Communication Associate

About the role

The Acacia Center for Justice (“Acacia”) provides legal support and representation to vulnerable immigrants facing deportation through the development, coordination, and management of national networks of legal services providers serving immigrants across the country. Acacia’s goals are twofold: to support immigrant legal services and defense networks to provide exceptional legal services to immigrants; and to advocate for the expansion of these programs and the infrastructure critical to guaranteeing immigrants access to justice, fairness, and freedom. Acacia ensures accountable, independent, zealous, and person-centered legal services and representation to protect the rights of vulnerable immigrants.

The Communications Associate will play a vital role in Acacia’s Communications department by managing Acacia’s digital content calendar, including posting, scheduling, community engagement and proactively monitoring the digital space for emerging trends and best practices to educate, motivate, and influence target audiences through digital advocacy and other activations, e.g. Acacia merchandise. The Associate should be excited about creating high-quality digital content for our channels and influencer relationship management. They should be eager about collaborating with external partners and approach new ideas and feedback with curiosity. The Associate will also provide a small amount of administrative support to the Communications department, including scheduling, note-taking, and other responsibilities as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Under the guidance of the Communications Manager, the Communications Associate will manage Acacia’s digital content calendar on relevant social channels.
• This will include coordinating with external vendors who also post on our channels on our behalf.
• Monitor community engagement to ensure discussion on posts is in line with our guidelines.
• Lead content creation for Acacia, including drafting blogs, short videos, and posts for social media and coordinating across departments to ensure timely reviews for posting.
• In collaboration with the Communications Manager and Director, support Acacia’s development of long-term narrative and storytelling work. This includes attending in-person events to document and capture digital assets and create a photobank.
• Proactively create compelling and high-quality digital content for external audiences, and internal uses.
• Manage relationships with Content Creators and continue to build a robust influencer cohort with regular briefings and collaborations to uplift Acacia’s messaging.
• Conduct initial research for informational and promotional materials as assigned.
• Provide administrative support as requested. This may include scheduling meetings and calls, and handling invoices.

Skills

Required Skills:

• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with a fast-paced team to create digital content in line with an organization’s voice and priorities.
• Ability to proactively identify opportunities to share Acacia’s work with relevant audiences.
• Expertise in creating compelling, vibrant, and appropriate digital content to inform and persuade audiences.