{"id":36871,"date":"2014-11-25T08:42:01","date_gmt":"2014-11-25T12:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=36871"},"modified":"2014-11-25T08:42:01","modified_gmt":"2014-11-25T12:42:01","slug":"job-digital-communications-u-s-japan-council-d-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2014\/11\/25\/job-digital-communications-u-s-japan-council-d-c\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Digital Communications &#8211; U.S.-Japan Council (D.C.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #222222\">See below, received directly from the US-Japan Council. They mentioned that the position has been open for a couple weeks, but they&#8217;d like to see someone with an interest in Japan as well as a background in technology and communications (e.g., a JET alum!)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #252525\"><em>Posted\u00a0by\u00a0<a style=\"color: #4574a3\" href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/in\/jaymetsutsuse\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Jayme Tsutsuse<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<strong>(<a style=\"color: #4574a3\" href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/groups\/Kyoto-JET-Alumni-3755092\/about\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Kyoto<\/span><\/a>-fu, 2013-2014)<\/strong>, Community Manager for\u00a0<strong><a style=\"color: #4574a3\" href=\"http:\/\/www.besocialchange.org\/\">Be Social Change<\/a><\/strong>, the largest social impact community and professional development hub in New York City.. \u00a0<a style=\"color: #4574a3\" href=\"https:\/\/groups.google.com\/forum\/?hl=en&amp;fromgroups#%21forum\/jetwitjobs\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Click here<\/span><\/a>\u00a0to join\u00a0the\u00a0<a style=\"color: #4574a3\" href=\"https:\/\/groups.google.com\/forum\/?hl=en&amp;fromgroups#%21forum\/jetwitjobs\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">JETwit Jobs Google Group<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and receive job listings even sooner by email.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr style=\"color: #252525\" \/>\n<p style=\"color: #252525\"><strong><i>Position<\/i><\/strong><em><span style=\"color: #000000\">:\u00a0Digital Commuications<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><em><b>Posted by<\/b>:\u00a0U<span id=\"c78a626f-9b90-4236-9b72-88e386a9e531\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\">.<\/span>S<span id=\"769c58cc-da03-4828-9a94-a3fa79059dcc\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\">.<\/span>-Japan Council<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong><i>Locatio<\/i><em>n<\/em><\/strong><em>:\u00a0Washington, D.C.<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><em><strong>Type<\/strong>:\u00a0Full-time<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"job_header\" style=\"color: #000000\"><b>Responsibilities<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000\">\n<div style=\"color: #222222\">\n<ul>\n<li>Write and create engaging content including short <span id=\"aac6e6d5-433c-444b-b42f-2b9ae571fae7\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\">videos<\/span> interviews, motion-graphic pieces, topical articles and more <span id=\"594752b9-7436-41f3-9f27-9cd2d67cc5c1\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\">for<\/span> the website and bi-monthly e-newsletters.<\/li>\n<li>Improving web presence through engaging visuals and layout, supported by tools like Google Analytics to assess and improve user experience.<\/li>\n<li>Manage the back-end of the Council\u2019s public <span id=\"a1366731-3c2b-4e81-ad8d-0079e322f5fd\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\">website including<\/span> the Content Management System (CMS), domain names, CSS, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Manage the back-end of\u00a0<a style=\"color: #6611cc\" href=\"http:\/\/salesforce.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">salesforce.com<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Develop and execute a social media marketing strategy across the Council\u2019s Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn accounts and carefully monitor analytics to measure results.<!--more--><\/li>\n<li>Create online event registration and donation pages and administer online surveys.<\/li>\n<li>Develop and implement A\/V and social media plans to support programs and events, including multi-day, off-site conferences.<\/li>\n<li>Manage all photography and videography including photographing events, contracting professional photographers\/videographers for the Annual Conference, coordinating photography at regional USJC events and editing and uploading all photos to the Council\u2019s online galleries.<\/li>\n<li>Manage merchandise and signage for <span id=\"6d241bf6-a3a7-46fe-bb22-0e8faf8710e6\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\">organization<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Support communications and marketing efforts related to the TOMODACHI Initiative.<\/li>\n<li>Provide basic software program training to staff as needed (e.g. \u2013 <span id=\"155c820d-efb1-4ec0-96c6-b46fbf2a5a04\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\">Dropbox<\/span>, <span id=\"5b607d44-97b8-4a5f-9c18-42da58a96f03\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\">NationBuilder<\/span>, <span id=\"b986f275-8546-41f0-9243-b4d2e63d3e54\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\">salesforce<\/span>) and evaluate and purchase new software programs as needed.<\/li>\n<li>Design Annual Report and Conference Program; create graphics, logos, style sheets, fliers, invitations, fact sheets and more.<\/li>\n<li>Provide general support for tech <span id=\"4bed2f62-2724-4e3a-8b3c-9634d94b09a1\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\">matters<\/span> to the USJC staff, including those based in Tokyo and Los Angeles.<\/li>\n<li>Introducing new software solutions to support communications, programs, event planning, development, and membership management.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Qualifications<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2-3 years media\/communications\/web experience<\/li>\n<li>A Bachelor\u2019s degree in digital communications, IT or other related field<\/li>\n<li>Strong written and verbal communication skills<\/li>\n<li>Expertise in creating content for online media including <span id=\"3dfdae3b-0fe9-4b34-8f9c-83b54c730347\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\">web sites<\/span>, videos, <span id=\"4a1df286-4418-4975-9124-a422e8e101cb\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\">infographics<\/span>, photography, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Web content development skills: Basic HTML, CSS; experience publishing and updating web content using Content Management Systems (CMS)<\/li>\n<li>Experience using Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and other social media platforms for professional purposes<\/li>\n<li>Understanding of web and social media measurement and analytics<\/li>\n<li>Experience creating e-newsletters using programs such as <span id=\"2ab67fd1-61e7-42d1-92a8-be43d07d0483\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\">NationBuilder<\/span>, Constant Contact, Mailchimp, Wired for Change or Vertical Response<\/li>\n<li>Microsoft Office and Google application skills (Word, Excel, Publisher, Google documents, analytics, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines with attention to detail<\/li>\n<li>Experience with graphic design software such as Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop and Microsoft Publisher<\/li>\n<li>Experience with online databases (preferred)<\/li>\n<li>Interest in and experience with <span id=\"f9e5fa27-2c0b-4f80-bdfb-30568e156a27\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\">U<\/span><span id=\"ce92ec1a-da05-4420-9b5e-b04a4711321e\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\">.<\/span>S<span id=\"567acb56-7a04-476c-ae54-a17b73f41b85\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\">.<\/span>-Japan relations (preferred)<\/li>\n<li>Fluent written Japanese (preferred)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The info for application is located at\u00a0<a style=\"color: #6611cc\" href=\"http:\/\/www.usjapancouncil.org\/opportunities\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.usjapancouncil.org\/opportunities<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>See below, received directly from the US-Japan Council. They mentioned that the position has been open for a couple weeks, but they&#8217;d like to see someone with an interest in Japan as well as a background in technology and communications (e.g., a JET alum!) Posted\u00a0by\u00a0Jayme Tsutsuse\u00a0(Kyoto-fu, 2013-2014), Community Manager for\u00a0Be Social Change, the largest social [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":111,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36871","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jobs"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pkZ7m-9AH","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36871","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/111"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36871"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36871\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36872,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36871\/revisions\/36872"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36871"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36871"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36871"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}