Bishop Zareh on Tue, 3 Jul 2012 15:54:27 +0200 (CEST) |
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<nettime-ann> Digital Strategist - Open Society Foundations, NY |
. > > Hi All, > > A new digital strategy position with the Open Society online team. Start: > ASAP. > > http://www.soros.org/about/jobs/online-strategist > > Best, > > Chipp Winston > Director of New Media > Open Society Foundations > > ## > > The Open Society Foundations work to build vibrant and tolerant > democracies whose governments are accountable to their citizens. To > achieve this mission, the Foundations seek to shape public policies > that assure greater fairness in political, legal, and economic systems > and safeguard fundamental rights. On a local level, the Open Society > Foundations implement a range of initiatives to advance justice, > education, public health, and independent media. At the same time, we > build alliances across borders and continents on issues such as > corruption and freedom of information. The Foundations place a high > priority on protecting and improving the lives of people in > marginalized communities. > > Investor and philanthropist George Soros established the Open Society > Foundations, starting in 1984, to help countries make the transition > from communism. Our activities have grown to encompass the United > States and more than 70 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin > America. Each Foundation relies on the expertise of boards composed > of eminent citizens who determine individual agendas based on local > priorities. > > The Office of Communications plays a central role in the work of the > Foundations by coordinating and strengthening the public presence of > the global network and by helping to advance relevant issues. > Communications works to raise the Foundations’ public profile by > promoting the network’s many noteworthy achievements as well as > responding to attacks from opponents of open society around the world. > The department employs media outreach, publications, and the web to > assist dozens of Open Society foundations and programs in their > communications efforts. > > A communications and technology specialist with strong quantitative > skills, the Online Strategist will analyze metrics from a variety of > channels with a focus on measuring impact and identifying > opportunities for optimization. > > This position bridges the roles of a web strategist and analyst. > Applicants should be comfortable with not only the traditional > building blocks of online engagement (information architecture, > content management systems, website design, email communications, > social media, etc.) but also the tools necessary to maximize results > (SEO, analytics, etc.). > > *Purpose of Position > > Develop digital strategy and performance recommendations for the > Foundations’ online advocacy work. Work is carried out independently/ > under general supervision. > > *Essential Duties and Responsibilities > > Design and develop analytic approaches and data strategies for online > projects and campaigns; > > Develop calls to action and opportunities for measurable engagement > that align with communication goals across web properties and > campaigns; > > Work with the Web Team to define project specifications and functional > requirements, manage day-to-day operational aspects of projects as > needed (timeline, plans, milestones, deliverables); > > Create holistic dashboards by pulling data from different sources > (social media, websites, email, mobile, etc.) for presentations and > weekly/monthly reports; > > Create, deliver, and maintain KPIs based on trend analysis and project > goals; > Recommend and implement A/B and multivariate testing in order to drive > improvements to the website experience; > > Build, launch, and optimize PPC marketing campaigns on major search > engines; > Manage end-to-end SEM campaigns, including keyword research and > compilation, ad writing, bidding, and margin optimization; > > Regularly review and update site content--such as metadata, page > content, and tags--to ensure maximum rankings for targeted keywords; > > Evangelize SEO and measurable content strategy throughout the > Foundations; > > Travel may be required; > > Perform other duties as assigned. > > The Open Society Foundations may add, change, or remove essential and > other duties at any time. > > *Education/Experience > > Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from a four-year college or university and > five to eight years relevant experience and/or training; or equivalent > combination of education and experience. > > A commitment to advocacy work for civil society, and, in particular, > for the work supported by Open Society Foundations; > > Experience working in communications with a focus on new media, > advocacy and analytics. > > *Skills Required > > Effectively manage to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment, > troubleshoot and follow projects through to completion, with strict > deadlines and without loss of attention to detail, budget and > reporting; > > Excellent written, verbal, organizational, analytical and > interpersonal skills; > > Excellent computer skills, proficient in Microsoft Office and > experience with internet research and database management; > > Exercise good listening and communication skills with sensitivity to > cultural communication differences; > > Effectively work as a team member and independently, with a high-level > of self-motivation and ability to set and meet goals; > > Show discretion and ability to handle confidential issues; > > Knowledge of key organizations and networks active in the field; > > Pleasant, diplomatic manner and disposition in interacting with > colleagues and the general public. > > *Work Environment and Physical Demands > > Essential functions are typically performed in an office setting with > a low level of noise. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable > individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. > > *Program Specific Requirements > > Demonstrated experience using Google Analytics (and/or related > clickstream tools) to create and manipulate profiles, filters, and > Regular Expressions; > > Demonstrated experience running successful PPC and SEM campaigns, > particularly using Google AdWords but also with other networks and > social media; > > Excellent document creation skills; > > Experience with Google Analytics/AdWords/Optimizer APIs a plus; > > Professional project management experience a plus. > > *Start Date > > ASAP > > *Compensation > > Commensurate with experience. Excellent benefits package. > > *To Apply > > Please email resume and cover letter with salary requirements before > July 31, 2012, to: humanresources@sorosny.org. Include job code in > subject line: OS-Comm > > OR > > Open Society Foundations > Human Resources – Code OS-Comm > 400 West 59th Street > New York, New York 10019 > > FAX: 646.557.2672 > > No phone calls, please. The Open Society Foundations are an Equal > Opportunity Employer. > _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ nettime-ann mailing list nettime-ann@nettime.org http://www.nettime.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nettime-ann