WHO WE ARE
The Humane League is an international nonprofit ending the abuse of animals raised for food through institutional and individual change. The Humane League fosters a high-energy culture of teamwork and mission-driven problem solving, and we have earned recognition as Top Charity from Animal Charity Evaluators for all of their rating periods. The Humane League seeks a Fellow with a marketing, communications, or business background who wants to gain experience with social media analytics and marketing. The Fellow will research The Humane League’s community engagement by looking at prior social media analytics data and compile recommendations based on their findings.
This is a short term, remote opportunity, allowing you to work from the comfort of your home. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis and must not now or in the future require sponsorship for employment-based visa status.
YOUR OPPORTUNITY
Benefits of being a Fellow:
- Take on real-world challenges that positively impact the lives of animals.
- Gain extensive professional development and skill building for career advancement.
- Career mentorship and collaboration with like-minded professionals.
- Experience the work culture of THL and learn about remote animal advocacy work.
- Training in the use of project management and office productivity tools, including Google Suite, Slack, and Asana
- Professional references; connection to a cohort of Fellows and THL staff
- Experience collaborating with a creative team to strategize, brainstorm, and analyze content.
- Fellows will be compensated with a $2,800 stipend with successful completion of project benchmarks and engagement in training.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
- Analyze engagement and comments on social media platforms
- Gain an understanding of demographics and summarize the different personas of supporters across platforms
- Discover topics or areas to build content in, in order to point supporters to valuable resources
- Based on engagement research, make recommendations for future social media and blog content to excite supporters
QUALIFICATIONS
Strong applicants will demonstrate:
- An understanding of social media
- Experience completing or contributing to research projects
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
- Outstanding organizational skills with a high level of attention to detail
- Strong capacity to take initiative, work independently, and follow through to execute on project ideas
- Willingness to take direction and embrace a collaborative spirit
- You must be available for the entirety of the Fellowship term: August 31 to December 18, 2020.
- Must be 18 years of age or over, have a high school diploma, GED, or college diploma.
- Please note, this application closes on July 27, 2020.
At The Humane League (THL), animal welfare is at the forefront of our everyday work. As such, many of our staff are vegan by personal choice, and all of our THL-hosted events offer fully vegan menus. We welcome all mission-aligned candidates to apply, no matter where you are in your journey to end the abuse of animals raised for food.
You agree that the Fellowship does not create an “employment” relationship under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) or any other definition, and the FLSA’s minimum wage and overtime provisions do not apply. This Fellowship does not replace or displace any employee of The Humane League, and The Humane League does not derive an immediate advantage from the activities performed by you.
The Humane League is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Women, people of color, people with disabilities, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. In compliance with laws and in furtherance of our commitment to fostering an environment that welcomes and embraces diversity, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age or veteran status.
The Humane League is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please email People Operations ([email protected]) and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.