Responsibilities

• Participate in the TSF on-site orientation, including history, mission, core values, and department introductions
• Meet with the Marketing Coordinator and the Advancement team to review current workflows for newsletters, social media, and donor communications
• Review existing sustainability materials from previous VISTAs to understand past processes for narrative messaging and community outreach
• Identify professional development resources related to journalistic storytelling, interviewing techniques, and brand messaging
• Research best practices for developing different communications amongst different audiences, i.e., volunteers, program participants & donors
• Create standardized workflows and templates for monthly electronic newsletters, ensuring consistent and informative updates for stakeholders
• Develop a system for capturing stories, including a schedule for interviewing program participants, volunteers, and staff to highlight program success
• Collaborate with the Multimedia VISTA to ensure written content effectively complements visual assets (photo and video) in storytelling campaigns
• Create and maintain standardized copy across all projects to ensure consistency in messaging, tone, and brand voice
• Draft a pilot technical assistance workshop curriculum focused on storytelling fundamentals, including interviewing techniques, ethical storytelling, and brand voice

Requirements

• 18 years of age (no upper limit)
• ​​Pass a national service criminal history check
• Hold one of the following citizenship statuses: U.S. citizen, U.S. National, Lawful Permanent Resident Aliens and persons residing in a state that have the following legal residency classifications: Refugee, asylum or asylee, temporary protected status, or deferred action for childhood arrivals (DACA) status.

Benefits

• AmeriCorps benefits during and after their service including loan forbearance, professional development, and Americorps childcare benefit.
• AmeriCorps compensation does not count as income for Social Security benefits.
• Pay rate - $957.46 bi-weekly (before taxes). Segal Education Award - $7,395 (before taxes, based on Pell Grant) is distributed via MyAmeriCorps.gov following a full term of service.
• Sanneh is able to offer a housing, nutrition, or education stipend totaling up to $1000 per month to our full time VISTA members.
• Learn more about full benefit offerings here: https://www.americorps.gov/members-volunteers/your-benefits