Job Opening: Community Engagement Coordinator

Social media coordination (50%)

• Manage and grow ASAN’s social media presence across multiple platforms (including Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Pinterest, Instagram, & Snapchat)
• Work with ASAN staff to relay information about ASAN’s work to the public and promote ASAN resources
• Continuously follow ongoing discussions and content creators within the online disability rights community and aggregate shareable content
• Track & analyze relevant metrics relating to ASAN’s social media and community engagement efforts
• Oversee & develop social media content for all ASAN campaigns, including activities relating to the Disability Day of Mourning, Autism Acceptance Month, end of year fundraising, advocacy campaigns & action alerts, and others throughout the year

Community engagement (30%)

• Coordinate ASAN newsletter and other member benefits
• Engage & mobilize the self-advocate community online and offline, including via grassroots outreach, hosting webinars, and providing support to events such as Day of Mourning and the ASAN gala
• Respond to inquiries related to information & referral.

Fundraising (20%)

• Digital fundraising, including end of year, promoting publications, and managing recurring donations.

• In-depth working knowledge of social media platforms including Facebook, Tumblr, and Twitter, including accessibility across platforms, as well as familiarity with scheduling apps such as Hootsuite
• Experience working in social media or digital fundraising for nonprofits, and knowledge of social media best practices, including comment moderation
• In-depth working knowledge of the disability rights, self-advocacy, and neurodiversity movements
• Ability to understand, speak to, and balance the priorities of multiple audiences and communicate ASAN’s work to them
• Basic research skills as relate to news and current events
• Ability to respond rapidly when needed to assist with emergent situations and communications such as action alerts
• Ability to work flexible and nonstandard hours, including some evenings and weekends
• Strong written communication skills
• Ability to take direction, take initiative, and work in a team
• Ability to juggle multiple projects at once and balance emergent situations with every-day workload
• Ability to communicate effectively in a workplace environment (with reasonable accommodations as needed)
• Track record of discretion and reliability in work and advocacy environments
• Willingness to learn about and respect the different access needs of self-advocates and work colleagues.