Communications Lead

Shrimp Welfare Project is looking for a Communications Lead to join their team.

Overview:

• Full-time position
• Language: English
• Location: Anywhere (Remote)
• Salary: we are committed to providing equitable compensation that reflects the cost of living in the candidate’s location; please see our attached Global Salary document for some location-specific examples for this role
• Applications closing: 10th January, 2025

Job Description

Our current Communications Lead, Léa, is transitioning to a full-time role as our Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Officer. To meet our growing capacity needs, we are seeking a dedicated Communications Lead to oversee all aspects of SWP’s messaging. In this role, you will craft and execute multi-channel strategies, refine them over time, and ensure SWP’s story reaches diverse global audiences effectively. 

As the Communications Lead, you will be responsible for presenting Shrimp Welfare Project’s work to a global audience of advocates and funders.  Your role will include the following:

1. Craft and Execute Strategies: Design, implement, and continuously refine multi-channel communication strategies that effectively share SWP’s story and accomplishments with diverse audiences, and promotes shrimp welfare..
2. Relationship Building: You will be expected to cultivate positive working relationships within the animal advocacy movement and our industry collaborators.
3. Collaboration Across Teams: Work closely with our team, and especially our Corporate Engagement team to promote our initiatives and progress via our website, newsletter, social media channels, and conferences.
4. Enhance Media Presence: You will work with the SWP team to proactively advance the organisation’s media presence.
5. Support: Assist in serving as a SWP spokesperson at online and/or in-person events, including conferences, workshops, and other media outlets, as needed.

Role Requirements

We are looking for:

• Someone who can handle the day-to-day tasks while also developing and carrying out a long-term communications strategy that supports SWP’s mission and goals.
• Experience in social media management and growth.
• Ability to build relationships with media outlets, influencers, and partner organisations to amplify SWP’s voice and visibility.
• Passion for SWP’s mission.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal English communication skills.
• Collaborative, culturally-sensitive, and a champion of global mindedness.
• Exceptional level of attention to detail and organisation.
• Ability to prioritise and be proactive.
• Commitment to being a team player with a growth mindset, and is adept at finding common ground with parties with whom you may disagree.
• Ability to travel a few times per year to participate in in-person events and conferences.

We are open to candidates who may be stronger in some areas while still developing in others. 

What would be a plus to have:

• Experience working with industry media.
• Experience with some (but not necessarily all) of our communications channels (Squarespace, LinkedIn, Meta Business Suite).
• Familiarity with basic graphic design tools (e.g. Canva, Adobe Creative Suite) to create visually engaging content for social media, reports, and other digital platforms.
• Basic understanding of SEO, Google Analytics, and online advertising to enhance website traffic and online presence.
• Interest in expanding existing knowledge on shrimp welfare. 
• Knowledge of and alignment with the core values of Effective Altruism.
• Fluent knowledge of Spanish is an asset, but not a requirement.  Knowledge in French or German may also be considered.
• While this role is open for global applicants, we particularly encourage candidates from LatAm or SEAsia, followed by Europe and North America to apply, but the position is not limited only to those regions. This is to improve our industry engagement.

How to apply?

Please complete the application form by January 10th, 2025.

We will send the test tasks by January 15th, 2025 to successful candidates, where we will ask you to complete a mock piece of work to give us an opportunity to see your skills in action. You will be given until January 29th to complete (by last world time zone). 

Final candidates will join an online interview to discuss the role in more detail and learn more about one another. Interviews to take place between February 3rd-14th.

We expect to make an offer to the successful candidate before March 1st and we’ll let you know if this changes.

We understand that applying for a new position takes effort and want to thank you in advance for taking the time to introduce yourself!