Switzerland: Digital Producer

Founded in 1988, the International AIDS Society (IAS) is the world's largest association of HIV professionals, with members from more than 180 countries. IAS members work on all fronts of the global response to AIDS, and include researchers, clinicians, policy and programme planners and public health and community practitioners on the frontlines of the epidemic.

The IAS organizes the world’s two most prestigious HIV conferences, each convened biennially in alternating years. The International AIDS Conference is the largest conference on any global health or development issue, and provides a unique forum for the intersection of science and advocacy. The IAS Conference on Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention brings together a broad cross section of HIV professionals and features the latest HIV science, with a focus on implementation – moving scientific advances into practice.

In addition, the IAS advocates for urgent action to reduce the global impact of HIV, including increased investment in HIV cure research; optimizing treatment and care for infants, children and adolescents with HIV in resource-limited settings; preventing and treating HIV-related co-infections; and expanding access to prevention, treatment and care for key populations at higher risk for HIV – such as men who have sex with men, people who inject drugs, sex workers and transgender individuals – including protecting their human rights by combatting punitive laws and discriminatory policies.

More information on IAS can be found at www.iasociety.org.

Details of Employment:

The Digital Producer will be based in Geneva, Switzerland and report to the Senior Manager, Communications. The position is open-ended and full-time to start as soon as possible.

Purpose of the Position:

The incumbent is responsible for implementing online and multimedia strategic plans for the IAS and its campaigns; This requires managing all digital properties of IAS, including drafting social media content daily, writing blogs and web content, designing digital graphics, and developing engaging and multi-media digital content.

Main Responsibilities:

• Explore and implement creative online strategies;
• Lead web content development to include writing and editing web and email messaging;
• Work with the communications team to maintain the IAS and conference editorial calendar;
• Proactive grassroots outreach online (blogs, community networking sites, listservs);
• Work with the IAS communications team and program staff on to ensure content sharing and synergy across channels;
• Maintain branding and messaging consistency on and offline;

• Monitor, analyze, and report on digital metrics to enhance traffic and supporter participation;

• Keep up-to-date on online communications and web industry standards and trends and make recommendations for online communications tools;

• Develop and implement digital campaigns for IAS that support and drive IAS membership and conferences;

• Develop social media strategies including any budget costs that complement the overall communications strategies for the conferences;

• Be responsible for setting up social media accounts in line with the strategy and maintaining daily activity;

• Manage the daily presence on all social media channels;

• Submit monthly updates to management on the visitor statistics in terms of number of follows, trends that are developing, any issues that need to be addressed;

• Draft sample social media content to be shared with and used by IAS staff and leadership weekly;

• Design and develop digital toolkits for partners around major events, campaigns, and conference;

• Ability to talk with external partners about plans and ideas for collaboration around digital activities.

Academic Qualifications:

• A university degree in communications, digital marketing, or other relevant discipline or comparable years of experience in the field.

Work Experience:

• A minimum of 3 to 5 years professional experience working in digital communications;
• Demonstrated experience managing digital properties for an organization with a proven ability to develop a variety of digital content for multiple platforms;
• Experience maintaining and managing multiple social media accounts for an organization in coordination with campaign online communications and strategy.

Skills/Competencies:

• Well organized, ability to multitask, attention to detail and adherence to deadlines;
• Ability to work independently and within a team;
• Strong skills working in teams and across many types of organizations — team-oriented; problem solver; relationship-builder; and strong inter-personal skills;
• Stress tolerance and resilience, ability to work under pressure with multiple and shifting priorities;
• Multi-cultural experience, general knowledge of HIV/AIDS and global issues;
• Knowledge and prior use of HTML, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Fireworks, MailChimp, Microsoft Office;
• Proficiency in CRM & CMS;
• Proficiency in the use of social media monitoring and analytics tools;
• Knowledge of video editing software such as Final Cut Pro.

Languages:

• Native English or full professional proficiency is a requirement;
• Knowledge of other languages is an asset.

Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and a cover letter, in English and by email only, torecruitment@iasociety.orgby Friday 15 January 2016.

Only candidates from Switzerland, from an EU/EFTA country or candidates already having a valid Swiss working permit will be considered. The IAS is committed to recruiting and sustaining a skilled, effective, diverse and gender-balanced secretariat, and to the greater involvement of people living with HIV (GIPA) in all aspects of its work. People living with HIV are strongly encouraged to apply.