Job Opportunities
Digital Media Intern
Location: Remote/Metro Detroit
Commitment: 10 hours per week
Compensation: $15 per hour
Posted: 01/23/2019
The Digital Media Intern will assist in expanding APIA VOTE Michigan’s online community and impact. Under the supervision of the Program Director, the intern will maintain APIA VOTE MI’s presence on various social media platforms.
Major responsibilities include:
Pillars seeks candidates who are highly organized, detail-oriented, and strong communicators who can work in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment.
The ideal candidate will have:
Commitment: 10 hours per week
Compensation: $15 per hour
Posted: 01/23/2019
The Digital Media Intern will assist in expanding APIA VOTE Michigan’s online community and impact. Under the supervision of the Program Director, the intern will maintain APIA VOTE MI’s presence on various social media platforms.
Major responsibilities include:
- Posting on APIA VOTE MI’s platforms regularly with timely, engaging content that reflects the tone and goals of the organization
- Writing posts that are accurate, clear, concise, and tonally appropriate
- Researching, drafting, and sourcing pertinent information for Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram posts
- Maintain APIA VOTE MI Website
- Send out monthly newsletters
- Staying on top of the daily news cycle and Asian American issues to make sure APIA VOTE MI’s posts are relevant and fresh across all social media platforms
Pillars seeks candidates who are highly organized, detail-oriented, and strong communicators who can work in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment.
The ideal candidate will have:
- Excellent written communication skills
- Excellent editing skills
- A strong familiarity with the conversation around Asian Americans and a passion for social justice issues
- Working knowledge of media coverage on Asian Americans, from mainstream to alternative media
- In-depth knowledge of Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
- Experience with social media analytics
- Knowledge of Photoshop or Illustrator preferred
Canvassers
APIAVote-Michigan is a 501(c)3 nonpartisan organization committed to justice and equity for the Asian American community through grassroots mobilization, civic engagement, leadership development, and coalition building. APIAVote-Michigan is looking for part-time canvassers to speak to voters during the November 2018 election cycle. Potential canvassers must be fearless – willing to communicate with people, have an understanding of the Asian American Community, and must be interested in increasing voter turnout in the APIA community Organizers . Canvassing will take place in Oakland, Washtenaw, and Wayne County. Potential canvassers will receive vigorous training on how to communicate with and persuade potential voters and GOTV operations.
Must be available to canvass during the dates below:
● Saturday, October 13th
● Saturday, October 20th
● Saturday, October 27th
● Saturday, November 3rd
● Sunday, November 4th
Political experience isn’t necessary. All you need is passion, dedication, and a willingness to talk to the voters. This position requires a good amount of walking. Compensation: $12 per hour.
Must be available to canvass during the dates below:
● Saturday, October 13th
● Saturday, October 20th
● Saturday, October 27th
● Saturday, November 3rd
● Sunday, November 4th
Political experience isn’t necessary. All you need is passion, dedication, and a willingness to talk to the voters. This position requires a good amount of walking. Compensation: $12 per hour.
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Community Organizer
Interested in learning how to organize? Passionate about building a stronger Asian Pacific Islander American voice in Michigan from the ground up? APIAVote-MI is hiring part-time new organizers. Organizers will receive training before engaging in APIAVote-MI’s campaigns on the ground.
Job Requirements:
Qualifications:
This is an entry-level position for up to 20 hours a week. Positions will begin in early October and are for one year with potential for extensions. Compensation: $15 per hour.
Job Requirements:
- Phone-banks
- Support various aspects of campaigns and programs including but not limited to on/offline petition drives, letter-writing campaigns, legislative visits, phonebanks, door-to-door canvasses; and volunteer recruitment
- Recruit, organize, and help develop community members and volunteers
- Help coordinate carpools and drive community members, as needed, to events
- Drive yourself to meetings and events around Michigan in a reliable car
- Available weekends and evenings as well as some weekday hours
Qualifications:
- Fluency or some proficiency in an Asian language preferred
- Prior organizing experience, especially with APIA community, preferred
- Lives or has organizing experience in Oakland, Washtenaw, or Wayne County
- Great written and spoken communication skills
- Likes meeting and talking with new people
- Great on the phone with strangers
- Good computer skills, including cloud
- Good on social media
- Self-starter and proactive
- Good multi-tasker
- Organized and manages time well
- Doesn’t need multiple reminders
- Has a reliable car
- Figures out solutions to work problems
- Culturally sensitive
- Anti-oppression and social justice values
- High ethical standards
- Open to feedback, self-reflection, and evaluation
This is an entry-level position for up to 20 hours a week. Positions will begin in early October and are for one year with potential for extensions. Compensation: $15 per hour.