About the Role
The SF LGBT Center is seeking a budding storyteller to craft diverse content, including videos, social media graphics, and email copy. This entry-level role will contribute to the overall communications strategy, focusing on strengthening and expanding the Center's branding and communication efforts to highlight its community impact. The position involves cross-departmental collaboration to develop promotional content across various platforms and supports the Senior Communications Manager with fundraising content and website maintenance.
Responsibilities
- Assist with developing, maintaining, and strengthening the Center's communications channels, brand identity, voice, and storytelling.
- Create visual content and written material for owned communications channels, including social media, email newsletters, short-form videos, and the Center blog.
- Create, curate, and post original content such as flyers, promotional videos, and event photography on social channels and email platforms, aligning with the Center's mission and trends.
- Support the development of strategic programming messaging and ensure brand consistency across promotional materials.
- Provide administrative support, including scheduling meetings, taking notes, coordinating details, and updating content calendars.
- Serve as the primary responder to community messages received across social media and email channels.
- Assist with developing and maintaining relationships with community partner organizations for promotional efforts.
- Support the measurement and tracking of community engagement across social and email channels.
- Partner to develop fundraising content to grow contributed income (excluding grant writing).
- Maintain the organization's website, including writing content, ensuring aesthetic quality, information architecture, and user experience.
- Potentially assist with media relations, including research, list building, and collaborating on briefing materials.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Curious, inquisitive, and possess strong communications skills.
- Ability to juggle multiple projects in a timely manner.
- Strong writing skills (social media captions, blog writing, copy-editing).
- Strong visual content creation skills.
- Ensure materials are on brand, easy to read, and convey the right tone.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Strong interest in keeping a pulse on current community trends, conversations, and cultural zeitgeist.
- Flexibility to adapt to constantly changing social and digital tools.
- Inquisitive and entrepreneurial approach, including solution-oriented approaches to complex issues.
- Ability to learn and internalize new information, concepts, and practices.
- Ability to work in a culturally diverse environment.
- High standards of personal ethics, professionalism, and respectful communication.
- Must be able to handle sensitive information with tact, diplomacy, and discretion.
- Commitment to the mission of the SF LGBT Center and a strong commitment to racial, social, and economic justice.
- Interested in learning about the needs of underserved LGBTQ+ communities.
- Ability to work with a broad range of constituents and stakeholders representing LGBTQ+ people and allied communities.
- Consider qualified applicants with arrest/conviction records.
Skills
- Social media content creation
- Video production
- Graphic design
- Email copywriting
- Communications strategy
- Social media platforms (Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook)
- Canva
- Meta Business Suite
- Short-form video creation (IG Reels)
- Website management (WordPress)
- Email platforms (Mailchimp, Pardot, Constant Contact)
- Basic HTML knowledge
- Media relations
- Copy-editing
- Content calendar management
- Community engagement tracking
- Fundraising content development
Location
- 1800 Market Street
Work Type
- Full-Time
- Non-Exempt
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Entry-level
- At least 1 year of experience in social media or other communications roles
Salary/Compensations
- $27.45/hour
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Paid leave
- Paid medical insurance
- Paid time off (vacation, health & holidays)
About the Company
- The SF LGBT Center is a focal point for the LGBTQ+ community of San Francisco, providing resources, support, and a safe space for gathering, comfort, and celebration.
- The mission of the Center is to connect our diverse community to opportunities, resources, and each other to achieve a stronger, healthier, and more equitable world for LGBT people and our allies.
- The Center's strategies inspire and strengthen our community by fostering opportunities to thrive, organizing for the future, celebrating history and culture, and building resources for future generations.
Equal Opportunity
- The San Francisco LGBT Community Center is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
- People of color, women, persons with disabilities, and persons who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or inter-sex are encouraged to apply.
- The SF LGBT Center maintains a policy of non-discrimination with respect to employees and applicants for employment.
- No aspect of employment will be influenced in any matter by race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, physical disability (including HIV or AIDS), medical condition, perceived physical disability or veteran status or any other basis prohibited by statute.
- Pursuant to SF Fair Chance Ordinance, we consider qualified applicants with arrest/conviction records.
