Content Creator at 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 & nutrition, climate change, health & well-being, education, water & 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 & 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.

CLOSING DATE: 30th June 2022