Call For Volunteers

Warmshowers Call for Volunteers

We have several exciting volunteer opportunities at Warmshowers.org Foundation. If you are passionate about joining the dedicated team behind the scenes to increase our global reach of touring cyclists and hosts, and have experience in the areas below, we would love to hear from you.

 

Social Media Volunteer

Reports to: 

  • Tahverlee, Executive Director
  • Gretchen Dillon, Volunteer Manager

Organizational Impact: Improve brand awareness and increase storytelling capacity. Facilitate and foster goodwill throughout the Warmshowers.org Foundation community.

Position Function/Goals/Deadlines:

  • Develop and implement weekly social media posts on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn.
  • Create scheduling system to facilitate content approval 2 weeks in advance of posting

Time Commitment: 3-4 hours weekly

Core Responsibilities:

  • Brainstorm/develop brand strategy and user engagement for social media.
  • Research and create content for all Warmshowers.org Foundation social media outlets.
  • Develop and maintain social media posting schedule.
  • Respond to comments and questions.

Qualifications/Requirements:

  • Prior experience creating and managing corporate social media channels.

Audio Visual Volunteer

Reports to: 

  • Tahverlee, Executive Director
  • Gretchen Dillon, Volunteer Manager

Organizational Impact: Improve storytelling capacity to build the Warmshowers.org Foundation community.

Position Function/Goals: Secure or create video for digital visual impact to improve our ability to share stories globally. (including, but not limited to, securing rights of users, stock footage, editing, and production)

Time Commitment: Flexible; projects range from 5-10 hours monthly depending on content availability

Core Responsibilities:

  • Brainstorm/develop brand strategy and user engagement for audio/visual impact
  • Create short videos for use on all Warmshowers.org Foundation social media channels.
  • Create long storytelling videos for use in communications and YouTube channel.

Qualifications/Requirements:

  • Strong audio-visual expertise.
  • Experience with capturing, securing, and editing videos with graphics, visual cues, and music.

YouTube Volunteer

Reports to: 

  • Tahverlee, Executive Director
  • Gretchen Dillon, Volunteer Manager

Organizational Impact: Increase subscribers to Warmshowers.org Foundation YouTube channel to help grow the community.

Position Function/Goals: Oversee management of Warmshwers.org Foundation YouTube channel by creating native videos and sharing user videos. (editing experience not necessary)

Time Commitment: 3-4 hours monthly

Core Responsibilities:

  • Brainstorm/develop brand strategy and user engagement for social media.
  • Create short videos for use on all Warmshowers.org Foundation social media channels.
  • Create long storytelling videos for use in communications and YouTube channel.

Qualifications/Requirements:

  • Oversee YouTube channel.
  • Manage video posting.
  • Respond to comments and questions.
  • Properly utilize keywords for SEO optimization Strong audio-visual expertise.

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