Digital Content Creator

JOB POSTING – Digital Content Creator

The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1986. CHIRLA is a California leader with national impact made of diverse immigrant families and individuals who act as agents of social change to achieve a world with freedom of mobility, full human rights, and true participatory democracy. CHIRLA organizes and serves individuals, institutions, and coalitions to build power, transform public opinions, and change policies to achieve full human, civil and labor rights. Guided by power, love, and vision of our community, CHIRLA embraces and drives progressive social change.

POSITION DESCRIPTION:
The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA) is seeking a Digital Content Creator to support content creation, narrative expansion, and promotion of CHIRLA’s actions, activities, and services. This position supports the Communications Department staff playing a key role for the organizations’ relevance and voice in the general public. Duties and responsibilities broadly support communications and public relations efforts and increased awareness of CHIRLA’s mission and programs. CHIRLA is a regional non-profit organization dedicated to build a just society for immigrants.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work as a member of the Communications Team in ensuring creation of digital dynamic content and dissemination of CHIRLA’s narrative in support of our vision and mission through the various communication channels, networks, and platforms available.
• In coordination with the Social Media Coordinator participate in content creation activities such as, but not exclusive to, live streaming, photography, video, editing of photographs and video, graphic design, collaborations, and planning of digital events.
• In coordination with the Social Media Coordinator, participate in evaluation and assessment of social media activities such as monitoring user comments, gathering analytics reports, assessing threats and opportunities, and scheduling and posting content.
• In coordination with other Departments and supervisor, develop, foster, and engage in collaborations with other influencers and content creators that help advance CHIRLA’s work and mission.
• In coordination with supervisor, contact, and pre-interview community members, obtain informed consent, and conduct full interviews with these members for narrative projects such as video, photo, audio, or other media.
• Provide assistance to Communications Department staff and other CHIRLA departments requiring the use of Zoom, Streamyard, or other broadcasting digital platforms to ensure a successful and user-friendly experience during livestreams, meetings, webinars, and other virtual gatherings.
• In coordination with Social Media Coordinator, organize, participate, and conduct Social Media best practices trainings internally and externally.
• In collaboration with the Social Media Coordinator, research, create, maintain, and provide weekly, monthly, and periodic reports related to our social media analytics, content impact and effectiveness, grant deliverables, and other reports as required.
• Support Social Media Coordinator to maintain and keep up to date the Digital Media calendar
• Keep a log or record and submit invoices within a week related to expenses and costs incurred in Communications related activities.
• Create and update checklists for communications activities/events.
• Coordinate with other department staff to ensure all logistics and planning steps have been taken care of for the successful completion of Communications Department activities, such as photo shoots, interviews, and others.
• In coordination with the Department Director, assist with contacting, vetting, scheduling, and securing supportive services, such as transportation and food among others, for members, guests, and CHIRLA staff, participating in campaign actions, press interviews, virtual gatherings, programs, advocacy actions, and other activities.
• Actively participate in the Communications team’s evaluation conversations about improving CHIRLA's communications objectives, online presence, social media strategies, tools and strategies to use to better equip CHIRLA on “best practices”.
• Support Department Director with distribution of press content, such as advisories, statements, releases via media distribution software such as Active Campaign or Meltwater.
• Attend activities that directly involve and require Communications Department staff such as rallies, press conferences, marches, member events, and the like, where assistance with setting up equipment and dismantling is required.
• Complete and submit weekly schedules and timesheets as well as any other administrative document required and as appropriate.
• Actively participate in team check-Ins and other coordinating meetings and gatherings with other departments.

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:
Required

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing, journalism, public relations or related field.
• At least three years in content creation working with social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, TikTok, SkyBlue, and other emerging platforms.
• Must have strong knowledge using photo editing, video editing, and graphic creating software such as Canva, Lightroom, and others, including desktop and mobile versions.
• Must have strong writing and proofreading skills to produce clear and engaging content.
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and Spanish.
• Good working knowledge of Google Suite and Microsoft Office 365 suite, including the use of Word, Excel, Outlook, or PowerPoint, One Drive, and SharePoint.
• Must have own transportation, a valid Driver’s license.
• Must be able to travel between multiple CHIRLA sites, including Los Angeles, Sacramento & Washington, DC.

Preferred

• Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Photoshop, Lightroom and Acrobat, and WordPress. Working knowledge of the Google Suite.

Desired Traits or Characteristic

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively with team members and clients.
• Strong planning, organizational, and management skills.
• Ability to meet deadlines and effectively manage multiple tasks.
• Ability to work well in team-oriented environment.
• Ability to creatively find solutions to challenges.
• Ability to anticipate, manage and resolve conflicts.
• Ability to work independently as well as a member of a team.
• Ability to maintain positive working relationships with staff, members and allies.
• Dedication and ability to work flexible hours.
• Excellent interpersonal and verbal and written communications skills.
• Strong commitment to CHIRLA’s mission of empowering low-income community groups and immigrants.
• Interest in and/or history of working for social justice.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to successfully relate to community residents.
• Support CHIRLA’s fundraising goals including annual fundraising drive and GALA activities.

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JOB TITLE: Digital Content Creator

Salary & Benefits: $70,304
CHIRLA offers a competitive salary based on qualifications and an excellent benefit package, which includes generous time off benefits, 401K Plan, health, dental and vision plans

FLSA Classification: Exempt/Salary, full-time, regular.

Classification: CHIRLA recognizes a staff bargaining unit affiliated with AFSCME Local 4501. This position is included in CHIRLA’s bargaining unit and covered under the terms of the collective bargaining agreement.

REPORTS TO: Director of Communications

CLOSING DATE OF THIS POSITION: Position will remain open until filled

LOCATION: Los Angeles, Headquarters

CHIRLA is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit and administers all terms and conditions of employment, including recruitment, appointment, promotion, compensation, benefits, transfers, training and educational opportunities without regard to pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, genetic information as defined by the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, race, religion or religious creed, color, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age (40 or older), sexual orientation, HIV/AIDS status, pregnancy or pregnancy-related disability, military or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law or ordinance or regulation. All such discrimination is unlawful. It also prohibits unlawful discrimination based on the perception that anyone has any of those characteristics or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics. All such discrimination is unlawful.