Communications Associate

About Women’s Audio Mission

Founded in 2003, Women's Audio Mission is an award-winning nonprofit dedicated to closing the gender gap in music production, the recording arts, and technology. In a field where women and gender non-conforming (GNC) individuals are chronically under-represented (less than 5%), WAM is changing the face of sound through providing training, mentoring, and access to learning and job placement for more than 20,000 girls, women, and gender-expansive people. WAM offers a collaborative, inclusive, and energetic work environment full of passionate professionals who strive to create programs that transform the lives of the students and artists with whom we work. Learn more about us at www.womensaudiomission.org .

Position Summary

Reporting to the Director of Development, the Communications Associate will support a multi-channel communications strategy to amplify WAM’s presence in the industry, including our partners, students, and events. They will work closely with other teams across the organization, producing compelling marketing materials to support the programs and initiatives for each department, as well as collaborating with other team members on projects as needed. As an early-career position, we are committed to responding to your own growth needs. Please note this is a hybrid position based out of WAM’s San Francisco office and not remote.

Primary Objectives and Responsibilities

Manage and boost our digital presence

Create engaging content on WAM’s social media platforms that effectively communicates WAM’s voice and optimizes engagement, including hashtags, geolocation, and other strategies.

Digital content creation, capturing photos/videos, generating graphics for social media, website, educational materials and newsletters.

Build social media content strategy, including managing a social media calendar and making recommendations on how to strengthen our work on various platforms

Execute our communications strategy and foster cross-organizational norms and processes

Develop content across website, newsletter, online appeals and other needs

Create or maintain streamlined internal organizational systems to ensure optimal external updates and promotion

Support public relations and media activities

Support efforts to ensure consistent organizational voice

Develop communications materials

Conduct research to identify opportunities to generate audience growth

Monitor the key performance metrics of our communications work, including audience segmentation

Ensure that events, news, and programmatic updates are optimally shared

Draft or edit public-facing materials including press releases, blog posts, pitches, statements, factsheets, social media posts, and other marketing communications documents

Event Support

Provide coordination and production support for events on and offsite as needed

Qualifications

2-3 years of experience in communications, event production, or social media

Experience producing content and materials, particularly digital communications and graphic design

Proficient with G-Suite and experience with social media tools like Hootsuite, project management tools (e.g. Slack), communications tools (e.g. Wordpress, MailChimp, Eventbrite), and design tools (e.g. Adobe Creative Cloud tools, Canva)

Experience with press and media outreach

Excellent written and verbal communications skills, with a demonstrated ability to compose and edit effective and thoughtful content across multiple platforms and for various audiences.

Proficiency across social media and web platforms, managing content, engagement, and analytics.

Creativity, good judgment, and resourcefulness when it comes to problem-solving and taking initiative.

Collaborative outlook and interpersonal skills to support team members

Passionate about WAM’S mission

• We know not all strong candidates will have all the skills we list, and that research shows that women and people of color are less likely to apply for a position if they don’t meet every skill listed. If your past experience doesn’t align perfectly, but you know this is the role for you, we encourage you to apply! **

Physical Requirements

Ability to stand, work and travel from one location to another.

Remaining in a stationary position, often sitting or standing for prolonged periods.

Prolonged periods working on a computer.

Communicating with others to exchange information.

Repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers.

Must be able to lift 15 pounds at a time.

The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor.

What to expect in the hiring process:

Our approach to hiring is to create a consistent and transparent process for all candidates. We hope to fill this role as soon as possible, and are committed to communicating with you about timing throughout the process. Candidates who advance to later rounds of this process can expect multiple interviews with members of our hiring committee. We aim to truly get to know you, to help you fully understand the role you’re applying for, and to get to know your prospective team. Please submit an application through our portal.

WAM is an equal opportunity employer and committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Applicants from the San Francisco Bay Area and who identify as Black, Indigenous, and/or people of color and trans/gender-expansive are strongly encouraged to apply.