Hiring: Volunteer Content Creator

Shades of Us Storytelling Initiative for African People (‘Shades of Us’) is a non-profit organization using storytelling to address the socio-economic issues affecting Africa, Africans and people of African descent, with a view to facilitating open and honest conversations that lead to introspection, analysis and perspective change towards the greater goal of a redefined continent and people.

Our goal is to promote a just, equitable and sustainable society for Africans and people of African descent. And our objectives are:

-   To use storytelling to promote equitable societies for African people.

-   To spark conversations on human rights, roles and responsibilities for more equal African societies.

-   To promote African cultures and increase indigenous, national, regional and continental pride in our heritage.

-   To promote learning, development and capacity building of young people to push for African development and growth.

-   To create safe spaces for survivors of abuse geared at facilitating healing and shared communities for growth.

 

Job Title: Content Creator

Location: Abuja (Hybrid – 75% Remote)

Employment Type: Volunteer (20 Hours Per Week)

Duration: 6 months

Openings: One

Job Summary

We are looking for a creative, dedicated individual to volunteer on our team as a content creator. The individual would be responsible for developing the organization's content strategy and working with other team members to create tailored content for our websites, social media handles, and newsletters.

Responsibilities

• Develop content goals and strategies for the organization.

• Collaborate with other team members to brainstorm subjects for creative content.

• Create unique, simple-to-understand, and user-friendly content using good SEO techniques.

• Editing and proofreading new content before publication.

• Write scripts for podcasts.

• Support film research, production and post production.

• Support community engagement program.

• Document community engagement program.

• Managing content distribution through our various channels, including developing an editorial calendar.

• Analyzing performance indicators and web traffic and determining the effectiveness of created content.

• Write a monthly performance report.

Requirements

• Basic understanding of the sustainable development goals.

• Copywriting, graphic design, script writing.

• Strong working knowledge of content creation and management software, including Canva, Hootsuite, Buffer etc.

• Good working knowledge of HTML and SEO.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Strong attention to detail, multitasking, and analytical skills.

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Remuneration: N30,000 per month

Application Closing Date: July 22, 2022.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and Cover Letter to: info@shadesofusafrica.org using the Job Title (Volunteer Content Creator – Shades of Us) as the subject of the email.