Foundation Senior Content Marketing & Storytelling ...

About the Internet Society Foundation The Internet Society (ISOC) supports and promotes the development of the Internet as a global technical infrastructure, a resource to enrich people's lives, and a force for good in society. Our work aligns with our goals for the Internet to be open, globally connected, secure, and trustworthy. We seek collaboration with all who share these goals. Together, we focus on building and supporting the communities that make the Internet work; advancing the development and application of Internet infrastructure, technologies, and open standards; and advocating for policy that is consistent with our view of the Internet. The Internet Society Foundation (Foundation) is a newly formed, non-profit organization that works in concert with the Internet Society. It exists to demonstrate and support the positive difference the Internet can make to people everywhere and promote the development of the Internet as a global technical infrastructure, a resource to enrich people's lives, and a force for good in society. The Foundation is committed to a culture of diversity and inclusion, where all individuals are valued for their distinct contributions. Our people are the most valuable strengths we have. The collective sum of the individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, inventiveness, innovation, self-expression, unique capabilities and talent that our staff invests in their work represents a significant part of not only our culture, but our reputation and the Foundation's achievements. About the Position The Internet Society Foundation seeks a highly skilled and passionate storyteller. The Senior Content Marketing & Storytelling Manager is a curious, natural investigator who can successfully insert themselves into a highly matrixed global organization to find and tell stories about the human impact of the Society's work. The successful candidate is performance/output-driven, digitally and multimedia savvy, intuitive, and a naturally proactive professional that thrives in an agile, supportive and complex work environment. The Senior Content Marketing & Storytelling Manager will sit on the global Communications and Marketing Communications (CMC) team. The successful candidate will have the exciting opportunity to create a cohesive, organizational storytelling strategy to include working/producing independently, partnering with colleagues, and engaging external writers/consultants when needed. Impact stories can be told through a blog, infographic, video, animation, blurbs for email, social media, one-pagers, etc.----the sky is the limit! The Senior Content Marketing & Storytelling Manager's role will be broadly broken out into the following: 70%: Storytelling to include investigating, interviewing, and crafting human-centered impact stories across various channels and media. 30%: Planning, admin and meetings. This role will not have any direct report responsibility. Location This role is remote, and candidates based in the United States or internationally will be considered. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Create a strategy and develop and manage corresponding production schedule/pipeline to ensure quarterly goals are met; include org-wide tracking and manage the digital asset manager (DAM-repository where all finished stories live). Investigate story leads by meeting with and interviewing internal and external stakeholders. Accountable to and hands-on production of all impact stories from initial concept to final launch across multimedia. Note, you may partner with our Web Lead, Creative Director or Graphics Design firm. Produce impact stories each month to illustrate human impact. Assess current stories to determine if there is an opportunity for appropriate "spin-off," updates, and/or other formats. Work with Translations Director to identify and post relevant stories in French and Spanish. Create alternate versions of stories, when applicable, for relevant audiences (e.g., sponsorships, fundraising, community, etc.). Work with philanthropy and empowerment teams to identify story opportunities through measuring, evaluation, and grant activities, and develop methodologies to standardize key impact stories. Support additional copyediting and copywriting, as needed. Qualifications Bachelor's degree in communications, marketing, PR, Journalism, or a related field. 8+ years of relevant experience. Superior copyediting and copywriting with relevant examples. Proficiency in tone, tenor and, active voice. Awareness/experience writing for SEO. Demonstrated experience promoting organizational impact across multiple channels and media through a human-centered lens with relevant examples. Ability to transform technical content into human-centered narratives. Impeccable attention to detail. Ability to manage multiple projects with competing deadlines. Self-starter, proactive and able to seek out potential story opportunities. Highly collaborative but willing to take the lead when necessary. Understands the difference between good and great, whilst seeing the larger vision. Ability to manage third parties and vendor relationships. Experience working with a globally distributed workforce across time zone. What You'll Love About Us Make an Impact. We have an exciting vision and mission to bring the internet to everyone! Great Company Culture. We are a global team and live our values of Collaboration, Inclusion, Respect, People, and Passion in all our HR programs including our new recognition program! Rest and Relaxation. Generous paid time off and paid public holidays. Based on local in-country guidelines. Give back. Get paid to volunteer in your community! Professional Development and Educational Benefits. Annual company contribution towards professional development or higher education. Flexible Work Models. Flexible work-from-home option for most locations. Compensation and benefits for this position will be paid in local currency and based on the country and geographic location's local salary and benefits market data for the position. Exact pay will be based on factors including but not limited to relevant qualifications, experience, geographic location, education, business, and organizational needs. The Internet Society and Foundation is an equal opportunity employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, age, disability, religion, national origin, color, or any other protected class. Compensation and benefit package for this position will be competitively commensurate with the successful applicant's qualifications. Applications will be evaluated until the position has been filled. The list of applicants will not be posted publicly and will be reviewed in confidence by members of the evaluation committee.

Created: 2024-11-05