This person will develop the overall layout and design for various applications and content, including custom graphics, pitch decks, social media content layout, etc. The right candidate must be invested in our mission and vision to empower diaspora and migrant communities through storytelling.

Does this sound like you?

• Visionary + left- and right-brain thinker: You deeply believe that inclusive storytelling can change the world. Through a combination of “gut-feeling,” creativity and insight-driven strategy, you are driven by the opportunity to tell stories that build empathy, and empowers diaspora communities to sit on decision making tables and take action at scale.
• Manages through relationships: You understand what it takes to get things done in a startup organization, and you are able to motivate different individuals to take action. You can effectively read people to know what is going on in the room in order to calibrate the level of interaction in a variety of scenarios. You see opportunities via relationships; you create a sense of mutual accountability, inspire action, and follow up effectively to ensure momentum.
• Entrepreneurial: You maximize the resources around you to chart a path to the goal. You are a go-getter who knows how to push hard.
• Keeps many balls in the air: You are efficient and organized. You can take in a range of events at different levels of urgency and importance, formulate responses, and keep progress going on many fronts at once.
• Visualizes the path to goal: You are extremely strategic. You understand how decisions get made, you can take in multiple inputs at the same time, and you evaluate what choices are on the table in order to take action and chart a path forward. You are a seasoned project manager.
• Problem solver: In this ego-free environment, you must be able to quickly adapt as we experiment with new products, systems, and processes for getting things done.  Ultimately, we’re in search of new teammates who will push to make our team better in service of our mission.

Can you do this?

As our Senior Graphic Designer, you will need to:

• Contribute to story design by developing concepts from initial ideation to visual execution and managing design requirements
• Contribute to and evolve brand guidelines
• Be willing to work on projects with different visual styles and be able to work on tight deadlines
• Be willing and able to work on multiple projects at once
• Ensure that all parties have the necessary visual assets to execute content and campaigns simultaneously
• Ensure that all visual collaterals are in line with the company’s creative vision
• Assist with photo shoots and digital imaging
• Update the Senior Storytelling Strategist with regular project status meetings and identify action items needing attention
• Collaborate  with campaign  account managers, creatives, and the rest of the production team to successfully deploy our storytelling campaigns

Do you have these skills and experience?

• A bachelor’s degree or entrepreneurial street cred
• At least 4 years experience in graphic design and art direction (experience in producing video, digital, social, and multimedia  storytelling projects a plus)
• Ability to creatively contribute to design thinking exercises
• Strong conceptual skills and interest in strategic decision making
• Working knowledge of typography, color, and design principles
• Proficiency and extensive experience in Adobe Photoshop and related programs
• Basic photography skills
• Good awareness of digital media and evolving online platforms
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Uncompromising attention to detail
• Dedication to graphic consistency and quality across all channel
• Incredible organization and time-management skills
• Proven history of taking an initiative
• Strong interpersonal, analytical, problem-solving, negotiating, influencing, facilitation, organizational, prioritization, decision-making, and conflict-resolution skills

About the position:

Part-Time Assignment: 3-Month Engagement

Compensation: Salary commensurate with experience

Application instructions:

If our values resonate with you, email your LinkedIn profile to candice@nextdaybetter.com.

Put “Graphic Designer” in the subject, and include short answers to the following questions:

1. Why do you want to work at NextDayBetter?
2. What is your philosophy on work?
3. In your opinion, how does design contribute to digital storytelling?

In addition, please provide a link to portfolio examples or submit with the email inquiry.

This person will ensure that our project workflows are efficient and the right stuff is getting done by the right people. The right candidate must be invested in our mission and vision to empower diaspora and migrant communities through storytelling.

Can you do this?

As our Storytelling Producer, you will need to:

• Contribute to story design by conducting research, supporting concept development, and determining production requirements needed to execute a story concept
• Manage multiple storytelling projects, supervising progress and ensuring completion
• Organize and source assets required for production
• Lead casting and identify untold human stories to support each storytelling campaign’s impact and business goals
• Set and implement the schedule of deadlines for projects and, as needed, assign workers to each step in the process
• Coordinate between the parties involved and effectively communicate the project needs and deliverables to everyone concerned
• Conduct regular project status meetings to share information and collaborate with the account manager, creatives, and the rest of the team
• Support onboarding and activation of community partners to support our casting efforts and storytelling campaigns
• Support product development to enhance NextDayBetter’s storytelling technologies

Does this sound like you?

