Communications Specialist

Core responsibilities:

• Develop emotive public-facing content for the LFT website and email communications, including landing pages, videos, graphics, detailed reports, and other unique material to engage and mobilize readers to take action.
• Develop and execute social media strategy to grow the organization's reach and engagement on primary channels (Facebook, Instagram, X) and expand to platforms like YouTube and LinkedIn.
• Identify opportunities for the organization to participate in relevant news stories and online conversations by tracking trending topics and hashtags, and respond to comments, questions, mentions, and direct messages.
• Identify and propose opportunities for op-eds, blog posts, or other content to further reach LFT's audience, and liaise with staff in campaigns and investigations to plan and develop upcoming materials.

This role creates positive change by building and maintaining campaign and brand awareness for an animal protection organization, developing compelling content to engage and grow audiences, and mobilizing readers to take action for animal welfare.

Required skills and qualifications:

• Demonstrated expertise in WordPress, graphic design, social media post creation, and video production.
• Proven experience creating emotion-provoking public-facing content in various formats and strategically engaging audiences on different social media platforms through organic posts and data analysis.
• Experience working in a remote team environment and collaborating with colleagues on shared projects, with proficiency in word processing, spreadsheet, and communications tools.
• Commitment to working Pacific Time business hours (9 AM - 5 PM) with flexibility for non-traditional hours, and demonstrated commitment to advancing LFT's values, mission, and goals with an understanding of animal welfare advocacy.

Full-time position with 40 hours/week during normal business hours Pacific time. Lady Freethinker is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.

Lady Freethinker is a nonprofit animal protection organization focused on advancing animal welfare through campaigns, investigations, and public advocacy.