Do you think Washington should lead the nation with smart, progressive policies to build a strong middle class, racial justice, and a better future for our kids? Are you excited about helping elect progressive candidates to office in Washington who can make that happen? Do you follow #waleg for news and enjoy learning about Washington state politics? If so, this job may be for you!
Job Description
Fuse Washington is hiring a Communications Fellow to help us manage social media channels and community engagement in target districts through the November election.
We’re looking for a multi-talented individual to conduct research, develop compelling social media content, build follower conversation and engagement, and track political and social trends for voter engagement on several Facebook pages. This fellow will play an important role in social media outreach for some of the top priority races in Washington this year.
This is a temporary, remote position through November 8, 2024 that reports to the Fuse Communications Manager. The position has flexible work days and hours between 10-20 hours per week depending on the availability of the selected candidate. This position does not include benefits.
Key Areas of Responsibility
- Manage multiple Facebook pages
- Research important events, volunteer, and community opportunities
- Read local newspapers to find relevant stories and issues of importance
- Develop engaging posts like polls, questionnaires, or games that involve the followers of the page
- Source stock photography and design simple graphics in Canva as appropriate
- Respond positively and constructively to replies and comments, engage with fellow community members’ posts, respond to and manage direct messages.
Required Qualifications
Work, volunteer, academic, and life experience are all acceptable
- Demonstrated creative and writing abilities, with an eye to making politics accessible and interesting for the public on short deadlines
- A passion for progressive politics in Washington
- Proficiency with social media, particularly Facebook
- A commitment to racial justice
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, campaign-style work environment
Extra Credit Qualifications
These are desired skills, but not required for an applicant to be competitive.
- Political communications experience
- Grassroots organizing experience
- Experience managing organizational or branded accounts on Twitter, Facebook, or other social media platforms
- Experience with Canva or other design platforms
- You would describe yourself as chronically online
Compensation
This contract position pays $25 per hour.
Application Process
Please submit all of the following materials no later than May 3 to jobs@fusewashington.org:
- Resume
- Short cover letter explaining your interest in Fuse and this position
- Screenshot or attachment of a recent social media post that you created or found particularly engaging
No phone calls or drop-ins, please. Applications will be considered as they arrive.
Fuse Washington is an equal opportunity employer. We value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. All interested individuals, including individuals of color, persons with disabilities, and persons who identify as LGBTQ+ are particularly urged to apply.
About Fuse
Fuse Washington (www.fusewashington.org) is the state’s largest progressive organization – people creating change online, on the ground, and on issues that matter.
Our goals at Fuse are to help progressives win more often and give ordinary people a strong voice in politics. We aim to provide organizing and communications power that helps progressives win today and tomorrow on critical issues and electoral campaigns, while strengthening the foundation for increased success over time. There are four basic strategies we use to help win campaigns and build long-term progressive success:
- Organizing: We mobilize grassroots activists online and offline, and we organize political donors. We also organize coalitions when leveraging collaboration is critical to a campaign's success and Fuse is strategically well-positioned to do so.
- Communications: We develop and deliver stories and messages that move people through new media and the news media, and we train others in the progressive community to communicate more effectively. We produce high-quality research to support targeted campaigns and understand our opponents.
- Increasing accountability and promoting leadership: We hold decision-makers' feet to the fire when they let voters down, and we back leaders who fuel progress.
- Targeting the obstacles to progress: Our highest priority is to solve the political problems that hold everyone back.
