Movement Communications Specialist

October 21

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Wikimedia Foundation

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Non-profit • Education • Media

Wikimedia Foundation is a nonprofit charitable organization dedicated to the growth, development, and distribution of free, multilingual content. It provides the essential infrastructure for free knowledge, including hosting Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that is created, edited, and verified by a global community of volunteers. Supported primarily through donations, Wikimedia Foundation promotes collaborative projects that aim to share knowledge reflecting human diversity and strives to protect everyone's right to access free and open knowledge.

501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2003

🤝 Non-profit

📚 Education

📱 Media

💰 $2.5M Grant on 2019-09

📋 Description

• Building consistency and increasing discoverability and centralization of Foundation communications aimed at the movement. • Conceiving of creative, accessible and translatable storytelling methods across a variety of mediums and topics. • Connecting with movement members across cultures to understand how the Foundation can best support and showcase their work. • Supporting the organizing of and communications around community events, including our global annual flagship event, Wikimania. • Supporting leadership, including the Board of Trustees and executives, in connecting with the movement through convenings and communications. • Measuring and reporting on success towards established goals. • Supporting the larger Movement Communications team, as well as the Communications Department, on movement-facing communications. • Any other work as delegated by the Movement Communications Team leadership.

🎯 Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in multicultural and multilingual communications. • Experience building relationships with a range of stakeholders and delivering projects to meet diverse stakeholder needs. • Background in journalism, community or political organizing, advocacy, mission-driven communications, or any similar field. • Experience telling compelling stories across languages and cultures in a range of formats on a variety of topics. • Experience with different forms of content creation, including graphics and basic audio and video content. • Experience running large-scale virtual and in-person events. • Fluency in at least one other language.

🏖️ Benefits

• Health insurance • Flexible work arrangements • Professional development opportunities