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About the Role
This position is preferably for Black, Indigenous, trans people, and people with disabilities.
Terms of Employment: Full Time (40 hours per week)
Reports to: Campaigns Director
Position Location: Remote - Colombia
Remuneration: To be defined according to location and experience
Language requirement: Native Spanish Advanced or Fluent English
About Sinergia Animal
Rated as one of the world's most effective animal protection organizations by Animal Charity Evaluators, Sinergia Animal is an international campaigning organization working in countries in the Global South (specifically Latin America and Southeast Asia) to reduce animal suffering and promote more compassionate food choices.
We use negotiations, investigations, peaceful direct actions, and innovative campaigning methods to expose the suffering of farmed animals and to help build a world in which no animals are exploited for food.
About the position
This is an exciting position for a journalist or communications professional to work on a wide range of communication tools, such as press releases, website content, social media content, campaigning materials, blogs, and newsletters. The Communications Manager will work closely with national teams to help them develop professional communication materials for all campaigning and institutional needs. They will also be coached and receive professional guidance from the International Comms Director.
Responsibilities
* Write press releases, blog posts, social media content, newsletters, and website content
* Follow national news to generate ideas for articles to be pitched to the media
* Review and proofread materials produced by the campaigns team to ensure an excellent standard of professional comms strategies
* Check emails regularly and build relationships with supporters, individual donors, and other relevant stakeholders
* Actively participate in brainstorming to create ideas for campaigns that are appealing to the media
* Build relationships with journalists from alternative and mainstream media outlets
* Supervise the work being done by PR agencies and give ideas for improvements
* Participate in peaceful actions and other events carried out by the campaigns team, help with all activities needed at such events, and liaise with journalists attending these event
Requirements
Desired Skills and Experience:
* Graduate degree or equivalent professional experience in journalism or other fields of communications
* Native in Spanish and fluent in English
* Good knowledge of digital marketing strategies is highly desirable
* Previous experience in media outlets, PR agencies, or campaigning organizations is highly desirable
Enthusiasm and proactiveness are very important to us. If you don’t tick all the points on this list but are very excited about this role, we want to hear from you.
Sinergia Animal has an Internal Development Program that can support you in developing skills needed, including language.
About the Organisation
Sinergia Animal is an international animal protection organization working in countries of the Global South to reduce the suffering of farmed animals and promote more compassionate food choices.
We work in the low- and middle-income countries of the Global South — in Southeast Asia and Latin America — to reduce the suffering of animals exploited by the food industry and reduce animal product consumption by promoting more compassionate and healthy diets.