Social media managers – volunteer positions 

Touching Base is looking for at least two volunteer social media managers able to contribute at least 4 hours a month. 

Position Description

Touching Base Social Media channels act as a community platform to link stakeholders, and further reach the broader community in efforts to destigmatize sexuality and people with disability, and sex work. Our Social Media Managers will engage with the stakeholders and the broader community on these global platforms to raise awareness of the Touching Base values, promoting Touching Base through relevant content designed to educate, inform and entertain.

Current Touching Base social media channels are:

  • Instagram
  • X (Twitter)
  • Facebook
  • Linked In

Our Social Media Managers will:

  • Manage the social media platforms, ensuring content is factual, links are unbroken and all contact information remains relevant
  • Create consistent content in line with the values of Touching Base and the aims of the Social Media directives
  • Moderate, and reply to, user comments within guidelines specified in the Touching Base Social Policy Response Flowchart
  • Identify and connect with organizations, companies and individuals on social media platforms that share our goals
  • Have an understanding of the Touching Base structure to direct enquiries to the corresponding team member
  • Have their finger on the pulse of trends and news relating to the Touching Base core values and aims
  • Liaise with the Operation/Communications Manager/s
  • Maintain a Content Planner for upcoming posts consistent with the Social Media Content Guidelines
  • other duties as requested by management, relevant to the effective operation of the social media platforms

ESSENTIAL QUALITIES 

  • Trustworthy
  • Diligent 

HIGHLY DESIRED QUALITIES 

  • Ability to creatively design social media content 
  • Be either a sex worker and/or person with disability
  • Availability to jump into action at short notice 

This volunteer position would suit someone with practical experience able to take on this important outward facing aspect of our work at Touching Base.  If you have the capacity and are willing to volunteer for a unique small unfunded organisation…

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