Social Media Coordinator

FOR IMMEDIATE HIRE

Social Media Coordinator

Part Time

10 Hours/Week at $25/Hours

Hybrid Work

Contract until September 2025, possible extension based on funding

ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS UNTIL: September 27th 2024

**Organization Information**:
The Collective of Child Welfare Survivors (“CCWS”) is a grassroots collective founded by a group of Black, Indigenous and racialized queer Disabled child welfare survivors in the fall of 2018 in response to the closure of the Office of the Ontario Child Advocate and many issues within child welfare.

CCWS radically centers the experiences, knowledge, capacity, and work of child welfare survivors in our multiple, different, and coalescing experiences. Through decolonial and transformative paradigms and praxis, particularly from an anti-Black and critical-youth centering framework, we seek to deeply and radically inform and shift understandings, policies, and practices related to the child welfare experience. As we do so, we intend on increasing and revolutionizing child welfare survivors’ access to and experience with multiple systems and service points in the realms of legal, health, and education—to name a few.

Three pillars uphold CCWS’ mandate:

- : CCWS provides individual advocacy to child welfare survivors and families dealing with child protection. Through intentional referral and long-term support, CCWS helps individuals in need of support with various circumstances as it relates to child welfare.
- : CCWS works in partnership with various organizations, institutions and communities that can provide a radical and necessary shift when it comes to child welfare. CCWS provides workshops, public education resources, and collective spaces to child welfare survivors and community partners.
- : CCWS is rooted in radical community organizing and action achieved through campaigns, public letters, research, and community partnership.

CCWS is looking for a creative Social Media Coordinator with experience to join our team under a part-time limited contract until September 2025, with the possibility of extension and more hours added depending on funding ability.

As a Social Media Coordinator you will be responsible for developing and implementing our Social Media Strategy in order to increase our online presence. You will also maintain and manage our current social media accounts and create new content to post.

This position is critical to advancing CCWS’s aims and advocacy. Working closely with our Executive Lead and Community Development and Outreach Coordinator, the Social Media Coordinator will work to advance CCWS’s efforts through online materials. Knowledge of anti-Black racism and its reach, impact, and intersections with child welfare in Ontario will be an asset.

**Qualifications Sought**
- Social Media Management:

- Experience managing social media accounts for organizations or brands.
- Ability to create and execute effective social media strategies.
- Content Creation:

- Proven experience in producing multimedia content, including graphics, videos, blogs, and podcasts.
- Familiarity with design software such as Adobe Creative Suite or Canva is a plus.
- Platform Proficiency:

- Knowledge of various social media platforms (e.g., Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, TikTok).
- Understanding of platform-specific best practices, algorithms, and analytics tools.
- Copywriting and Communication:

- Strong writing and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to craft engaging and clear content that resonates with the target audience.
- SEO and Analytics:

- Understanding of SEO principles.
- Experience using analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics, social media insights) to measure performance and inform strategy.
- Project Management:

- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Strong organizational skills to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines.
- Community Engagement:

- Skills in fostering online community engagement.
- Ability to respond to comments and messages in a timely and compassionate manner.
- Creativity:

- Creative approach to content development and storytelling.
- Commitment to the Mission:

- Genuine interest in and commitment to the mission of CCWS.
- Understanding of issues faced by child welfare survivors.
- Experience working with diverse communities, particularly Black, Indigenous and racialized folks and 2SLGBTQ+ populations.
- Ability to ensure inclusive and representative content.
- Collaboration:

- Strong interpersonal skills to work effectively with team members and external partners.
- Attend virtual/in-person weekly/monthly meetings
- Preferred Skills:

- Video Production Skills
- Ability to create and edit video content for engaging storytelling.
- Knowledge of Art Therapy Techniques
- Familiarity with art therapy approaches to enhance storytelling and healing.
- Possession of personal video equipment is a plus.
- Be at least 18+ years of age;
- Preference given to those who fit within our mandate (