Job details
Salary $60,000 - $80,000 a year job type full-time number of hires for this role 1
Qualifications
High school or equivalent (preferred)
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Digital director
Job description
Serve america seeks a creative thinker interested in democratic politics who is fluent in digital communications and social mediaThe digital director (dd) will design, implement, and lead a robust digital communications strategy in collaboration with the communications directorThe dcd will play a key role in an agile team that has a record of success: breaking news, winning races, shaping the national conversation, and impacting the most important elections of our day.
Key responsibilities
Strategy: design, implement, and lead a robust digital communications strategy in collaboration with the communications director, executive director, and senior leadership team;
Content: design and produce original content tailored to a variety of platforms from daily social media to products capable of running on digital streaming and tv;
M&e: design, implement, and maintain an analytics based monitoring & evaluation (m&e) system to track progress, improve performance, and inform strategy;
Impact: demonstrably increase serve america’s ability to achieve purpose and effect change through digital communications;
Advise: provide technical support and advice to serve america endorsed candidates and campaign teams; and
Collaboration: work seamlessly with team members across serve america - political, communications, fundraising - to increase integration and impact of all departments.
Required skills:
Social media fluency: experience applying analysis of audiences and trends to quickly grow social media followings and messaging impact;
Relevancy: proven ability to create content that gets traction and attention;
Content creation: experience conceptualizing, shooting, creating, and editing content, memes, photos, and videos;
Strong, versatile writing: can rapidly condense complex ideas into a brief tweet, write a press release on a deadline, and draft compelling emails for a robust digital program;
Project management: strong ability to implement someone else’s vision into a creative product by designing and managing complex projects requiring inputs from colleagues, consultants, and stakeholders;
Availability: ability to respond quickly to breaking news that often happens outside of traditional work hours.
Desired characteristics:
Commitment to serve america’s mission and values;
Judgement and high character, particularly in high-pressure situations;
Creative, innovative, and curious;
Passionate about diving into the policy issues of the day for creative pieces that educate the electorate and influence the national conversation;
Experience working under the scrutiny that comes with a well known brand or entity; and
Budget management experience
Who are we looking for?
This is not an entry level positionThe ideal candidate will have experience working independently to produce digital content and a portfolio of professional work that includes videos, graphics, and high-quality written deliverablesYou might join us from campaigns, but we’re just as interested in a freelancer or creative who has worked in-house at a nonprofit or business, for an agency, or in newsRegardless of where you’re coming from, you should be a creative thinker interested in democratic politics and able to spot the latest trends online.
Salary is commensurate with experience.
To apply, please send a resume, cover letter, and three digital samples that best demonstrate your style and skills.
LocationServe america is a fully remote organizationWhile the person who fills this role would ideally be based in washington, dc, we strongly encourage qualified candidates to apply regardless of location.
ReportingThis position will report to the communications director & executive director.
About serve america
Serve america pac is a tight-knit, hardworking team driven by a commitment to service and changing our country for the betterWe’re looking for creative, kind, mission-oriented folks to join us.
Serve america is a political action committee that supports democratic candidates for public office who have backgrounds in national or public service and represent a new generation of leadership in elected officeServe america was founded and is led by congressman seth moulton (ma-06)We endorse candidates for the u.sSenate, u.s house of representatives, and state and local offices across the country.
Our organization is built around six core values: courage; empathy, authenticity, action; transparency; and growth.
Those are the same six values that congressman moulton’s teams have been centered around since he launched his first unlikely run for congress in 2014We strive every day to live up to these values in everything we do--from our internal culture, to our public communications, to our interactions with campaigns, candidates, and voters.
Serve america pac is proud to be an equal opportunity employerThe organization does not tolerate discrimination, and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants in all campaign facilities without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, pregnancy, childbirth, physical disability, mental and/or intellectual disability, age, military status or status as a vietnam-era or special disabled veteran, marital or familial status, registered domestic partner or civil union status, gender (including sex stereotyping and gender identity or expression), medical condition (including, but not limited to, cancer related or hiv/aids related), genetic information, or sexual orientation in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, or criminal record information (except where permitted under applicable law).
Job type: full-time
Pay: $60,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year
Benefits:
Flexible schedule
Health insurance
Parental leave
Vision insurance
Education:
High school or equivalent (preferred)
Work location:
Fully remote
Work location: remote
