Current Openings
International Communications Specialist — APAC
(Part-Time)
Mission/Authority
This role will help engage and train a team of communication specialists to inform and engage country field staff, country/staff sponsors, Shared Adventures participants, donors, friends, and social media followers.
Responsibilities:
Communications Support & Storytelling
- Collect and edit stories from the field to use in various communications pieces ranging from Emma to videos to donor proposals.
- Upload and catalogue photography and video assets into G-suite folders.
- Travel approximately twice per year to collect stories, photos, and videos from the field, and offer support to in-country communication specialists.
- Work with Divisional Communication Coordinator to develop strategies for resource sharing and best practices within the division.
- Assist on various development/communication pieces and strategies including staff sponsorship.
- Work with the Divisional Communications Coordinator to equip and grow teams of communication specialists in the field.
- Volunteering with the local area is strongly encouraged.
Content Creation:
- Offer design support for divisional communication pieces, specifically staff, country, divisional cases and other divisional reports.
- Offer support in video editing, presentation creation, and email templates.
- Be familiar with design programs like Canva, Photoshop, and Illustrator to help edit.
- Assist in event content creation and preparation if necessary.
Social Media
- Prepare and post social media 3x week in conjunction with communications team including intern(s).
- Help maintain the divisional Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube accounts.
Website Support
- Maintain current divisional Brandcast website, making edits as necessary.
- Help maintain country one-page sites and assist individual countries in their transition to field-owned site if necessary.
- Work with communication team to maintain AP Staff Resources website.
Qualifications:
Education
- Undergraduate degree strongly preferred but not required.
Qualifications Required for the Job
- Required to live in the Asia Pacific Division. We are looking for a person who has been immersed in the Asian/Pacific culture.
- Previous Young Life experience is strongly preferred.
- Fluent English writing and speaking skills.
- Strategic, creative thinker.
- Ability to execute moving parts of a project.
- Excellent writer and content developer.
- Photography and videography skills are preferred.
- Works well independently, with a team and across functions.
- Ability to work well with deadlines.
- Attention to detail; sweats the small stuff when required.
- Flexible; willing to do any part of production process.
- Willingness to fundraise a portion of budget.
Working Conditions
- Home office environment with stable, reliable internet.
- May work from anywhere in the Asia Pacific Division.
- Some travel - Other Asia Pacific countries for meetings/trips.
- This position will require some fundraising (including salary and benefits).
How To Apply:
To better help us serve you in your inquiry process, please take a moment to email asiapacific@sc.younglife.org.