About the position The Digital Organizer reports directly to the Communications Director and works closely with the Digital Manager as a part of API PA’s communications team. This is a hybrid position. The Digital Organizer can work virtually but must be located in the Philadelphia area and commute regularly for in-person meetings, events, and other activities. This role implements API PA’s digital and communications strategies in support of its basebuilding and electoral work to build power in and for Asian communities in Pennsylvania. The ideal person in this role has organizing experience (student organizing, youth organizing, etc) and is also a creative with experience in graphic design. This person must also thrive in a collaborative team environment and be excited to try different kinds of digital and traditional communications strategies.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary graphic designer for the organization. Deliverables could include canvassing materials, election materials, event promotional materials, reports, social media graphics, internal and external communications templates, and design for swag.
• Coordinate with other staff around translation needs and services.
• Develop written content for emails, social media captions, and blogs, as needed.
• Use relational organizing to outreach to PA Asian American digital creators to join the API PA Creator Cohort
• Co-create political education programming for the Creator Cohort in collaboration with the Digital Manager
• Support Digital Manager with the management of digital advocacy campaigns
• Work with our communications team to help API PA members and supporters share their stories through videos, images, writing, email, and press
• Engage with online audiences via social media as needed
• Analyze social media trends and ideate creative strategies
• Analyze social media metrics to improve overall strategies
• Meeting facilitation as needed
• Manage and maintain organizational websites
• Perform other duties as required to support the work of the organization as a whole

Requirements

• At least 1 year of community, issue, or electoral organizing experience
• 1 year of experience managing a professional brand account or as a graphic designer
• Expertise with graphic design software and technologies (Canva, Adobe Creative Suite)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Possesses experience with or a deep understanding of Asian American communities, as well as a commitment to ensuring culturally sensitive and multilingual communications
• Motivated by API PA organizational mission and vision
• Understand best practices of how to engage, organize, and mobilize people via email and social media and how online engagement can drive in-person engagement
• Experience with or are excited to learn our database (The VAN + EveryAction) to track supporters, volunteers, and events, and use data to identify strategic ways to engage supporters

Nice-to-haves

• Conversational grasp of at least one Asian language, and familiarity with the dynamics of Asian/American communities in Pennsylvania
• Experience with and knowledge of Pennsylvania’s political terrain