Responsibilities

• Produce Compelling Content That Amplifies DDF’s Mission
• Create original, high-quality digital content, including short-form videos, visual graphics, and editorial series, that brings visibility to the foundation’s work and engages new audiences with DDF’s history, values and impact.
• Develop and execute one or more narrative-driven series (e.g., docu-style videos, visual essays, social-first storytelling arcs) that reflect your unique creative lens.
• Chronicle your own creator journey through vlogs, visual essays, or process content to inspire future fellows and provide transparency into the digital creative process at DDF.
• Increase Digital Reach and Engagement Across Platforms
• Adapt content for multiple platforms using audience behavior insights and analytics, collaborating with the Influence & Marketing team to meet established goals related to reach, growth and engagement.
• Contribute to Strategic Campaigns and Ideation
• Participate in campaign development and creative brainstorming that align with DDF’s program milestones and cultural moments.
• Perform other work, including special projects, as assigned.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience creating your own digital content from conception through capture, development, editing and publishing across widely used social and digital platforms.
• Proven skills in social-first storytelling, including the ability to translate complex topics into clear, engaging content for a variety of audiences.
• Cultural fluency and care in how stories are framed, including good judgment around tone, context and representation.
• Comfort appearing on camera and/or conducting formal interviews in the field.
• Video editing experience is required.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple deadlines and integrate feedback in an approval-driven environment.
• Strong digital skills with experience in Adobe Creative Suite (proficiency in Photoshop, Premiere Pro and After Effects preferred).
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills; a team player and self-starter who balances taking initiative and working across a distributed team.
• Ability to work outside traditional business hours, including weekends and evenings, as well as willingness to travel to events and meetings held offsite.

Preferred

• Proficiency in Photoshop, Premiere Pro and After Effects preferred.
• Interest in journalism a plus.

Benefits

• A values-driven culture rooted in integrity, excellence, collaboration, openness and imagination, and diversity, equity and inclusion.