Outreach and social media manager

Outreach and social media manager

  • Application close: 23:59 ET October 11, 2024
  • Start Date: ASAP
  • Job Location: European timezones
  • Job Type: Contract 6 months. Extension possible
  • 3,000 USD/month

eQualitie is a not-for-profit technology company creating tools, offering services, and leading advocacy to build a more equal and equitable internet. We tackle complex technical challenges to strengthen digital defences, enhance resilience, and enable freedom of expression and association online. Our open-source solutions empower millions worldwide every day, supporting those facing some of the most pressing digital and political issues of our time. Our team of over fifty people, distributed across the globe, drives these initiatives with creativity and dedication.

We are currently looking for an experienced Public Outreach and Social Media Manager to help expand the user base for our technologies, with a particular focus on russophone audiences.

Job Description

In this role, you will be responsible for regular communications on behalf of eQualitie’s projects, with a focus on growing and engaging our Russophone audience and expanding the reach of our products and services into new markets in Russian-speaking regions. We offer the freedom to take initiative and manage your own work while expecting you to plan and execute communication strategies, directly produce materials, and analyze their effectiveness to support continuous improvement. You will also handle user feedback, interact with the media and other partners, and collaborate closely with colleagues on country-specific initiatives.

Your ability to multitask, communicate clearly, and work well under pressure will be a key to thriving in this fast-paced and impactful role.

We’d like you to have:

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in Russian (native fluency preferred), with a strong command and comfort speaking and writing in English (C2).
  • Experience as a journalist, editor, or creative content producer, ideally with a focus on the technology sector
  • Practical experience in public relations, event outreach, and social marketing, and event outreach
  • A demonstrated understanding of low-budget marketing strategies, building partnerships, and fostering user communities.
  • A desire to work within a not-for-profit organization that defends and promotes human rights in the digital realm.

It would be great if you have…

  • Experience working on or leading outreach campaigns focused on technical topics, including network design, and censorshiip circumvention.
  • Familiarity with digital security tools (such as VPNs, encryption, and privacy-enhancing technologies)
  • Basic skills in graphic design or video production to help create engaging content
  • Strong contacts in – or experience working with – Russian civil society and/or media organizations.
  • Any unique or “surprise” skills that would add value to this multi-faceted role

How to apply

Please send your resume and a cover letter explaining how your experience and motivation match our requirements. Please include references, links to your previous work and projects to help us understand your skill set and drive.

eQualitie welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. We are a remote-first company and offer flexible working arrangements. We offer a relatively fast-paced environment with a strong sense of individual contribution and close-knit project teams. We expect individuals to grow into their roles while making it their own. We are an organization driven by its values (https://equalit.ie/values) that we internalize and try to project outward in our work and communications.