• Visionary + left- and right-brain thinker: You deeply believe that inclusive storytelling can change the world. Through a combination of “gut-feeling,” creativity and insight-driven strategy, you are driven by the opportunity to tell stories that build empathy, and empowers diaspora communities to sit on decision making tables and take action at scale.
• Manages through relationships: You understand what it takes to get things done in a startup organization, and you are able to motivate different individuals to take action. You can effectively read people to know what is going on in the room in order to calibrate the level of interaction in a variety of scenarios. You see opportunities via relationships; you create a sense of mutual accountability, inspire action, and follow up effectively to ensure momentum.
• Entrepreneurial: You maximize the resources around you to chart a path to the goal. You are a go-getter who knows how to push hard.
• Keeps many balls in the air: You are efficient and organized. You can take in a range of events at different levels of urgency and importance, formulate responses, and keep progress going on many fronts at once.
• Visualizes the path to goal: You are extremely strategic. You understand how decisions get made, you can take in multiple inputs at the same time, and you evaluate what choices are on the table in order to take action and chart a path forward. You are a seasoned project manager.
• Problem solver: In this ego-free environment, you must be able to quickly adapt as we experiment with new products, systems, and processes for getting things done. Ultimately, we’re in search of new teammates who will push to make our team better in service of our mission.

Do you have this experience?

• A bachelor’s degree or entrepreneurial street cred
• 2- to 4-year experience in producing video, digital, and social storytelling projects
• Ability to creatively contribute to design thinking exercises
• Demonstrable experience (2-4 years) managing projects using a variety of different styles (Agile, Waterfall, etc.) and technology (Slack, Trello)
• Understanding of and experience executing social media projects that adhere to platform guidelines and social/digital best practices
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Uncompromising attention to detail
• Incredible organization and time-management skills
• Proven history of taking an initiative
• Strong interpersonal, analytical, problem-solving, negotiating, influencing, facilitation, organizational, prioritization, decision-making, and conflict-resolution skills

About the position

• Part Time Assignment: 3-month engagement
• Compensation: Salary commensurate with experience

Application Instructions

If our values resonate with you, email your LinkedIn profile to curious@nextdaybetter.com.

Put “Storytelling Producer” in the subject, and include short answers to the following questions:

(1) Why do you want to work at NextDayBetter?

(2) What is your philosophy on work?

In addition, please provide a link to portfolio examples or submit with the email inquiry.

This person will integrate design thinking, multimedia storytelling, 21st-century community organizing skills, and data driven-insights to help design and structure outreach and social media plans to support our storytelling campaigns that move diasporas to take action and solve some of today’s greatest human challenges.

Is this you?

You know how to design editorial calendars for owned and brand-operated platforms that drive organic engagement. You are a conversationalist and know how to engage the public to drive engagement on social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. WeChat is a plus. And you have experience with managing lean paid media spends for maximum reach and impact. You know how to manage communities and can problem solve, iterate, and experiment with content. The right candidate must be invested in our mission and vision to empower diaspora and migrant communities through storytelling.

Can you do this?

As our Social Media Community Manager, you will need to:

• Interpret brand and campaign strategy to social media target audiences in smart, efficient ways, in an entrepreneurial setting with minimal oversight
• Facilitate and lead digital conversations across social media channels that address our digital and impact goals
• Lead editorial calendar development and publishing schedules for up to 3 – 4 simultaneous brand and NextDayBetter campaigns
• Evaluate engagement rates and provide daily, and near real-time updates, on the performance of posts and media spends
• Provide recommendations on creative, content and copy for continuous improvement, and institutionalize the creation of social media guidelines
• Create digital and impact reports based on the performance of each digital storytelling campaign

Do you have these skills and experience?

• A bachelor’s degree or entrepreneurial street cred
• Minimum of 2 to 4 years experience in community management
• Ability to creatively contribute to design thinking exercises
• Experience executing social media projects, applying and social/digital best practices
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Uncompromising attention to detail
• Incredible organization and time-management skills
• Proven history of taking an initiative
• Strong interpersonal, analytical and problem-solving skills

About the Position

• Part-Time Assignment: 4 – 6 weeks engagement, depending upon campaign success
• Compensation: Salary commensurate with experience

Application Instructions

If our values resonate with you, email your LinkedIn profile to curious@nextdaybetter.com.

Put “[YOUR NAME] + Community Manager” in the subject and include short answers to the following questions:
(1) Why do you want to work at NextDayBetter?
(2) What is your philosophy on work? We want to know: what’s your passion and how does it link to our mission?

In addition, please provide a link to any portfolio examples, or submit a few links with your email inquiry.

Candidates are being evaluated on a rolling basis and interviews will be scheduled until the role is filled.