
• Assists in the development and sending of biweekly Pupdate internal e-news to staff, tracking its effectiveness and proactively seeking opportunities for greater engagement. Supports additional internal communications as needed
• Collaborates with the marketing/communications team to provide and request visual assets from them
•  Supports responding to customer inquiries on business and social media accounts, including but not limited to Yelp, Google, LinkedIn, etc.
•  Ensure the organization’s mission and brand are consistent and present in all work, including management of the brand style guide
•  Stay abreast of communications and direct marketing trends, as well as those within the animal welfare space. Bring updated best practices and recommendations to the team on a regular basis
• Other duties as assigned

We’d love to hear from you.

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Careers In Nonprofits is an equal opportunity employer. Empowered by the #ILoveMyJob mission, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive work environment within the nonprofit sector.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we regretfully can only respond to those candidates who best meet the requirements of a specific position or whose backgrounds are generally applicable to our client base. Please rest assured that we retain all candidate information for possible future matches, even if you do not hear from us in regard to your application in response to this ad.