Social Media & Communications Coordinator

The American Bar Association (ABA) Center for Human Rights (CHR) is the ABA’s focal entity for critical human rights concerns in the United States and around the world. The Center mobilizes lawyers to defend threatened advocates, protect vulnerable communities, and hold governments accountable under law.

The ABA Center for Human Rights seeks a Social Media & Communications Coordinator for its trial monitoring program focusing on cases of violence against environmental human rights defenders in Peru.

RESPONSIBILITIES
Working together with the ABA staff, ABA in-house communications expert, and partners, the Social Media & Communications Coordinator will:
• Develop and operationalize a communications strategy aimed at raising public awareness of violence against environmental defenders and insufficient justice responses
• Identify several key campaigns to be implemented throughout the project period, including key messages, the communications platforms to be utilized, and key dates around which to center content
• Develop key messages and generate social media content on a regular basis
• Conduct regular outreach to print and broadcast publications to garner coverage of report launches
• Draft/edit press releases
• Other duties as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS
• Bachelor’s Degree in communications, social science, marketing, journalism, or international affairs, or other related field;
• 2+ years of experience working on media, communications, advocacy, or digital marketing for a global company, publishing outlet, or NGO;
• Experience designing communications campaigns and generating social media content
• Familiarity with media outlets in Peru required; familiarity with Indigenous language media outlets in Peru preferred;
• Adept at using a wide range of social media platforms including Facebook, TikTok, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, Linkedin, etc.;
• Native Spanish-speaker; knowledge of an indigenous language and/or English strongly preferred
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Creativity and flexibility

Submit a CV and example of a social media campaign that you have designed to CHRopportunities@americanbar.org no later than September 8, 2024. Interviews will take place within two weeks of the application deadline.