Senior Social Media Specialist, Japan

Change.org is searching for a Senior Social Media Specialist to own the daily content output across all social channels with a focus on Instagram and create timely, newsworthy static social assets and short-form video with viral potential, to significantly grow Change.org Japan's social presence as well as promote a broad range of petitions that uphold the open platform reputation in Japan. You will report to our Communications Manager, Japan. As a key member of our Communications team, you’ll own Change.org Japan's day-to-day social media presence; create timely assets and videos to grow our reach and promote petitions that reflect our open-platform.

Change.org is the world’s largest platform for democracy.

At a time when dissatisfaction with democracy globally is at an all-time high, we’re investing heavily in using AI to build an operating system for modern democracy. This includes our platform for giving people greater voice, a personalized voter guide for elections, and a new product which aims to bring people across the political spectrum together to identify shared solutions.

To realize this vision, we're building a team at the intersection of technology and civic engagement - bringing together top talent focused on giving citizens a direct voice, strengthening accountability, and building stronger, more resilient democracies.s.

Key Outcomes:

• Own daily social media content with a focus on Instagram

• Create timely and newsworthy social assets and short-form video to grow Change.org Japan’s social presence

• Promote a broad range of petitions that maintain the open platform reputation in Japan.

• Develop and execute influencer engagement strategy to support priority campaigns.

• Ensure content output is aligned with global social media team’s overall strategy.

  The most important core competencies for the role are:

• Multimedia journalism - experience in news media as a reporter, or similar, across interviewing, photography, video recording, writing, and editing;

• Social content production - ability to create static social assets in fast-paced environments

• Video production - shoots, creates, and edits short-form video for social platforms;

• Market fluency - deep understanding of Japanese news and social media landscape; proactively plans culturally relevant content around local trends and issues.

Nice to have:

• Ability to build and manage relationships with influencers in Japan that drive meaningful engagement.

• Experience growing social media accounts organically (without paid promotion) for a major Japanese media outlet, company, non-profit, or campaign organisation.

• Experience harnessing AI tools to streamline content workflows, with a willingness to continuously learn and adapt as the space evolves.

Target experience:

• 3+ years' experience in news media as a reporter or similar role, covering interviewing, photography, video recording, writing, and editing.

• Proven ability to communicate fluently in both Japanese and English.

Interested? Great! Here's what you should know:

This is a part-time, 24-hours/week, 6-month fixed term role. We are open to folks living in Japan with a preference for the general Tokyo area.

Please provide the following upon application:

• CV (in English)

• Statement of purpose (in Japanese, ~500 characters, and in English)

• Portfolio, or links/materials showcasing your published articles and/or social media content you’ve created

The interview process is as follows:

• CV review

• Task/assessment

• Team interviews

• Hiring Manager screen

• Reference checks

We recognize that people assess their qualifications differently, and you may not meet every requirement listed. If you believe you could be successful in this role, we encourage you to apply.

Change.org is an open platform designed to serve people across the full range of viewpoints. We expect all candidates to have thought about whether it’s a fit for you to work at a genuinely open platform like this, in which you will regularly be exposed to opinions and campaigns which are in sharp contrast to your own values and/or beliefs.

We are an equal opportunity employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity [or expression], national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, or any other status protected by law.

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Professional-level English proficiency is required for all roles. While we are a global company, we ask that all resumes and application responses be submitted in English.