The Wikimedia Foundation is the nonprofit that hosts Wikipedia and our other free knowledge projects. We want to make it easier for everyone to share what they know. To do this, we keep Wikipedia and Wikimedia sites fast, reliable, and available to all. We protect the values and policies that allow free knowledge to thrive.
You are responsible for:
- Consistency: Building consistency and increasing discoverability and centralization of Foundation communications aimed at the movement.
- Storytelling: Conceiving of creative, accessible and translatable storytelling methods across a variety of different mediums and across a broad range of topics, from product development to governance to political advocacy and more.
- Connections: Connecting with movement members across cultures to understand how the Foundation can best support and showcase their work.
- Event organizing: Supporting the organizing of and communications around community events, including our global annual flagship event, Wikimania.
- Board communications: Supporting leadership, including the Board of Trustees and executives, in connecting with the movement through convenings and communications.
- Metrics: Measuring and reporting on success towards established goals.
- Team support: Supporting the larger Movement Communications team, as well as the Communications Department, on movement-facing communications.
- Any other work as delegated by the Movement Communications Team leadership.
Skills and Experience:
- 2+ years of experience in multicultural and multilingual communications.
- Experience building relationships with a range of stakeholders and delivering projects to meet diverse stakeholder needs.
- Background in journalism, community or political organizing, advocacy, mission-driven communications, or any similar field.
- Experience telling compelling stories in a range of formats on a variety of topics.
- Experience with different forms of content creation, including graphics and basic audio and video content.
- Experience measuring the success of community engagement initiatives and making adjustments to maximize impact.