Content Creator, Ghana
Global Citizen, Ghana
Job Description
About Global Citizen
Global Citizen is a movement of engaged citizens using their collective voice to end extreme poverty by 2030. On our platform, Global Citizens learn about the systemic causes of extreme poverty, take action on those issues, and earn rewards for their actions as part of a global community committed to lasting change.
One of the key ways we grow our movement of engaged Global Citizens is through content on globalcitizen.org and its accompanying channels: articles, videos, and social media content that bring important issues of the world to readers wherever they are. This is journalism with a purpose content creation to help make the world a better place for all.
This September, Global Citizen Festival will be coming to Accra, Ghana, and we’re seeking two Content Creators to join the Global Citizen content team from mid-June to October to create content to grow and engage our audience in Ghana and across West Africa. The Global Citizen Festival in Ghana builds upon our continued expansion of our pan-African movement, with recent festivals staged in South Africa and Nigeria.
Role Overview
As part of this exciting role, you’ll be creating digital content across our core issues tied to the mission to end extreme poverty and its systemic causes using digital storytelling to educate and engage our audience in key issues like gender equality, food amp; nutrition, climate change, health amp; well-being, education, water amp; sanitation, and more.
The Global Citizen model embraces both pop and policy, so you’ll be someone who’s immersed in internet culture; music, fashion, arts; activism and social movements; and what matters to our global audience of 18-35 year-olds. You’ll also be someone who’s really engaged in pop culture, news, and trending topics in Ghana and West Africa, who wants to bring these stories to the world.
You’ll pitch and create content across a range of topics and formats including editorial, video, and content for social platforms. You’ll work closely with colleagues within Ghana, West Africa, and globally, as part of a dynamic, caring, and creative content team.
We’re looking for someone proactive with creativity, ambition, and a drive to create and amplify educational, inspirational, and compelling content about the most urgent issues the world is facing today.
So if you’re a digital native creative with a strong understanding of the irreverence of internet culture; you love creating social-first short form video and graphics; you’re a brilliant writer; and you have a gut-instinct for what works on social media, get in touch.
Requirements
Who you are and what you’re good at:
- 3-5 years hands-on experience creating engaging content for digital amp; social media platforms;
- Excellent English-language creative writing skills;
- Deep understanding of and interest in Ghana’s culture and news, as well as West Africa more broadly;
- Enjoy being in front of the camera;
- Ability to write impactful and engaging copy that resonates with Global Citizens in our brand’s tone of voice;
- Deep understanding of our target audience (age 18-35) and what makes them tick;
- Prioritising workloads and hitting deadlines in a busy environment;
- Working in a fast-paced, tenacious, and creative environment: if you thrive in a fluid startup environment then you will love Global Citizen;
- A can-do attitude and strong alignment with our values.
Benefits
Why Global Citizen?
In this coming decade of action and accountability, Global Citizen will be the leading international voice, educator, and influencer that rallies humanity to take full responsibility and accountability for eradicating extreme poverty by 2030. You have a chance to contribute and make this world a better place for all.
More Details
- Must be authorized for employment in Ghana
Global Citizen is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. Global Citizen strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, citizenship or any other protected classification under applicable federal, state, or local laws. In addition, Global Citizen complies with the relevant country laws governing employment nondiscrimination in all our international offices. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff