Industry: Non-profit, Education

Location: Remote

Employment Type: Volunteer Staff

About Us

The Institute for American Leadership (I4AL) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit think tank committed to

revitalizing U.S. leadership and American soft power, to strengthening alliances, and to countering adversaries through educational initiatives, research, thought leadership, and strategic leadership.

Description

The Institute for American Leadership (I4AL) is seeking a Digital Content Manager/Website Content Manager to support the advancement of the organization and its development. The qualified individual will provide assistance with our website and online presence. A successful candidate will serve cross-functionally with the development team, think tank team, and special projects to ensure messaging aligns across the organization. A successful candidate will also share the Institute’s mission, vision, and values, working to uphold the organization’s objectives and remain a non-partisan leader.

This is an exciting role for a creative individual eager to join an education-based nonprofit with excellent project management skills who would like to be a part of our expansion, growth, and the formation of our voice.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage tasks, deadlines, and quality control over outputs from a small team of graphic designers.
• Collaborate with key internal stakeholders to gather the necessary and appropriate information for cross-platform communications.
• Work with relevant team members to draft and edit social media posts, contributing to synchronicity across teams.
• Assist with managing the I4AL opportunity pipeline, including key media activity reports, relevant trends to capitalize off, and new relationships to develop.
• Developing various graphic products, such as logos, infographics, one-pagers, whitepapers, newsletters and e-blasts brochures, booklets, publication templates, presentations, slide decks, and more (experience in majority of these is preferred)
• Design and maintain website pages using content management system (CMS), ensuring visual consistency with brand guidelines and organizational standards.
• Publish and format long-form content including policy briefs, research articles, and think tank publications for optimal web presentation.
• Maintain current website assets including staff directories, biographical information, professional photography, and downloadable resources.

Key Attributes/Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience building and managing websites on Framer or similar platforms, such as Webflow (required)
• 3+ years of experience working in/familiarity with non-profit organizations, government entities, or in academia (required)
• Proficiency projecting information to various audiences based on social media platform (LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook).
• Demonstrated success with navigating multiple audiences while maintaining a unified voice for the organization.
• Strong project and time management skills are critical.
• Excellent communication skills, especially projecting information clearly and concisely, are essential.
• Must have proficiency with Canva for final deliverables and graphics. Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud applications such as Photoshop and Illustrator, or like products,. 
• Must be willing to work collaboratively and take advice. 
• Video proficiency in Premiere Pro, Cap Cut, Resolve or similar. 
• Must own or have access to sufficient tools for video and graphic editing. Hardware and software are not provided, aside from access to organization’s GoogleSuite and Canva Pro.
• Preference will be given to candidates with strong local, regional, and/or national networks and knowledge of academia, think tanks (or other research institutions), and/or the Washington, DC environment.

Please include a link to your portfolio or indicate how we may view samples of your work.

Time Commitment

Volunteer: This is a remote volunteer position requiring approximately 5-10 hours per month, with potential need for increased hours around specific deadlines. This is an unpaid, volunteer role.

Employment Status

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis without the need for future employment sponsorship.