Social Media Volunteer

Description

Want to make a difference in your community and help your neighbors in need? Looking for a fun, creative, engaging and totally rewarding volunteer opportunity? Here it is!

Celestial Manna's primary mission is to feed the hungry by providing them with free food which is locally donated. Our organization feeds over 20,000 of the most vulnerable families in Montgomery County and the DC metro area monthly.

We need a volunteer to assist in managing our communications department including our social media, marketing and blogging. This individual will help advance Celestial Manna's online presence and promote our social mission by helping create and maintain blogs, scheduling daily feeds on Twitter and Instagram and helping to maintain the official Facebook page as well as help organize online fundraisers.

Job Title

Marketing and Social Media Specialist

Reports To

Executive Director, Celestial Manna

Other Key Contacts

Board of Directors, Webmaster, Volunteer Coordinator

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Day to day communication with Executive Director, volunteers, Webmaster and Volunteer Coordinator
• Receive pictures and videos from volunteers and arrange them in appealing collages for the various social media platforms
• Develop paper marketing materials to promote Celestial Manna; flyers, thank you notes.
• Write a monthly public blog using information gathered from volunteer sources to highlight the work of Celestial Manna
• Write a monthly inspirational internal blog with information gathered from volunteers
• Gather information from volunteers and write engaging stories to go with the photos
• Work closely with Webmaster to post pictures, videos and collages on website
• Work closely with Webmaster to create posts that highlight stories of outstanding service
• Work closely with Volunteer Coordinator to manage the Volunteer Center website
• Develop contacts with radio, television and newspaper media outlets to promote Celestial Manna
• Attend occasional meetings and activities sponsored by other nonprofits and local agencies
• Assist with organization of fundraisers, and quarterly networking meetings

Qualifications include:

Organizational skills

Experience of marketing and social media, either through education, work or volunteering

Familiarity with using social media and other online tools to generate interest on a project

Be a good communicator

Bilingual or multilingual abilities a plus

Interest in resolving food security and poverty issues in her/his community

Ability to express ideas articulately and persuasively in person and in writing

Understanding and commitment to appropriately handling sensitive information

Working Conditions:

The Marketing and Social Media Specialist will work from home and must have a home computer with up-to-date software needed to perform the work, and high-speed Internet access.

Physical Requirements: No special physical requirements

Time Requirements:

At least 10 hours a week to start. To perform this role well, a person must also be willing to expand his or her knowledge of the mission of Celestial Manna and contribute time to other activities such as food drives, ad hoc editing requests, and new technology training.

Additional Details

18 and older