Volunteer Opportunity

Co-Director - Educational Video Team

Remote, Volunteer must be in United States


  • Details

    Time Commitment:A few hours per week
    Recurrence:Recurring

    Description

    Join the WeVote Movement

    WeVote has an open volunteer Educational Video Team Co-Director position for a person who has experience with leading the development and production of educational/informative short form video content. You will work remotely with our active team to help us get ready for multiple elections in 2024. Our ideal volunteer is passionate about politics and excited to use technology to educate voters and increase voter turnout.

    About Us

    WeVote is a nonpartisan get-out-the-vote nonprofit startup and a celebrated Fast Forward nonprofit technology grantee. WeVote is building a movement of excellent, passionate, part-time volunteers (starting with the founders) who build mobile technologies that will touch and mobilize millions of voters on Election Day. We believe that many voters are busy, distracted, and impatient. We have a goal of providing a positive voting experience that helps people decide how to vote. More information at https://www.wevote.us or on Twitter @WeVote.

    What You'll Do

    • Be part of strategic conversations with the video team about educational/informative video content needs. 
    • Assist with leading weekly video team meetings and delegating workload to a team of volunteers. 
    • Develop the overall educational video strategy in collaboration with the Video Team Co-Directors and the general Marketing teams. 
    • Identify through the unique volunteer recruitment process ideal candidates that can help make a difference to democracy through video creation and production. 
    • Assist with the production of short videos that can be used on social media channels. 
    • Develop videos that inspire voters to get ready to vote, and encourage their friends and family to vote.

    Who you are: Must haves.

    • You want to work with an established and successful team. You are committed to strengthening American Democracy.
    • You are striving for personal excellence, and want to do meaningful work that will make a difference.
    • Able to commit 5+ hours per week, with at least 1-2 hours available during business hours.
    • A willingness to work with and support other volunteers.
    • Traditional editing, creation, video production & post skills are required. 
    • An awareness of the latest trends in social media video is preferred. 
    • Experience turning stock and voiceover into a story. 
    • Experience with educational/informative content for social media channels.

    How to apply:

    Submit your resume, a link(s) to your video portfolio, and include a brief note/cover letter to why you are interested in WeVote and our mission

    Join the WeVote Movement

    WeVote has an open volunteer Educational Video Team Co-Director position for a person who has experience with leading the development and production of educational/informative short form video content. You will work remotely with our active team to help us get ready for multiple elections in 2024. Our ideal volunteer is passionate about politics and excited to use technology to educate voters and increase voter turnout.

    About Us

    WeVote is a nonpartisan get-out-the-vote nonprofit startup and a celebrated Fast Forward nonprofit technology grantee. WeVote is building a movement of excellent, passionate, part-time volunteers (starting with the founders) who build mobile technologies that will touch and mobilize millions of voters on Election Day. We believe that many voters are busy, distracted, and impatient. We have a goal of providing a positive voting experience that helps people decide how to vote. More information at…

    Location

    Remote
    Volunteer must be in United States
    Associated Location
    Oakland, CA, USA

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