Job: “Voice Starter” a Regional Lead Position
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Via JET alum Janelle Jimenez (former JETAANY Secretary). Posted by Dipika Soni (Ishikawa-ken, 2003-06). Dipika has recently moved back to London but is interested in hearing about any Japan-related opportunities across the globe.
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Job Position: “Voice Starter” a Regional Lead Position
Job Details:
Summary of Position
The Regional Lead (RL) position is a contracted position lasting from January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012. The role reports to the VP of Social Media. The RL is responsible for building a community of citizen journalist in their region and maintaining an ‘ear to the ground’ on important, trending and above all breaking news stories in their region. The RL is responsible for organizing citizen journalists to respond to the regions newsworthy stories as determined by that community. The RL should be fully versed in utilizing grass roots strategies that find the best citizen journalists, motivate them and keep them engaged and delivering the region’s important stories to the [company] platform.
Duties and Responsibilities
· Finding new citizen journalist recruits in target regions
· Organizing and motivating citizen journalism recruits through offline workshops, events and news media challenges
· Organizing and motivating citizen journalism recruits through online workshops, events and news media challenges
· Acting as the main contact point for [company] for all breaking and important news stories within the designated region
· Educating people on the tools and capabilities of [company]’s platform
Starting discussions with other citizen journalists, bloggers and media practitioners and engaging them with the [company] platform
Leading street level citizen journalism efforts as needed
Self-educating on the best tools and practices for citizen journalists and educating what they learn back to their community
Reporting back to the [company]e team weekly and quarterly
Tracking to goals
Requirements
A proven track record using social media to grow and engage audiences
A strong and working knowledge of citizen journalism within the region, including functional ability (tools of the trade, best practices, legal matters and public safety) as well as contacts within the field
2+ years professional working experience in a professional organization (for profit, non-profit/NGO and gov’t are all ok)
Personal and professional experience and proven success organizing both offline and online events and building engaged communities
Above average comfort and ability leading discussions and generating interest
Strong knowledge of political landscape within the region (historical and current trends, concerns, issues of the day and the everyday person) and placing those within a global context
Bachelors degree (or within 1 semester)
Preferred: bloggers/social media practitioner with a strong and active following
Preferred: deep working and proven knowledge of social media as tool for social activism
How to apply:
Please send your resume to Janelle Jimenez (janellemj@gmail.com) by March 9, 2012 to be considered.
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