Social Media Volunteer - Sierra Club Ohio

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Sierra Club Ohio seeks social media volunteers to join our communication team to assist in keeping our Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter pages updated with news, events, and photos related to our varied activities in Ohio

No experience necessary! This position is open to anyone with a passion for keeping on top of local environmental issues and an interest in learning more about making the best use of social media.

Responsibilities of this position include:

• Assist in the development of a social media plan in Ohio
• Crafting, designing, and scheduling posts on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
• Staying up to date on news and events relating to Sierra Club issues in Ohio
• Maintaining regular content
• Creating weekly blog ideas and writing compelling posts
• Taking pictures and creating graphics
• Pulling and compiling analytics on social media to determine best practices and testing new strategies
• Attend regular meetings about content and collaboration with the communications team
• Promoting original blog posts to other platforms and outlets
• Helping to compile internal resources, e.g. best practices for Facebook posts, guidance for Chapter blog posts, etc.
• Other tasks as assigned and day-to-day support for the communications team

Knowledge and skills:

• Follows emerging web, technology, and social media trends
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Can write in a manner that is accurate, witty, and compelling
• Independent self-starter
• Team player
• Willingness to learn and develop new skills
• Knowledge and background with environmental and social justice issues is a plus, but not required
• Excited to help protect our environment and promote social justice by creating a digital buzz

Our goal is to have a couple of volunteers who can share this responsibility as we work on expanding our use of social media platforms. This position is unpaid - start date and hours are flexible. Anyone applying must be from Ohio. Please reach out to Nicole Wolcott (nicole.wolcott@sierraclub.org), our Volunteer Coordinator with any questions. We highly encourage all interested parties with diverse backgrounds to apply!