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About Accelerate Change

Founded in 2012, Accelerate Change is a nonprofit (c3/c4) digital media lab. We work to increase civic engagement with BIPOC and low-income communities through digital media. Our programs include:

Scaling emerging cultural media properties
Investing in established cultural media properties
Building influencer networks
Leading a digital media lab
Driving civic engagement campaigns

Learn more about our theory of change, approach, and impact at https://acceleratechange.org/about/

Our team is made up of digital media innovators and operators who bring a mix of tech, business, civic engagement, and media backgrounds. Meet our team and learn more about our culture at https://acceleratechange.org/values-team/

About the Position

Accelerate Change is seeking a motivated individual who is excited to build relationships with a diverse community of creators and our network of mission-driven media partners. This individual should be familiar with creator outreach and best practices while being unafraid to try new ways of reaching creators. We’re looking for someone who has experience with a wide variety of creator verticals, who can seamlessly flip from finding gardening creators to the latest fashion influencers. We are seeking someone who is excited to engage with creators in meaningful ways that can help develop compelling content and drive social change.

Here’s what you could expect to do as Influencer Engagement Associate (key responsibilities):

Collaborate with the Influencer Engagement and Experimentation Manager in managing long-term creator relationships and campaigns
Manually source values-aligned creators across various niches
Manage and update creator tracking documents including Google Docs and Spreadsheets
Understand and communicate our programs and strategies effectively
Build community with creators and partners, providing creative support and hands-on relationship management
Attend and eventually lead video calls with creators
Work collaboratively to translate mission-driven topics in a creative, engaging, and exciting way for creators to integrate into their content
Help develop creative briefs and brainstorm content ideas for various types of creators
Assist in content draft reviews
Assist in tracking and reporting data on creator content performance to inform and grow our creator program work and experimentation
Keep up-to-date on the latest trends and news on social platforms that impact creators
Engage in creative problem solving with a collaborative mindset
Support administrative tasks including creator meeting scheduling, meeting recaps, and template creation (outreach, kickoff, follow-ups, etc.)

We’ll also look for the Influencer Engagement Associate to:

TBD. As part of a rapidly growing organization, you’ll need to embrace change and that your responsibilities will shift over time. Pitching in to help with the needs of your department and the overall Central Team is an important part of your role.
Help advance our goal of becoming an anti-racist organization. Within your role, apply equitable work practices, challenge white supremacy, and help make our programs more inclusive. Center our understanding that multiple systems of oppression intersect with racism and be an active part of our values work.
Serve as a resource to our networks of partners. Help amplify partner successes, make connections between partners and facilitate learning sharing, and offer your expertise to partners in our networks wherever it makes sense.
Take an entrepreneurial approach to their work and learning new skills. In our fast-paced, unstructured environment, we love it when staff first try to figure things out on their own and then ask for help if they’re stuck.
Seek out opportunities to deepen their skills on current/emerging platforms and with lean startup methodology. We take an individualized approach to growth where staff have the chance to explore and propose development opportunities that align with their interests and the team’s priorities.

What We’re Looking For

Commitment to social change. Accelerate Change is a mission-driven workplace focused on civic engagement with BIPOC and low-income communities. You have a demonstrated commitment to this work and you’d like to be part of a team of people who do, too.
2+ years experience with key responsibilities: We’re looking for someone who has at least 2 years of experience with influencer engagement.

Benefits

$48,000 - 60,000 salary range, with exact salary depending on experience and new staff rarely starting at the top of the range
Flexibility for work and life: Unlike a lot of places, we actually believe that people should only work 40 hours each week, except for occasional sprints that require more time in a week. We also trust everyone to make a schedule that works for them, as long as you’re able to join all necessary meetings. Want to work more one day and less the next? Fine by us. Work better in the middle of the night than during the afternoon? Go for it. Need to shift your hours to be able to pick up your kid from school? All good.
Health care at the beginning of your employment with individual premiums fully covered and cost-share for dependents. Vision and dental plans are available at-cost to the individual.
15 paid vacation days, 6 paid holidays, 3 paid floating holidays each year and 7.5 paid sick days each year
Professional development funds, with renewal of funds each fiscal year
Cell phone and internet reimbursement (or co-working reimbursement): We acknowledge that working from home requires using your own internet and phone for work purposes so we offer a set reimbursement amount for cell phone and internet usage. If working from home isn’t for you, we also have the option for folks to rent a co-working space and get reimbursed for their monthly costs.
Need-based educational loan assistance after 3 months
401K contributions and matching program available at the beginning of your employment
Annual office closure during the last week in December

Apply

To apply, please upload your resume and tell us more about your experience on the application on our website.

Accelerate Change is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that people of color, people from working class backgrounds, women, and LGBTQIA+ people must be centered in the work we do. Hence, we strongly encourage applications from people with these identities or who are members of other marginalized communities.

Position: Influencer Engagement Associate (Full Time, Remote)

Organization: Accelerate Change

Reports to: Influencer Engagement and Experimentation Manager, Julia Hunter

Direct Reports: N/A

Location: Full-time, 100% remote position (from home or co-working space) with occasional travel once every 2-3 months

About Accelerate Change

Founded in 2012, Accelerate Change is a nonprofit (c3/c4) digital media lab. We work to increase civic engagement with BIPOC and low-income communities through digital media. Our programs include:

Scaling emerging cultural media properties
Investing in established cultural media…

Benefits

Benefits

$48,000 - 60,000 salary range, with exact salary depending on experience and new staff rarely starting at the top of the range
Flexibility for work and life: Unlike a lot of places, we actually believe that people should only work 40 hours each week, except for occasional sprints that require more time in a week. We also trust everyone to make a schedule that works for them, as long as you’re able to join all necessary meetings. Want to work more one day and less the next? Fine by us. Work better in the middle of the night than during the afternoon? Go for it. Need to shift your hours to be able to pick up your kid from school? All good.
Health care at the beginning of your employment with individual premiums fully covered and cost-share for dependents. Vision and dental plans are available at-cost to the individual.
15 paid vacation days, 6 paid holidays, 3 paid floating holidays each year and 7.5 paid sick days each year
Professional development funds, with renewal of funds each fiscal year
Cell phone and internet reimbursement (or co-working reimbursement): We acknowledge that working from home requires using your own internet and phone for work purposes so we offer a set reimbursement amount for cell phone and internet usage. If working from home isn’t for you, we also have the option for folks to rent a co-working space and get reimbursed for their monthly costs.
Need-based educational loan assistance after 3 months
401K contributions and matching program available at the beginning of your employment
Annual office closure during the last week in December

Benefits

$48,000 - 60,000 salary range, with exact salary depending on experience and new staff rarely starting at the top of the range
Flexibility for work and life: Unlike a lot of places, we actually believe that people should only work 40 hours each week, except for occasional sprints that require more time in a week. We also trust everyone to make a schedule that works for them, as long as you’re able to join all necessary meetings. Want to work more one day and less the next? Fine by us. Work better in the middle of the night than during the afternoon? Go for it. Need to shift your hours to be able to pick up your kid from school? All good.
Health care at the beginning of your employment with individual premiums fully covered and cost-share for dependents. Vision and dental plans are available at-cost to the individual.
15 paid vacation days, 6 paid holidays, 3 paid floating holidays each year and 7.5 paid sick days each year
Professional development funds, with renewal of funds…